wanderingmoonmen
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Hi all! I have an 11 month old (est) male beardie and I'm a little concerned with his current behavior. Now I did move out from my parents (finally!) to an apartment a little over two weeks ago. During the move I gave him superworms since he loves them and he will gladly eat them. He's back to crickets (and I'm trying some dubia roaches and he's not impressed so far) and he's eating very sporadically. I've chalked this up to him being a butt and just wanting his wormies, but there has been other changes now.
Overall he's been pretty content and doesn't seem stressed (he does get upset when I'm at work all day, he's used to my parents visiting him during the day). I always make sure to give him cuddles and attention and running around time when I get back and he's happy with that. I had to get him a new tank fixture because his old one broke in the move, but he's been using it ok and doesn't seem to mind (it is bigger and he can fit on it better)
This past weekend, however, he's seemed to almost withdraw a little bit? He has a dig box and he'll get himself settled in there (sometimes before dinner, sometimes early in the afternoon) and won't leave it. I've gotten him out for feeding (with mixed success) and he'll resume normal activities (basking, maybe eating greens, running around, etc) for the most part. He hasn't pooped in a little bit, but with him not eating a lot I'm not sure how much he has to poop (I did give him a warm bath and gave him a little stomach massage with no luck).
Tldr; there's been a lot of changes recently for my beardie, and he seemed pretty lax about most of them and has been acting normal up until this past weekend where he has seemed to withdraw and want to stay in his dig box, but when taken out he's content to resume normal activities. Is he just being a grumpy baby now with the move? Is he trying to brumate? Is there something else going on?
I attached a pic from a few months ago from when I first assembled his big boy terrarium (48x24x18) for a general idea of setup (there has been a few adjustments since then) and a pic of him in his dig box. I am a first time beardie parent so I'm just trying to calm some of my worries.
Overall he's been pretty content and doesn't seem stressed (he does get upset when I'm at work all day, he's used to my parents visiting him during the day). I always make sure to give him cuddles and attention and running around time when I get back and he's happy with that. I had to get him a new tank fixture because his old one broke in the move, but he's been using it ok and doesn't seem to mind (it is bigger and he can fit on it better)
This past weekend, however, he's seemed to almost withdraw a little bit? He has a dig box and he'll get himself settled in there (sometimes before dinner, sometimes early in the afternoon) and won't leave it. I've gotten him out for feeding (with mixed success) and he'll resume normal activities (basking, maybe eating greens, running around, etc) for the most part. He hasn't pooped in a little bit, but with him not eating a lot I'm not sure how much he has to poop (I did give him a warm bath and gave him a little stomach massage with no luck).
Tldr; there's been a lot of changes recently for my beardie, and he seemed pretty lax about most of them and has been acting normal up until this past weekend where he has seemed to withdraw and want to stay in his dig box, but when taken out he's content to resume normal activities. Is he just being a grumpy baby now with the move? Is he trying to brumate? Is there something else going on?
I attached a pic from a few months ago from when I first assembled his big boy terrarium (48x24x18) for a general idea of setup (there has been a few adjustments since then) and a pic of him in his dig box. I am a first time beardie parent so I'm just trying to calm some of my worries.
