From the pictures, I can see several areas where those cages can be improved. You have all the light in one third or less of the cage, while the rest of the cage is unlight and doesn't look like its used much if at all by the dragons.



The basking spots are narrow and not really suitable for adult dragons. The dragons don't look like they are full grown yet either. Also the screen top allows alot of the heat to escape.



The Powersun UVB bulbs should not be mounted too close to the basking spot, they are designed to be about 18" or higher above the basking spot to avoid too high intensity of UVB (ie the UV:Index. If this is too high it can cause damage to skin etc. This is different from the amount of UVB exposure). It will also be better to have a light fixture running the full length of the cage, I use 4' long double fixtures, one bulb is a UVB bulb, either a 8.0 or 10.0 and a normal full spectrum bulb, which lights up the entire cage. I fixed a standard ceiling ceramic fixture to mount a outdoor style flood bulb to serve as a heat source. This keeps my cage warm and provides a basking temp anywhere between 95-120F depending on what part of the basking spot the dragon is in.



A wide flat angled basking area is best, to provide plenty of temperature zones under the basking light. Large drift wood, bricks, flat stones etc. are excellent choices to ensure plenty of surface area for the dragon to choose from to bask.



In one of your cages I did notice paving stones used as a basking area. THis is a good idea but I would add more so you have an almost stepped pyramid shape which covers the entire width of the cage under the basking spot. The exotic wood used is just too narrow and steep to really be effective.



My dragon's cage is 5'x2'x2' with a 4' double florescent fixture and my dragon uses the entire cage. Currently the resin stumps I have in my dragon tank I am not happy with and intend to replace them with better basking areas as soon as I can. In my old cage, with my first dragon I had a large piece of driftwood which was perfect. You can see it in the picture below.







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