Bearded Dragon Housing/Lighting?

Question

I have a male bearded dragon and i have it in a glass tank with a wired top with a heat lamp i keep on all time around, and another light i turn on in the morning and turn it off in the afternoon for him to sleep (i am suppose to turn it off for him to sleep?). When both lights are on durring the day the temp reaches about 100 degrees and when only the heat lamp is on in the afternoon the temp reaches to about 70 degrees( is that fine for the lizard?) I was wondering if there is a time period where i am suppose to keep just the one heat lamp on and the other one off so my lizard can "hibernate" like in the winter or some other time? or should i always turn on the one lamp in the morning and turn it off in the afternoon with the heat lamp always on?

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Answer 1

I found some sites for you to check out. : )

1) instructions with pictures http://www.timelessspirit.com/enclosure....

2) cage setup, not much pictures here, it also sells either the supplies or the enclosures themselves. But you can always look at the pictures + get an idea
http://www.georgiabeardeddragons.com/pag...

3) lots of how to's here
http://www.freewebs.com/crossfireenclosu...

4) a pdf book on b.dragon enclosures (like an e-book)
http://www.petsuppliesplus.com/AnimalCar...

5) Here's a video at YouTube, the video also includes instructions. Huge enclosure !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz7rpWpcu...

6) all sorts of beardie info
http://www.animalattraction.com.au/onlin...

7) Important supplies you definitely need
http://www.kricketskritters.com/content/...

8) Bearded Dragon Care Sheet
http://gordonschumway1.tripod.com/id10.h...

9) a home-made outdoor enclosure. I dont recommend you do this as I'm not sure this would be a good place to keep them due to their temperature preferences + other things.
http://people.qualcomm.com/ntenny/dragon...

10) Great site for a newbie beardie owner !!
an Ontario Canada's site on Beardie's care sheet, also mentioned appropriate temperature.
http://www.centralontarioexotics.com/bea...

Answer 2

The heat lamp should be on for about 10-12 hours a day and the basking spot should reach 100F. The temp should be in the high 80's to low 90's at one end of the tank, and low 80's to hight 70's at the other end. This provides a temperature gradient and allows the dragon to self regulate his temperature. No lights should be on at night. If the house temp drops to below 60F, then use a ceramic heat emitter for additional warmth. The UVB bulb (necessary for calcium metabolism) should be on the same amount of time. Use timers to simulate a more natural day/night cycle.

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/home.html
http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/research/labs/ktosney/file/BD.html