Dexter Has been Sleeping and not eating

[Zero138]

Our 8 month old dragon Dexter has been eating alot less and sleeping during the day more and more. Im just curious what you all think it might be?

We are worried about her, the only difference is we changed her heat light out with on of a lesser wattage for about a week till we could go get her the right one, but shes had the proper light for a week now and still is weird. Any Ideas?

 

[Rukii]

Can you tell us what you feed your dragon and the rest of your tank setup is like?

 

[Zero138]

She's eating greens, collard and mustard, some dandelion. And dusted crickets. We also feed red runners, she's only eating maybe 20crix a day if that

 

[Rukii]

Alright, can you also tell us about your tank set up? What lights you have, the substrate, temperatures, accessories, stuff like that?

 

[Zero138]

We have a 100w bulb that puts her basking at 112
She also has a reptisun 10.0

 

[Rukii]

Oh alright, that all looks great. Have you noticed any other behavioral changes?

 

[Zero138]

No Other than sleeping and not eating as much no, well kinda, shes been spending more time on the cool side or under her hides.

Wow I sounded like an ***** there.
I have kinda noticed her spending more time on the cool side and alot less basking.

 

[Rukii]

No worries

Does she seem to be getting ready to shed? And how old is your UV bulb? Sorry for the huge amount of questions. I'm just trying to get the best opinion

 

[Zero138]

Nope, shes not getting ready for shed, i dont think so anyway, the UVB is coming up on 5 months. I have a new one but id really like to get 6 months outta this one. Even thought the damn box lies and says a year

 

[Denduran87]

possible brumation from having the cooler light in there for a week? I think they are normaly older but i've heard of it happening at 8 months. Sounds like everything is normal and shouldn't stress too much. The beardie is eating just not as much as usual. as long as it stays hydrated and plumpish i wouldn't worry but i'm not an expert just my 2 cents.

 

[Zero138]

I guess I have also noticed less poop in the tank but Shes not impacted. I'm guessing it's cause she's eating less