Stressed from moving?

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MicheleB

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My daughter and I have bearded dragons but are new to keeping them, hers “Marty” is appx 10 months old and had lived with me up until August as she was living in a college dorm last semester. This year she has a rental that allows her to have him with her and she moved last month taking him and his set-up as it was here at home. The only thing that changed was the stand that the tank sits on. The contents of the enclosure, lights, decorations, feeding are all the same. He apparently has not been eating well for her since the move, I’m wondering if this is normal behavior? Is he just having a temper tantrum because he was moved? I’m going to try to find a vet that sees reptiles as our regular vet does not ? I even got him green horn worms which he normally goes crazy for, she said that he is eating, but he just isn’t acting “right”. Yesterday he did eat his butternut squash, which he loves... maybe he just needs time to adjust? Thanks!
 

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They often get stressed out by a change in their environment. It's good that his tank is the same. That should help him get back to normal more quickly. If he doesn't start acting more normally again within a few weeks then a vet checkup is probably a good idea. Otherwise I'd just keep offering his favorite food and if he isn't acting too timid, let him explore the new environment out of the tank a little bit and get used to it.
 
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