Hello! I am a realitively new bearded dragon owner, (my bearded dragon is a little over a year now) and he has suddenly started behaving strangely.
He is rubbing his belly all over the ground and rapidly moving around his cage. Sometimes taking a dive into his water bowl. His movement almost looks like he is slithering. This has never happened before and I'm pretty concerned. The only thing I can think of is I cleaned his cage on Sunday (it's now Monday evening.) although I didn't clean it any differently, I washed his toys & things with dish soap and spritzed the glass with a bit of vinegar and mostly water solution.
For now, I have just turned off his heat lamp & uv and put him to bed a bit early. At the moment he seems to have calmed down, though he is resting with his belly up against the corner of his glass. (Which is a weird sleeping posting for him.) I really am confused as to what is going on and if I need to take his to the vet or anything.
Thanks!
Information:
Uv; Reptisun 10'
Heat lamp: Zoo-med 100 watt
Enclosure: 40 gallon
Daily Diet: collard greens & acorn squash.
Crickets: Fed about every other day.
Any other information your curious about I am happy to answer, this is just what has come to mind.
How I found him.
How he's laying.
He is rubbing his belly all over the ground and rapidly moving around his cage. Sometimes taking a dive into his water bowl. His movement almost looks like he is slithering. This has never happened before and I'm pretty concerned. The only thing I can think of is I cleaned his cage on Sunday (it's now Monday evening.) although I didn't clean it any differently, I washed his toys & things with dish soap and spritzed the glass with a bit of vinegar and mostly water solution.
For now, I have just turned off his heat lamp & uv and put him to bed a bit early. At the moment he seems to have calmed down, though he is resting with his belly up against the corner of his glass. (Which is a weird sleeping posting for him.) I really am confused as to what is going on and if I need to take his to the vet or anything.
Thanks!
Information:
Uv; Reptisun 10'
Heat lamp: Zoo-med 100 watt
Enclosure: 40 gallon
Daily Diet: collard greens & acorn squash.
Crickets: Fed about every other day.
Any other information your curious about I am happy to answer, this is just what has come to mind.
How I found him.