New bearded dragon eat and then go to sleep, other question

[Maxx87]

Hello.

Just got a 6 months old bearded dragon. Citrus tiger

Yesterday evning he took 3 bigger crickets and after he took them he was on the cold side in the terrarium, and he felt to sleep. They must be in the hot spot to digest the food? What will happen when he do things like this?

She have only been here for 2 days, she spend maby only two hours under the uv heat bulb at one day. Is that normal behave? My old dragon use to sit under the heat spot all day....

Thanks for answers

 

[Claudiusx]

It's not normal behavior, but at the same time it is.
It's not normal in the sense that your dragon should be spending much more time than 2 hours a day at the basking area (assuming your temperatures are correct) But it is also normal in the sense that you just got this dragon.

A lot of times, when a dragon is rehomed it will go through what we call relocation stress. This can last anywhere from a few hours, to a few days, to a week or more in some cases. During this time your dragon will usually not have much of an appetite, and may prefer to hide.

But, as long as your tank is setup properly, and everything is in order, your dragon will get right back to normal soon.
That being said, I would highly recommend you spend some time around here researching proper husbandry (tank setup). As long as you've made sure your tank is setup properly, your dragon should come around assuming he was healthy to begin with.

-Brandon