If you live without the use of electricity, you may be wondering how to keep a bearded dragon warmer. Beardies are cold-blooded and need some external source of heat to keep their body temperature warm. Without heat, beardies cannot move, hunt, or digest their food. This can have severe consequences. Here are some tips that will help you keep your beardie warm. You can turn on your heat lamp or use an artificial lighting system.
Before you leave for a long vacation, make sure to provide food and water for your beardie. Keep the temperature of its tank between 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit and keep it at that temperature during the outage. If you don’t have any additional heating sources, consider basking the dragon in the sun. If there’s no power, you can use a gas stove to boil water for your beardie. In case of a power outage, you can place water bottles around the tank.
While it’s true that beardies can survive for up to 24 hours without a heat lamp, they need heat to stay healthy. Without a heat lamp, you’re taking a significant risk. Perhaps you’ve lost power for a couple of days or your heat lamp stopped working during a blackout. Or maybe you were on vacation and had to use a different bulb. Either way, you need to keep your beardie warm and keep heat loss to a minimum.
Another important factor in bearded dragon heat maintenance is a thermometer. Keep the tank at a comfortable temperature for your beardie, but be sure to check the temperature regularly. Make sure the temperature is around 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit in the cool end of the tank. Even if the temperature drops to a low of 65 degrees, it’s still warm enough for the beardie.
Despite your best efforts, your beardie will remain comfortable for only a few hours without his heat lamp. You’ll want to get it back to a comfortable temperature as soon as possible. If you’re unable to provide heat, some beardies may choose to brumate instead. While this is perfectly acceptable for a couple hours, it’s best to keep the temperature in the habitat above 65 degrees F or your beardie might go into heat-deprived exile.
You can get a timer for the lights in your Beardie’s tank. This will keep the process hands-free and set the beardie’s body clock. For example, if you set the lights to go on at 7 am, he’ll be more likely to eat, while the same goes for feeding. This is particularly useful if you have to feed your beardie at the same time every day.
One option to try for keeping your beardie warm without power is to use a beardie blanket. Bearded dragons enjoy snuggling under warm blankets, and these can be beneficial to their health. But you must keep in mind that blankets can only provide a temporary heat source, and without the use of a heat lamp, your beardie can experience digestive and mobility issues. So it’s best to give him access to a heat lamp on a daily basis.
