I got my little dude a week ago today. I have him in a 40g breeder until he gets bigger and can go outside. I haven't changed anything in the setup, and I had it setup a week before he got here. Today I noticed he was hanging out directly under the basking lamp..which he never does...and he was all stretched out. Otherwise he looked fine. It just bothered me because this was new behavior. My thermometer was reading 101 but it felt warmer. I moved a more expensive probe over there and the temp was actually closer to 110!!!
I picked him up and moved him about midway into the tank where it was a little cooler. He laid there a bit then moved over to the cool side of the tank and ate a bunch of food.
He seems OK but was definitely more sedentary than normal. Doing daily soaks, eating and pooping well. It's too late to do anything now but I want to know if he'll be OK. No idea what caused the temp spike..maybe the bulb burning in? No clue. I moved it up to where it's reading 101 in basking. I don't know why he wouldn't move in the first place. The other side of the tank is 82 and there is a hide he could have gone into.
Thank you.
I picked him up and moved him about midway into the tank where it was a little cooler. He laid there a bit then moved over to the cool side of the tank and ate a bunch of food.
He seems OK but was definitely more sedentary than normal. Doing daily soaks, eating and pooping well. It's too late to do anything now but I want to know if he'll be OK. No idea what caused the temp spike..maybe the bulb burning in? No clue. I moved it up to where it's reading 101 in basking. I don't know why he wouldn't move in the first place. The other side of the tank is 82 and there is a hide he could have gone into.
Thank you.