Seems Stressed

[DonovanF]

I built a new enclosure for my bearded dragon like 2 weeks ago and when i moved him in, he was perfectly fine, happy as ever. But for some reason now, every time i take him out of his enclosure to explore around my room her turns completely black with stress marks and everything. When i put him back in his enclosure he goes back to normal and seems to be happy. He has never done this before and i have had him for over a year now. I have no clue whats going on.

 

[CooperDragon]

How old is he? Is he starting a shed or something that may cause moodiness?

 

[DonovanF]

How old is he? Is he starting a shed or something that may cause moodiness?

He's around a year and 3-4 months and no, other than a little shedding on his face he hasn't had a big shed in the longest time. The only thing before that would cause him stress is seeing his reflection in the glass but thats the reason i built my own enclosure. I don't know what is wrong with him

 

[Elmontare]

Sounds like you built him such a nice enclosure he doesnt want to leave

 

[CooperDragon]

Still pretty young. It still sounds like a mood to me. Try to wait it out for a bit and see how he reacts in a week or so.

 

[DonovanF]

Still pretty young. It still sounds like a mood to me. Try to wait it out for a bit and see how he reacts in a week or so.

Yeah I will, hope he'll snap out of it soon

 

[CooperDragon]

How is his eating/pooping/energy level?

 

[DonovanF]

Sounds like you built him such a nice enclosure he doesnt want to leave

haha i did put some hard work into building it, he's just showing his appreciation i guess

 

[DonovanF]

How is his eating/pooping/energy level?

He was eating real good, but that changed when he started acting weird. He poops every few days but the last few times its been a little weak and he seams pretty energetic and alert.

 

[CooperDragon]

That could still be mood/shed related. Is the poop mainly urate, or a reasonable mix? May want to keep an eye on his weight to make sure he doesn't start losing any.

 

[DonovanF]

That could still be mood/shed related. Is the poop mainly urate, or a reasonable mix? May want to keep an eye on his weight to make sure he doesn't start losing any.

It varies, today was kinda dry but the other day it wasnt.

I thought it could be that I got him the zilla desert bulb instead of the reptisun but I just returned the Zilla a couple hours ago and am waiting for the refund money to buy the new one. Hopefully that will change something

 

[CooperDragon]

That's a possibility too. Give that a few days and see how it goes. You can try some extra outside time for natural sunlight too if it's nice out. An hour or two out in natural sunlight tends to do wonders if there are lighting related issues.

 

[DonovanF]

That's a possibility too. Give that a few days and see how it goes. You can try some extra outside time for natural sunlight too if it's nice out. An hour or two out in natural sunlight tends to do wonders if there are lighting related issues.

Yeah i'll do that