Help!! My bearded dragon is lazy!

[BeardedBeings]

So, my beardie is around a year and 3 months, and he seems to just be fairly lazy recently. He isn’t lethargic, like he isn’t sleeping in his hide or looking sick, he just seems to chill a lot recently. I think he may be basking less but I’m not totally sure since I’m at school and sport games for the majority of the day. If I leave dubia roaches in his bowl he won’t eat them, but when I hand feed him he gets super excited and chows them down quickly. I kept an eye on him last weekend just to make sure, and he ran around my room some and climbed stuff in the middle of the day. Could it be that I’m just seeing him only during an hour after lights on and only an hour before lights off? I’ve checked his lights, I got his linear uvb bulb late April, so it’s not that I have to change that yet, his temps are right around that golden spot of 98-101. I’ve watched him closely and looked out for anything like a respiratory infection or some other signs of sickness but I’m yet to see anything else. Tbh I do wish he would poop more but he still is nonetheless pooping. How worried should I be? What else should I be looking for? Is he at an age where he is just less active than he was when he was little? Is he active around noonish but I’m just not there to see it? I’m so lost and don’t know what to do, please help me!

 

[kingofnobbys]

At your beardie's age he's maturing and becoming an adult. Still has about 12 months of growth in him.

Older they get , the more layed back and lazy they get …. goes with the territory except for males in season when they become megahorny and nutty.

 

[kingofnobbys]

So, my beardie is around a year and 3 months, and he seems to just be fairly lazy recently. He isn’t lethargic, like he isn’t sleeping in his hide or looking sick, he just seems to chill a lot recently. I think he may be basking less but I’m not totally sure since I’m at school and sport games for the majority of the day. If I leave dubia roaches in his bowl he won’t eat them, but when I hand feed him he gets super excited and chows them down quickly. I kept an eye on him last weekend just to make sure, and he ran around my room some and climbed stuff in the middle of the day. Could it be that I’m just seeing him only during an hour after lights on and only an hour before lights off? I’ve checked his lights, I got his linear uvb bulb late April,
<<<< if it's a Zoo Med T5HO tube , there is (was ?) an issue of rapid phosphor aging (the manufacturer changed the manufacturing process)
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and this results in their T5HO UV output decaying so their useful life was only a few months at best ….if you know someone who has a Solarmeter and can check the UVB flux or the UVI , it would be a very good idea to check , if you don't have access to a Solarmeter , I strongly suggest if you think your dragon is becoming abnormally lethargic , replacing the tube might be a very good idea , if this is not season related (slowing down as he has sensed it's moving towards winter, or because the weather has / or will soon be very rainy).

so it’s not that I have to change that yet, his temps are right around that golden spot of 98-101. I’ve watched him closely and looked out for anything like a respiratory infection or some other signs of sickness but I’m yet to see anything else. Tbh I do wish he would poop more but he still is nonetheless pooping. How worried should I be? What else should I be looking for? Is he at an age where he is just less active than he was when he was little? Is he active around noonish but I’m just not there to see it? I’m so lost and don’t know what to do, please help me!