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for george(my beardie), i dont turn off his lights, everytime i do, i turn them off when i go to bed, and when i turn them on in the morning he is cold..i mean really cold....the only light i leave on his his UV light.i was wondering if leaving his lights on is a bad idea? if so how can i turn them off without causing him to be sooo cold?
-brittany

Your beardie will actually benefit from a good drop in temperature if it's presently healthy. Anything down to 65 is just fine and can even go a little lower without any problems. Beardies need this drop in temps and they also need a dark place to sleep at night.

You can get a timer from any home improvement store that will turn the lights off and on automatically.

BTW, I know what you mean when it seems the beardie is cold. It just doesn't seem right since we don't get that cold but remember these are cold blooded animals and obtain the temperature of thier environment. In the desert, where they are native to, it gets cool in the evenings so this is totally normal. Maybe hard to accept but believe me it is completely normal for them to be cold in the morning.
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Rob Talkington

If your really think its getting super cold you can always get a small night bulb so it warms it up but like wideglide said they can handle temps down to 65 and even lower.Do you have A/C if so whats the thermostat set at?
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My Leo's
1.0.0 Normal
0.1.0 Tremper Albino
My Beardie
0.0.1 Red x Gold

my temp. on the ac is at 74degrees

For night? if so then he deffinately fine.Also relize your body temp is 98 degrees so touching something thats in the 70's seems pretty cold
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My Leo's
1.0.0 Normal
0.1.0 Tremper Albino
My Beardie
0.0.1 Red x Gold