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Hi

We're new to this board, and have a pair of beardies probably 12-14 weeks old in a 48"x24"x24" viv. They seem quite happy, but we are particularly interested in their night-time behaviour.

One strange habit is that one of them likes to sleep hanging upright from the inside of a large piece of cork bark.

Another which seems both strange and cute is that they will form a neat stack with one on top of the other in otherwise identical positions. It's not always the same one on top - is this perhaps to preserve body heat during cool nights? (the enclosure doesn't get too cool - it has a thermostatically controlled heater which is on all the time as well as a basking spot and UV light for daytime).

We have done the rounds and not found any references to their sleeping habits anywhere.

Tim

wait till you find one sleeping standing up against the side of the cage

I don't remember who it is, but it won't be long now, before we see the picture of the dragon sleeping bent backwords almost on it's back.

I write a little about sleeping habits at my site.
http://www.morion.com/teo/english/experience/frame.html
Look for "Sleepinghabits" in the left frameborder.

Below you see a picture of my adult male sleeping behind the radiator for nearly 2 hours..! It looked hilarious!
/Gunilla

Sleepinghabits

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