Eddie is my first beardie too .... I've been worrying about him for a couple of weeks now, he's been sleeping most of the day and eating hardly any thing that I give him, this has reassured me slightly as I was worrying that I was doing something wrong. he's been up and about a fair bit this afternoon, but couldn't wait to get back into his viv to go back to sleep - I did manage to get a couple of photos though (hopefully one of which is attached to this!)
He's about 9 months old now, and 10 inches long, but has been missing half of his tail since I got him, so if he had that he'd be more like 13 / 14 inches I'd imagine.
I offer him fresh veg and crickets everyday and he's always got fresh water - he used to love all his veg but the only veg he seems to touch at all at the moment is red cabbage. He's still speedy catching his crickets but he doesn't eat many of them, then wanders off to go back to sleep. His eyes look bright and generally he seems well and happy running about the house when he is awake but I've been worried about the fact he seems to have lost a bit of weight recently. I did read somewhere you can tell if they are not healthy if their tails feel bony - Eddies doesn't feel bony at all, and is quite chunky, but I am still concerned as to whether this is normal.
The only reputable reptile store near me has moved to the other end of the country and I don't know who else to ask, so I have a couple of questions really :
1) does this sound like brumation?
2) is there anything else I can do to help him get some weight back on him?