My beardie isn’t active and barely eats

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KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
Ok so is the UVB correct placement? Lighting and basking temps play a huge role in the -- eating-- he may be dehydrated- they will not eat if they are dehydrated and w/ him not eating salads how is he getting water? Never mind! Which brings the UVB question again
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AHBD":2cw65vjr said:
Hi there, many adult beardies go off their food now + then and begin eating on their ow after a while. Can you post pics of him to show his full body size and also of his tank + set up ? Here's how to post pics :

https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then use the XIMG to upload them

I’m not sure if that worked? But there he is. I do not have a picture of his enclosure at the moment. He is in a 40 gallon at the moment due to his 75 being dropped and shattered. There’s reptile carpet in there which is i’ll be switched to paper towel as soon as the order comes in. I’m also building a 150 gallon as we speak! And yeah I thought maybe he’s just off food, but would that affect his energy, he’s just been laying around on the cold side but active out of the room.
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He's a good size and looks very healthy. :) Sometimes they are just bored for a while and they sulk or act lazy. Once he's out he's active, that happens with a lot of dragons. Once he's in a bigger tank he may become more active.
 

beardielover2319

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AHBD":hsgzk449 said:
He's a good size and looks very healthy. :) Sometimes they are just bored for a while and they sulk or act lazy. Once he's out he's active, that happens with a lot of dragons. Once he's in a bigger tank he may become more active.


Here is the setup. If you look at the second pic that’s the snake tank and his. And there’s an example of how he sits most of the day. Sometimes he rests on the hammock though earlier in the day. And the hotspot is 113!
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AHBD

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Try lowering the temp. , adults really don't need or like it over 100 most of the time. What is the temp. on the cool side ? Right now he's most likely just being unmotivated and possibly too warm on his basking area.
 

beardielover2319

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AHBD":2i4saynk said:
Try lowering the temp. , adults really don't need or like it over 100 most of the time. What is the temp. on the cool side ? Right now he's most likely just being unmotivated and possibly too warm on his basking area.

Oh wow I didn’t know that! I’ll try for sure!! And the cool side is around 82
 
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