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01-Oct-07, 08:14 PM
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Hey guys I know I'm a pain  . This is my first beardi. Is this normal my dragon is sleep at least 12 hrs aday. he been sleeping till 6am basking till 10am eating dosen't seen to like his bask rock then curling up in the hot corner. HE's still pooing and eating with gusto. just a bit worried about the amount of sleep. His temps are running at about 26 night and up to 36 day. Any adivce would be greatly welcomed. 
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01-Oct-07, 08:22 PM
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ummm thats normal, they sleep at night, i turn my lights out at 6pm and on at 6am, they sleep all night,
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01-Oct-07, 08:24 PM
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seems okay to me
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01-Oct-07, 08:25 PM
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HE's sleeping at 10am thou and spending most of the day asleep
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01-Oct-07, 08:27 PM
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nothing to stress about, if your worried go to a vet, but he is eating and pooping,
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01-Oct-07, 08:31 PM
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weird cause normaly when my enclosure gets to hot.. the beardie gets really active..
do you turn the lights off over night tho??
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01-Oct-07, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by kimba83  weird cause normaly when my enclosure gets to hot.. the beardie gets really active..
do you turn the lights off over night tho?? | No i don't because I'm in Canberra and the temps get down to 0c over night. hot buring the day around 18 to 22.i turn UVB light off at 6pm And on at 6am
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01-Oct-07, 08:40 PM
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yep its pretty normal mine will hide for days sometimes beardies are real characters lol
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01-Oct-07, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by alex_c yep its pretty normal mine will hide for days sometimes beardies are real characters lol | Don't I know it that's why I'm such a pain with the questions .Just want to make sure I'm doing it all right.
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01-Oct-07, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by sockbat No i don't because I'm in Canberra and the temps get down to 0c over night. hot buring the day around 18 to 22.i turn UVB light off at 6pm And on at 6am | ... 18 - 22? Hot!? That's jumper weather!
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01-Oct-07, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilK ... 18 - 22? Hot!? That's jumper weather! | After having a freezing winter max 8c to 9c day temp 22 is shorts and Tshirt time 
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01-Oct-07, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sockbat No i don't because I'm in Canberra and the temps get down to 0c over night. hot buring the day around 18 to 22.i turn UVB light off at 6pm And on at 6am | maby use a ceremic heat emmiter, keep the temps up but the lights off.
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01-Oct-07, 08:49 PM
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If he's curling up and sleeping during the day i would say that might be a bit odd. They will often bask with their eyes closed during the day, but to curl up and sleep is a bit different.
Try replacing the rock with a log which is on somewhat of a vertical slant. I'd also recommend getting yourself a Magic Eye thermostat so that you have a decent temperture drop during the night. You could set it at 15-20 degrees during the night which will prevent him from 'freezing', although in the wild they are subjected to extremely cold nights so i doubt you'd have problems if you had no night time heating, as long as he has somewhere warmish to hide during the night (i.e. under a rock that has been heated during the day, which will retain some heat into the night).
During the hottest days in the wild, Beardies will often become crepuscular, meaning they are active early morning and during the early part of the night, whilst escaping from the searing heat during the day. Perhaps your Beardie is starting to follow this form of behaviour due to the warm temps throughout the night?
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01-Oct-07, 08:50 PM
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mine used to appear to do it to avoid eachother  |
01-Oct-07, 08:51 PM
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isnt 36 too hot,for during the day...do u have athemostat in the enclosure..
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