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We got our first Bearded Dragon about a month and a half ago. Every thing is great, just a strage habit. She hangs from her tree by her front feet when she sleeps. She also spends most of her time on the warm side of her cage. Not too worried about that because she eating and growing well. Just looking for your thoughts.

Thanks

Dragons always manage to find the most weird sleeping positions possible. SO hanging from her basking branch by her front legs is perfectly normal (though if its a long drop to the cage floor, I suggest gently taking her down and position her in a hide or dark area of the cage. Don't want her to loose her grip and fall).

TO be on the safe side, check the basking temps to make sure they are within 95-115F. Its also best to offer them several spots within or just outside that temperature range, so they can go hotter or cooler to bask as needed (besides the normal cooler end of the cage which should be around 70-80F).
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PHLdyPayne

Here's a pic of a new hatchling sleeping while hanging upside down from his branch.

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1.4.0 Bearded Dragons (Frodo, Red Sonya, Galadriel, Arwen, Lakis)
1.1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleons (Fred and Wilma)
1.0.0 Peacock Day Gecko
0.1.0 Gold Dust Day Gecko
1.0.0 Armadillo Lizard (Nerf)
0.1.0 Columbian Red-Tail Boa (Bilbo)
0.1.0 Ball Python (Daisy)
0.1.0 California King Snake (Cali)
1.1.0 Honduran Milk Snakes
0.0.3 Fire Belly Toads
0.1.0 Fat Cat (Mollie)
1.0.0 Mini Pinscher x Chihuahua (Pepper)

Here's another pic of him doing a headstand (kind of)...

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1.4.0 Bearded Dragons (Frodo, Red Sonya, Galadriel, Arwen, Lakis)
1.1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleons (Fred and Wilma)
1.1.0 Peacock Day Gecko
0.1.0 Gold Dust Day Gecko
0.1.0 Columbian Red-Tail Boa (Bilbo)
0.1.0 Ball Python (Daisy)
0.1.0 California King Snake (Cali)
1.1.0 Honduran Milk Snakes
0.0.3 Fire Belly Toads
0.1.0 Fat Cat (Mollie)
1.0.0 Mini Pinscher x Chihuahua (Pepper)