Late brumation or something more serious?

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eliasthyr

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This is my 2.5 year old beardie, Jaxon. Lately he hasn't been himself. He barely eats, he doesn't really poop much, and he's always sleeping on the cool side of his tank.

His setup:
40 gallon Exo-Terra Vivarium
Reptile carpet substrate
24" Reptisun UVB tube light (only 2 weeks old)
65 watt indoor flood light as a basking light
temps: 103 F on basking hammock, and 78 F on cool side

He is offered a beardie salad of mustard greens/collards, squash, occasional blueberries or rasberries, and cut prickly pear bits.
He is also given a diet of superworms, dubias, and crickets. All dusted with herpivite and calcium powder.

He has a pile of soft blankets that he sleeps in. He digs a burrow in them and buries himself in them. In the last few days, he sleeps all the time. I used to place him on his hammock, and he still sleeps. He has a vet visit this Friday, but I still want some advice. I got him in January, but I don't think he went through brumation earlier in the year.

Thanks for the help!
 

CooperDragon

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It might just be a bit of a slowdown which isn't unheard of. It looks like he is slightly overweight so I'd keep up with more veges and reduce his bug meals. How often do you offer him bugs?
 
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