bearded dragon sick

Question
my bearded dragon is 3 years old and is being very strange recently he keeps sleeping in the coolest part of his tank and he is not interested in his food he only seems to be interested in crickets but nothing else hes not drinking and im not to sure if the tank is to hot or to cold its 70 degrease farenhieght if you could give me some advice that would be great thank you zoe

Answer
Hello Zoe,

We do need to review your tank setup more.
Are you using a UVB light & if so, what type & brand?  A fluorescent tube bulb or a compact/coil light?  How old is the bulb?
What type of basking light do you use, a bright white light or a colored bulb?
What are you using to measure the temperatures in the tank, a stick on type of thermometer, a digital probe or a temp gun?
If he is too cool most of the times, he will be more lethargic & will not have much of an appetite, if at all because he cannot digest at those temperatures very well.
At the temperatures of 70 for the tank, tha tis not warm enough for digestion.  
The recommended basking temperatures are 95-110 and the cooler end needs to be around 78-82 roughly.  What sized tank is he in?
Do you supplement with calcium several times per week?
Did you have any pictures of him?


Tracie