WumboProdigy
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My girlfriend has a bearded dragon that we are becoming concerned about, but I’m not sure what to do.
He hasn’t eaten in a couple weeks, but outside of that is completely normal. He hasn’t had any health issues as far as we can tell since we got him in August of 2016. He was fed crickets growing up, but now is fed super worms. A couple weeks ago he stopped eating super worms and in general stopped eating. He has eaten some squash and kale occasionally in these weeks, but he seems disinterested in the super worms he once loved. Since he eats the occasional vegetables, obviously his appetite is not completely gone.
He has not pooped since he stopped eating, but he hasn’t eaten much so I don’t think there would be anything for him to excrete. His last poop before the fast was normal. He is an extremely lively and active lizard who is not acting different or sick in any way. He loves running and climbing around my girlfriend’s room, and being held. It doesn’t seem like he’s losing weight.
His environment has a purple UVB and basking bulb, as well as a white day lamp. His basking rock is about 100 degrees. There was no environmental change when he stopped eating, he just did. It really doesn’t seem like he’s sick, maybe he’s trying to brumate or something? His lights are on from 7-7 every day. He has carpet, no sand.
We really love our baby and we’d do anything for him. There’s a single vet here that deals with exotic pets but it seems they have a decent wait list for new patients. Maybe I need to look for more foods for him to try, but it’s been a long time and we are worried.
He hasn’t eaten in a couple weeks, but outside of that is completely normal. He hasn’t had any health issues as far as we can tell since we got him in August of 2016. He was fed crickets growing up, but now is fed super worms. A couple weeks ago he stopped eating super worms and in general stopped eating. He has eaten some squash and kale occasionally in these weeks, but he seems disinterested in the super worms he once loved. Since he eats the occasional vegetables, obviously his appetite is not completely gone.
He has not pooped since he stopped eating, but he hasn’t eaten much so I don’t think there would be anything for him to excrete. His last poop before the fast was normal. He is an extremely lively and active lizard who is not acting different or sick in any way. He loves running and climbing around my girlfriend’s room, and being held. It doesn’t seem like he’s losing weight.
His environment has a purple UVB and basking bulb, as well as a white day lamp. His basking rock is about 100 degrees. There was no environmental change when he stopped eating, he just did. It really doesn’t seem like he’s sick, maybe he’s trying to brumate or something? His lights are on from 7-7 every day. He has carpet, no sand.
We really love our baby and we’d do anything for him. There’s a single vet here that deals with exotic pets but it seems they have a decent wait list for new patients. Maybe I need to look for more foods for him to try, but it’s been a long time and we are worried.