Bearded dragon suddenly tired

[Toadleagend]

My bearded dragon was fine yesterday. Today, he looks tired, and I think he is trying to sleep. Today, he dosent want food as much. Please help!

 

[Emerilthedragon]

Oh... I see, mine is too young to brumate so I don't have that experience yet

 

[Emerilthedragon]

He gets calcium 5 times a week. Vitamins 1 time. And d3 two times.

I use bsfl for my calcium do you feed crickets?

 

[Toadleagend]

He squints it then opens it

 

[Toadleagend]

I use bsfl for my calcium do you feed crickets?

Yes

 

[Emerilthedragon]

OK, great, I think you should wait and see if he has more diarrhea because mine had some, but it stopped after one day

 

[Emerilthedragon]

He squints it then opens it

Mine only does that when something gets near it's eyes but squinting, diarrhea and lethargy could be linked to a parasite but VERY unlikely unless it has come in contact with other lizards

 

[Emerilthedragon]

Mine only does that when something gets near it's eyes but squinting, diarrhea and lethargy could be linked to a parasite but VERY unlikely unless it has come in contact with other lizards

And I mean VEEEEERY unlikely

 

[Toadleagend]

Does his eyes look sunken? Am I just staring at him too much?

 

[Emerilthedragon]

Sorry have to go.

 

[Emerilthedragon]

Does his eyes look sunken? Am I just staring at him too much?

sunken... sorry

 

[Toadleagend]

And I mean VEEEEERY unlikely

The diarrhea is from laxatives. I know that. He stopped today. Which is weird.

 

[AHBD]

Nothing new in his diet. The diarrhea is from laxatives. The uvb is up to date: temps might have been a little warmer for this past week. I thing l he was glass surfing from an upset stomach. That’s what he seems to be doing.

Oh did you mention that before about the laxatives ? Was he seen by a vet and given Lactulose or Enulose ? Why was the laxative given ? That's probably the reason he's sluggish.

 

[Toadleagend]

Great! that means it is probably not linked to this. What is the basking temp tho?

Last time I checked it was 95-100z what is great? I’m a little confused. It is a long thread. Thank you for helping.

 

[Toadleagend]

Oh did you mention that before about the laxatives ? Was he seen by a vet and given Lactulose or Enulose ? Why was the laxative given ? That's probably the reason he's sluggish.

He was given a laxative awhile ago. It was ennema and two others. The ennema made him feel bad for two days. He was doing much better. All of a sudden he is not good.

 

[J4ckdaw-]

I think my tank is too hot for my 5 month old because he is always under his basking rock and is gaping for 2-3 seconds 3 times that I've recorded

What are your temperatures and how are you taking them — gaping is a bearded dragon’s way of thermoregulating which doesn’t generally mean they are too hot, but if your temperatures exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit he is definitely going to be too hot.

Don’t use stick-on thermometers or temp guns, they are wildly inaccurate (stick-ons don’t measure surface temps or ambient temps adequately and temp guns are meant for cooking). The best your going to get is a digital probe thermometer on each side.