sandybeardedd
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hi I'm a new owner of an approximately 2 month old bearded dragon. I got him from a local pet store about a month ago, he lives in a 20 gallon tank and is roughly 5 inches in length. his "cold" side is temping at 79, his warm side is temping at 90 and his basking temp is 105. his tank has a log, a fake cactus and two different hides for him to bask/go in and for the first couple weeks he was so alert and ate like a champ. In the beginning i've fed him almost entirely crickets, but I started to notice he wasnt eating as often and I thought a little variety might help so I got him baby dubia roaches and black fly larvae off mullberry farms and the first day he LOVED the roaches and went after them like crazy. but today I noticed that he's gone back to hiding under his tree branches, he has really dark stress marks and sometimes his whole body turns a dark grey color. when I first got him i did give him quite a few meal worms as treats and I'm wondering if these are signs of impaction or possibly a parasite? I'm 100% able to go to the vet if its necessary its just quite expensive and I want to make sure there isnt anything I could do to help him first. I've been taking him out quite often and he seems to really enjoy being out. but when he's in his tank he seems to only sit and bask. I'm sorry if I'm rambling or anything I just want to make sure he's happy and healthy. Any advice would be much appreciated!! thank you