Question about dragon,should he be taken to a vet?

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RB1

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So had this dragon since nov was really small,since then he has grown to close to 19 inches,weighs around 410 grams or so

when i got him he would eat 1000 crickets every 2 weeks,now he eats supers every few days with greens unlike before when he would eat 2-3 times daily,viv is 4x2x2 with arcadia light and reflector.did a fecal and they said nothing came back but a few spots of pinworm auora which was normal.

also some days he likes to hide a lot not always tho,is this normal?
 

JenFid

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Kind of hard to say, but it sounds like normal behavior to me. They eat a lot when they are babies, then around 8 months to a year they don't eat quite as much, more greens and feeders don't need to be offered every day, which sounds like what is happening to your guy. If he's hiding a lot though, maybe his basking spot is too hot?
 

sweetiepie9

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Try 102F & see if he's staying in the basking spot more, 108F is too hot for a juvie, at least I've found it so. I have adult males and they don't like it more than 95F at this stage, the youngest is 4 yrs old and my oldest is 9 yrs old. Yours still has growing to do!
 
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