Juvenile bearded dragon not eating much?

[DeardedBragon]

hi, today my juvenile (around 7 months old) wasn’t at all eager to eat his crickets, and only ate about 15. However he seems otherwise healthy, and gave a healthy poop today. Over the pat few days he has been unmotivated to get his food. The only explanation I can think of is that it is due to his shed, since he is in the early stages of shedding on his face, tail, and back legs.

Here’s my setup:
-Regular household 100 w bulb, basking temps at 96-105
-Reptisun 10.0 long bulb
-CHE 100 w on thermostat (night only)
-Reptile carpet substrate

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Shedding definitely affects the appetite for a lot of them.
How far away is the Reptisun 10 tube bulb from him? What type of thermometer are you
using to measure the temperatures with?
At his age he also could be slowing down for a partial brumation phase, which isn't uncommon
this time of year.
If you can, post pictures of him along with your tank setup just so we can see his condition &
the setup.

Tracie

 

[DeardedBragon]

Here is a picture of the setup and of the lizard. I use a probe digital thermometer. After my initial post, I worked him up to eating around 40, but he seemed lethargic overall. I don't think the issue lies in his actual appetite, because he is eating fine, but he only seems interested in the crickets if they're right in front of him. My first thought was brumation, but I thought he'd be too young to be going through that.

Sorry the first image is upside down, it just uploaded like that.