My bearded dragon is slowly eating less and less!

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So at about the beginning of this month, Blaze stopped eating his vegetables, and only would eat live food. Then starting this week, he will only eat the bugs very slowly, and today he only ate one! He did not eat anything on Sunday and Monday!
So is he just not hungry? Or what?
 
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Has his weight dropped off at all? Sometimes they just go through phases of not wanting to eat much for various reasons. If he isn't losing much weight and he's active, he's probably OK.
 
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CooperDragon":15igrwdg said:
Has his weight dropped off at all? Sometimes they just go through phases of not wanting to eat much for various reasons. If he isn't losing much weight and he's active, he's probably OK.
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I don't think he's lost much weight, he seems to be just the same!
I no longer have a scale to weigh him though. He's been the same activity, he's a bit lazy but crawl around all over me when I hold him!
Actually I think he wants to brumate!
 
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It should be the time of year he wants out of brumation. I'd keep a nice long daytime light schedule (I just increased mine due to the time change). If his weight is stable I wouldn't worry about him too much at this point unless his activity starts to really decline.
 
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Yeah, I hope he stops when it gets warmer here!
I forgot to mention that he always want to go to bed very early!
Also I'm suspecting that since he is full grown now, he is not so hungry anymore, like when he was growing!
 
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Yeah their appetite definitely drops off as they get fully grown but it will still fluctuate. My guy will go a week or so without eating much and then just go to town on something he has his mind set on. The odd weather recently might have an effect too. Super warm out to super cold and back within a few days.
 
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