So my girl Rey refuses to eat anything after coming out of brumation. I make sure to offer dubias and salad daily but she just turns her nose up at it and basks. She gets a bath and drinks once a week so I know she is hydrated. I'm really worried because she hasn't had a decent meal in almost 3 months. She has nibbled on 1 or 2 dubias and a few hornworms during that time but nothing substantial. Any info or tips would be awesome thanks guys!
Will not eat after brumation
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She has been in brumation off and on since December. I just rechecked temps yesterday and her basking area is 103 and her hide area is at 83. She never has a problem pooping after she does eat and it looks normal. I'm just getting really worried about her not getting enough calcium. I am also going to go get a new Uvb this week and see if that helps and if not it's to the vet we go.
SkittlesK
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Your girl looks nice and healthy, happy to see her awake I bet 
Her appetite should pick up soon.
My girl went through the same thing.
She wouldn't eat much after brumation if at all
Ran around a bunch, took some water via spray bottle.
Basked all day.
I don't think you need to take her to the vet.
As long as her fat pads on her tail and on her head are still full she should be okay.
I will link the conversation I had with Cooperdragon on this.
https://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=241056
Some weight loss is normal, her metabolism should ramp back up here soon.
Then she'll start eating again!
Her appetite should pick up soon.
My girl went through the same thing.
She wouldn't eat much after brumation if at all
Ran around a bunch, took some water via spray bottle.
Basked all day.
I don't think you need to take her to the vet.
As long as her fat pads on her tail and on her head are still full she should be okay.
I will link the conversation I had with Cooperdragon on this.
https://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=241056
Some weight loss is normal, her metabolism should ramp back up here soon.
Then she'll start eating again!
Thanks so much Skittles. . . She is a fatty so I'm not too worried about her weight, when I weighed her today she was at 424g. My biggest concern is her not getting calcium, i don't want her to get MBD so I figured since she drinks without issues I'll just pick up some liquid calcium.
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