Your beardie can't tell you the basking spot has drifted cool or that appetite is slipping. baskr watches the pattern across your logs, temperature, humidity, weight, feeding and shedding, and shows you what needs attention before it becomes a problem.
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Bearded Dragon
Basking spot drifting cool
34°C for 5 days vs the 38–42°C range. Check the bulb or thermostat.
Basking spot
38–42°C · 100–108°F
Cool side
26–29°C · 79–84°F
Humidity
30–40%
Ideal ranges for Pogona vitticeps, the same targets baskr scores your logs against.
Basking and warm figures are surface temperatures at the spot; cool and ambient are air. Measure with a probe or infrared thermometer at the animal's height.
Diurnal
Active by day
Arid inland Australia
Wild climate. Hot, dry scrubland and desert; blazing days, cool nights.
Why the care is what it is. This is why baskr targets a fierce 38 to 42°C basking spot, strong UVB, and low humidity, and why a cool night drop is normal.
Logging is the input. The product is spotting when a single off reading becomes a pattern worth acting on.
38–42°C (100–108°F) over the basking spot
A few degrees cool for a week and digestion, appetite and activity quietly drop.
A cool side of 26–29°C (79–84°F)
No real gradient leaves a dragon unable to regulate, and skews its behaviour.
30–40% for a desert species
Persistently high humidity is a respiratory-infection risk worth catching early.
Steady gain in juveniles, stable in adults
A downward trend across two or three weigh-ins is an early red flag.
Daily insects for juveniles, greens-led for adults
A run of refusals that isn't seasonal is worth a closer look at warmth and weight.
A gradual, seasonal slow-down in cooler months
baskr separates a normal brumation dip from an off-season decline you should act on.
Safe to include
Avoid
A desert species doesn't need a jungle, a few hardy succulents and edible plants are ideal. Rinse anything they might nibble, and skip anything you can't confirm is non-toxic.
Staples
Occasional / treats
Never feed
Supplements. Dust insects with calcium (with D3 a few times weekly if UVB is marginal) and a reptile multivitamin about once a week.
Good to know. Juveniles are insect-heavy (~70% insects); adults flip to mostly greens. Always gut-load feeder insects before offering them.
The right kind of kit, pick brands you trust.
UVB lighting
A high-output T5 HO UVB tube (~10–12%, Ferguson zone 3–4) spanning about two-thirds of the enclosure, ~30 cm above the basking spot. Replace every 12 months even if it still lights.
Basking heat
A white basking (halogen) lamp on a dimming thermostat to hold 38–42°C at the basking spot.
Thermostat
Non-negotiable, it controls the heat source so the enclosure can't overheat.
Thermometer + hygrometer
Digital, with a probe read at basking height, not stick-on dials. Check both ends of the gradient.
Enclosure
A 4×2×2 ft (or larger) front-opening vivarium with good ventilation.
Grounded in your own logs and the ideal ranges above, plain language, never a diagnosis.
Basking spot read 34°C for 5 days, below the 38–42°C your beardie needs to digest. Check the bulb height or thermostat.
Rex has refused 4 feeds in a row, and it's mid-summer, not brumation season. Keep an eye on weight and basking warmth.
Humidity has averaged 57% this week, high for a desert species. Improve ventilation before it turns into a respiratory issue.
Enter your own readings for an instant care score, the same check baskr runs for you every day.
Enter a reading or two above to see Bearded Dragon's care score.
A quick guide, not a diagnosis. Ideal ranges vary with age, morph and setup, and individual animals differ, so confirm anything critical with an experienced keeper or a reptile vet.
For an adult, aim for roughly 38–42°C (100–108°F) at the basking spot, with a cooler side around 26–29°C (79–84°F) so it can thermoregulate. baskr checks the temperatures you log against this range and flags a sustained drift, but always verify with a good thermometer at basking height.
Weekly for growing juveniles and roughly monthly for adults. The trend matters more than any single number, baskr charts the trajectory so a slow decline stands out early.
Brumation is seasonal and gradual, reduced appetite and activity as things cool, with weight holding. Steady weight loss, sunken eyes, or off-season lethargy point to a problem. baskr flags an off-season or steep decline; for anything concerning, see an exotics vet, baskr is a husbandry assistant, not a diagnosis.
Avoid fireflies (toxic), avocado, rhubarb, and large amounts of spinach or iceberg lettuce, and never feed wild-caught insects. Stick to gut-loaded feeder insects and safe greens, and dust with calcium.
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Start freeLast reviewed August 2026. General husbandry guidance, not veterinary advice, and ranges vary with age, morph, subspecies and setup. Confirm anything critical with an experienced keeper or an exotics vet.