I have my baby dragon (Phineaus) for about a week, he is probably about 2 months old. I go to college and dont have a car so i was going to try to feed him only vegtables and pelets but after 2 days it didnt look like he had eaten anything so i went to the store and bought him crickets and mealworms. Within 10 minutes he had eaten a cricket and 2 mealworms and later that night he ate another cricket. Since then its been about 2 days and he hasnt eaten anything and it seems like all he does is sleep. Even when i pick him up he just assumes his position on my hand and then closes his eyes and sits there. I think his cage is set up right, i have vines for him to climb and he always climbs right up to the light and sleeps there (near the light is about 100 degrees) the rest of the cage is about room tempurature, maybe a little warmer. At night i change the bulb to one of the night glow bulbs which makes the cage a little cooler. Is it normal for baby bearded dragons to be this lethargic? Im worried theres something wrong with him, any suggestions?
Heres a link to the cage that i bought for Phineaus (medium)...
http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/habitat_kit_desert.php
-I do not use all of the things that came with the kit, i thought it was too clutered, his cage consists of vines that wrap around the cage and up to the light (where he sleeps), a water dish, and a little fake cactus.
Heres 2 links to the day and night bulbs that i use for Phineaus, they are both 25W:...
http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/sun_glo_neodymium.php
-http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/night_glo.php
I take Phineaus out of his cage a few times a day and let him explore around my room, i gave him his first bath yesterday and im going to try and give him a bath everyday from now on, The crickets i fed him i think were the right size (i heard they should be no bigger than the gap between his eyes). They were all about that size, they might have been slightly bigger but not much at all. He has a food dish with pellets mixed with water and lettuce (which he doesnt eat)... however the crickets and mealworms enjoy it very much haha. I change his food once every other day (not that it matters since he doesnt eat it!).
he seems fairly healthy, hes just alot more lethargic than when i bought him a week ago so im a little worried. I just want to make sure he doesnt end up sick down the road because i didnt care for him the right way...any suggestions??
Heres a link to the cage that i bought for Phineaus (medium)...
http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/habitat_kit_desert.php
-I do not use all of the things that came with the kit, i thought it was too clutered, his cage consists of vines that wrap around the cage and up to the light (where he sleeps), a water dish, and a little fake cactus.
Heres 2 links to the day and night bulbs that i use for Phineaus, they are both 25W:...
http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/sun_glo_neodymium.php
-http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/night_glo.php
I take Phineaus out of his cage a few times a day and let him explore around my room, i gave him his first bath yesterday and im going to try and give him a bath everyday from now on, The crickets i fed him i think were the right size (i heard they should be no bigger than the gap between his eyes). They were all about that size, they might have been slightly bigger but not much at all. He has a food dish with pellets mixed with water and lettuce (which he doesnt eat)... however the crickets and mealworms enjoy it very much haha. I change his food once every other day (not that it matters since he doesnt eat it!).
he seems fairly healthy, hes just alot more lethargic than when i bought him a week ago so im a little worried. I just want to make sure he doesnt end up sick down the road because i didnt care for him the right way...any suggestions??