Lethargy happens before or during shedding?

[Romicron]

So over the last few days, Pascal has been lazy. Sit on his log, sleep on his log. He'd probably eat and poop there if we didn't take him out to do so.

His shed started peeling today, and he's been a completely new dragon. He's been running around ont he log, up and down vines and across hammocks, actually making use of his available bathing water, jumping from level to level, etc. He's also staring out into his tank background - I think he wants into the forest! It's almost like he's running laps.

He also ate about 50% more crickets than usual in the morning feed and has been eating greens throughout the day.

I thought most of the lethargy took place during the shed period? Or is it a sort of "pre-shedding syndrome"? I'm not complaining, but I don't understand it - I thought that the start of the peeling is when the lethargy started.

Either way, he's healthy and active and I'm very happy that he's getting around alright. Haven't received a vet call, so I'm hoping the parasite test was negative.

 

[JessPets]

He's probably happy to get it over with Each dragon is different when it comes to shedding. Some get grumpy, some refuse food, and others don't have any change in behavior at all.