My 14 month old bearded dragon has been acting different in the last 3 or so months. She has stopped eating. She was picky before, but acts uninterested in anything that I give her.When I give her a bath, she used to drink the water if I poured a stream onto her snout, but she hasn't done that in a while. Also she hasn't noticeably shed in about the same amount of time. Her skin looks dark, as if she needs to shed. I thought this was all some sort of 'fasting' or being weird, but I'm getting worried now. She sits on her ledge all the time, except for the rare times I see her on her basking rock. Occasionally she will crawl between her 'rocks' in what I assume is an attempt to help with shedding, but she never actually does.
Could the lack of shedding be causing her not to want to eat? Or maybe vice versa? I soak her for a few minutes every few days. Should I soak longer? Is there anything that I can put on her skin that will really loosen the skin if she is in fact needing to shed? Do I need to force feed her somehow? She's always been a little stubborn, but I'm afraid that if she continues like this she will just die.
Thank you
Could the lack of shedding be causing her not to want to eat? Or maybe vice versa? I soak her for a few minutes every few days. Should I soak longer? Is there anything that I can put on her skin that will really loosen the skin if she is in fact needing to shed? Do I need to force feed her somehow? She's always been a little stubborn, but I'm afraid that if she continues like this she will just die.
Thank you