When will he eat?

[brodie67]

I've had riddick for basicly 2 years and he just started to lay down in the corner of his cage and sleep and not eat anything, does anyone know whats going on? Sometimes he lifts his head to look around then lays bad down after 3 minutes, how long does this last? Please help!

 

[mdtalley22]

My beardie did this for a little bit until I finally turned the furnace on this weekend...has it gotten colder at your place? Do you hold your dragon a lot or let him roam around outside his cage...it could be he is just bored. Also, it never hurts to remind to do a double check of your husbandry, baths? are the lights and temps okay? all those little things make a difference if one is out of sinc...

 

[Gail]

Sounds like it could be brumation. How does he look health wise? is he losing any weight and was he eating normal before he went to sleep? Some dragon will brumate for just a few days, some for the whole winter.

 

[brodie67]

Well before all of this he ate like crazy, he was doing just fine. He doesn't look like he lost any wait and before all of this he was rubbing his head on the thing he lives on to move it to the glass below then he would cover himself up (Quite funny). Since then he hasn't eaten or moved much he lifts his head now and then when I turn his lights on in the morning (7:30 AM) before school and turn them off at night before I go to bed around 11:00 PM. I'd offer to give him veggies or even crickets and he just wont eat anything I give him. I talk to him all the time and petted him and sometimes picked him up before. But now he just lays there in the corner sleeping he kinda peeks at me when I turn his lights on but then puts his head down if anyone knows whats wrong please tell me im afraid hes sick or something. Heres a picture of him below.