LemonadeDragon
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Hello, guys!
Alright, so I've got a couple of questions for you guys. Before all of the personality changes :lol: , my beardie was a pretty laid-back female. She would eat (usually only liking her bugs over her salad...I would sneak some salad with her bugs), then go to her basking spot and sit there all day, maybe moving a bit or so, as to not get too heated. She didn't really enjoy walking around when taken out of her cage; she just liked to cuddle.
Near the beginning of November, my bearded dragon began acting a bit strange. She became extremely hyperactive. She would run all around her cage all day long, just absolutely wrecking havoc. She would also poop everyday -->very small poops (before this, she had pooped every 2-4 days). Furthermore, she would occasionally get the black beard (Is this a sign of stress?). She also would walk in a random direction immediately when she was taken out of her enclosure.
Now, she has calmed down quite a bit! She'll eat like always and then bask afterwards. But, later, she'll move over to the cold side of her terrarium and slump down. She looks very tired, and she's pretty lethargic. She's also extremely dark colored. When taken out of her enclosure, all she wants to do is sleep. I don't know why the sudden change of heart, she was so exuberant before!
I don't really know what's happened to her, but maybe you guys can help me figure it out! Maybe she has parasites, or is she possibly egg-bound, or is it brumation? Or perhaps it's just hormones! She is 1 year and 5 months old, so it could be anything really. She's also lost 70 grams of weight, from 500g to 430g now. She is also 18 inches long.
If you guys need photos, enclosure setup, food schedule, or anything else, just ask!
Thanks so much!! <3
Alright, so I've got a couple of questions for you guys. Before all of the personality changes :lol: , my beardie was a pretty laid-back female. She would eat (usually only liking her bugs over her salad...I would sneak some salad with her bugs), then go to her basking spot and sit there all day, maybe moving a bit or so, as to not get too heated. She didn't really enjoy walking around when taken out of her cage; she just liked to cuddle.
Near the beginning of November, my bearded dragon began acting a bit strange. She became extremely hyperactive. She would run all around her cage all day long, just absolutely wrecking havoc. She would also poop everyday -->very small poops (before this, she had pooped every 2-4 days). Furthermore, she would occasionally get the black beard (Is this a sign of stress?). She also would walk in a random direction immediately when she was taken out of her enclosure.
Now, she has calmed down quite a bit! She'll eat like always and then bask afterwards. But, later, she'll move over to the cold side of her terrarium and slump down. She looks very tired, and she's pretty lethargic. She's also extremely dark colored. When taken out of her enclosure, all she wants to do is sleep. I don't know why the sudden change of heart, she was so exuberant before!
I don't really know what's happened to her, but maybe you guys can help me figure it out! Maybe she has parasites, or is she possibly egg-bound, or is it brumation? Or perhaps it's just hormones! She is 1 year and 5 months old, so it could be anything really. She's also lost 70 grams of weight, from 500g to 430g now. She is also 18 inches long.
If you guys need photos, enclosure setup, food schedule, or anything else, just ask!
Thanks so much!! <3