Bearded dragon eating less

Toadleagend

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Beardie name(s)
Cole
Hello, my bearded dragon recently had a large appetite. She laid eggs 4 weeks ago. I’m unsure if she is gravid again. The only reason I thought she was was because of her appetite. Yesterday and today her large appetite went away. She will eat crickets. And will eat greens when they have large amounts of butternut squash or carrot on it. Sometimes she dosent want the greens at all. She used to chase the tweezers and stuff like that. Now she is only interested in them if they have specific foods on them. She is not frantic or digging, so I don’t think it has anything to do with being close to laying. But, I am unsure. Does anyone know why her appetite might have decreased?
 

Toadleagend

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Beardie name(s)
Cole
I have one idea about what could be causing her appetite to decrease. She has been recently scratching her face a lot because the butternut squash purée gets on her face. And right now it is annoying her. I will swap it to solid right when she eats better. I was going to yesterday, but she wasn’t eating as good. Could that annoying her decrease her appetite? Or I know it makes her mad when I’ve been trying to wipe it off. Could the stress from that decrease her appetite?
 

Toadleagend

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Beardie name(s)
Cole
I have one idea about what could be causing her appetite to decrease. She has been recently scratching her face a lot because the butternut squash purée gets on her face. And right now it is annoying her. I will swap it to solid right when she eats better. I was going to yesterday, but she wasn’t eating as good. Could that annoying her decrease her appetite? Or I know it makes her mad when I’ve been trying to wipe it off. Could the stress from that decrease her appetite?
His beard is also quite dark. But, I’m pretty sure that’s from me trying to wipe his face.
 

Toadleagend

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Cole
Right now she ate a cricket, but didn’t want her greens. She was quite enthusiastic about the cricket.
 

AHBD

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Some days we eat more than others and same with beardies. Just be on the lookout for her digging behavior in case she is going to lay again. Last time she did just fine.
 

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