Ilikebeards
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MY bearded dragon is around 4/5 months old. He normally eats anywhere from 7-12 crickets a day (give or take a couple), has access to greens, and is offered tiny mealworms a couple of times a week (only 3 at a time max, but he usually will only eat 2 tops and the third goes back in the container). Live food is dusted with calcium three times a week and vitamins once a week. He is normally a pretty good eater and will only skip a day or two of eating each week (btw is that normal?). I offer him all the above on a daily basis, but sometimes he just will not eat or be interested in eating.
As of the past 3/4 days, he has not eaten a single item of food even when it is offered hand fed. He seems to be sleeping all day and night but will wake up and move around when alerted (I tried to get him to drink water from a syringe and he ran from me at his normal pace). He looks a bit skinnier too, but I don't know if he is actually losing weight or if it is just me freaking out. He doesn't seem to mind me holding him and in fact did not want to get off of me when I put him back in his tank.
He is in a 40-gallon tank with humidity ranging from 20-40% and a basking temp of around 105-115 depending on the day. At night, he has a ceramic heater since it gets cold where I am, which leaves the warm side of the tank around 75 give or take a couple degrees.
Does anyone know what this is? His skin doesn't have any signs of pre-shedding (that I can see except his tail is darker than normal). When/Should I take him to the vet? Please let me know. Thank you!
As of the past 3/4 days, he has not eaten a single item of food even when it is offered hand fed. He seems to be sleeping all day and night but will wake up and move around when alerted (I tried to get him to drink water from a syringe and he ran from me at his normal pace). He looks a bit skinnier too, but I don't know if he is actually losing weight or if it is just me freaking out. He doesn't seem to mind me holding him and in fact did not want to get off of me when I put him back in his tank.
He is in a 40-gallon tank with humidity ranging from 20-40% and a basking temp of around 105-115 depending on the day. At night, he has a ceramic heater since it gets cold where I am, which leaves the warm side of the tank around 75 give or take a couple degrees.
Does anyone know what this is? His skin doesn't have any signs of pre-shedding (that I can see except his tail is darker than normal). When/Should I take him to the vet? Please let me know. Thank you!