DragonOwner
Active Member
Hi everyone i'm a bit concerned about my 5 month old bearded dragon Safira, Since changing the infrared bulb to the ceramic heat emitter for night time heat Safira hasn't been sleeping well. I've often walked in at midnight and shes still awake. When i was using the infrared bulb she slept like a log. I've also now spotted her biting at the sand a couple of times. If i see her biting at the sand i feed her which she happliy eats the crickets which then stops her from biting the sand. I don't know if shes actually eatting the sand or not, Shes still very active,eatting 12 to 15 medium crickets a day, pooing once to twice a day. Her enclosure is fine in temperture 3inches under her basking bulb reaches 52 degrees celsius this is where she mainly basks well not directly under the basking light but beside it ontop of her log which is only 3inches away. Cool side is 28 degrees celsius. I offer veggies everyday she loves bok choi and endive, She eats about 3 mouthfuls a day for 2 days then the next day won't touch her veggies then she starts eatting them again. I give her baths every 4 or 5 days as she gets her water from her veggies. Could she biting at the sand out of anger due to not getting enough sleep? Should i get another infrared bulb since she won't sleep with the ceramic heat emitter? thanks in advance.