spacewerewolf
Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hey folks, figured I'd try posting here as well.
My beardie is just under 6 months old and about 14 inches long. For the past two weeks his appetite has severely decreased; at first he would eat his breakfast in the morning normally and then fast until bedtime, but the past two days he won't really eat at all anymore. Aside from that everything else is still pretty normal. Some days he naps a little more than usual but mostly still spends all of his time basking, and is still active - as I type this he's popping around his cage a bit, and when I take him out he goes exploring the room. He's still got thickness to his tail and doesn't look skinny or ill, and is pooping, though it's not every day and is really tiny because of how little he's taking in. His cage setup and temperatures are all correct.
I've already taken him to the vet for a checkup. She did a fecal test, weighed him, and examined him physically and didn't find anything wrong.
So could it just be the time of year that's making him go off his food? Should I just keep an eye on him, and if he starts visibly losing weight take him to another vet for a second opinion and maybe some bloodwork? I'm just worried he's going to get dehydrated because he won't take water from a mister, eyedropper, or his bath - so the only moisture he ingests is from his food. He's already looking a bit more wrinkly than usual. Secondarily, I'm also wondering if his growth may be stunted; due to space reasons this is likely the only beardie I'm going to get and I was hoping he'd get to a pretty decent size.
My beardie is just under 6 months old and about 14 inches long. For the past two weeks his appetite has severely decreased; at first he would eat his breakfast in the morning normally and then fast until bedtime, but the past two days he won't really eat at all anymore. Aside from that everything else is still pretty normal. Some days he naps a little more than usual but mostly still spends all of his time basking, and is still active - as I type this he's popping around his cage a bit, and when I take him out he goes exploring the room. He's still got thickness to his tail and doesn't look skinny or ill, and is pooping, though it's not every day and is really tiny because of how little he's taking in. His cage setup and temperatures are all correct.
I've already taken him to the vet for a checkup. She did a fecal test, weighed him, and examined him physically and didn't find anything wrong.
So could it just be the time of year that's making him go off his food? Should I just keep an eye on him, and if he starts visibly losing weight take him to another vet for a second opinion and maybe some bloodwork? I'm just worried he's going to get dehydrated because he won't take water from a mister, eyedropper, or his bath - so the only moisture he ingests is from his food. He's already looking a bit more wrinkly than usual. Secondarily, I'm also wondering if his growth may be stunted; due to space reasons this is likely the only beardie I'm going to get and I was hoping he'd get to a pretty decent size.
