On Monday I moved my bearded dragon to a new cage that is a lot bigger than his old one. His old one was also a glass cage and this one is wooden (so it's solid on three sides as opposed to open on all 4 sides). I included some of his old cage decor and added in some more things since this cage is a lot bigger. The new cage is in the exact same spot as his old one. He has been acting weird since then. He has picked at his veggies but suddenly refuses to touch crickets. He was basking and being fairly active until last night. I came home from work and his lights were already off. He usually sleeps on his hammock but last night he had crammed himself into a tiny cave that he's had since he was a baby and has never slept in there before. I thought it was kind of weird but shrugged it off. His lights came on at 7:30 and for the next three hours he remained crammed inside the cave, completely still but awake and alert. I started worrying that maybe he was stuck in there so I lifted it up off of him. Two hours later he is still sitting in that corner where the cave was, sitting up and awake and alert but refusing to move. Since he hasn't eaten crickets in several days I tried dropping one in there; he showed interest by staring at it and tilting his head to watch it but didn't try to go after it. Visibly he looks fine, he doesn't have stress marks either.
Is he really this stressed by being moved to a new cage? He has acted somewhat normally for the past few days but suddenly he is acting really weird. Or is he trying to stay inside the cave because he's going into brumation? He is just over a year old; I got him last winter as a baby so no signs of brumation then, and he's been active and normal all during this winter. Should I put him on his basking spot, or should I just leave him alone and keep offering crickets?
Is he really this stressed by being moved to a new cage? He has acted somewhat normally for the past few days but suddenly he is acting really weird. Or is he trying to stay inside the cave because he's going into brumation? He is just over a year old; I got him last winter as a baby so no signs of brumation then, and he's been active and normal all during this winter. Should I put him on his basking spot, or should I just leave him alone and keep offering crickets?