Lazy beardie??

[rubyandbruce]

Hi everyone!
I have a bearded dragon who is around 10 years old (possibly even older but I don’t know exactly because I adopted him). He has never been the most active beardie but the last few years I have noticed him becoming increasingly inactive. Some days he will happily just chill in one spot all day. He is in great health with a good diet, great setup and good heating and lighting so I can rule out health and setup issues. I can’t imagine he is bored because he has a huge tank that I often rearrange and he has lots of time out of the tank every day. He is a joy to own as he is so friendly and loves a cuddle but I am still left wondering why he is often very inactive. Is it possible he is just lazy?? Would really appreciate any ideas and input

 

[Sadie]

Hi everyone!
I have a bearded dragon who is around 10 years old (possibly even older but I don’t know exactly because I adopted him). He has never been the most active beardie but the last few years I have noticed him becoming increasingly inactive. Some days he will happily just chill in one spot all day. He is in great health with a good diet, great setup and good heating and lighting so I can rule out health and setup issues. I can’t imagine he is bored because he has a huge tank that I often rearrange and he has lots of time out of the tank every day. He is a joy to own as he is so friendly and loves a cuddle but I am still left wondering why he is often very inactive. Is it possible he is just lazy?? Would really appreciate any ideas and input

Sounds like age w/ him slowing down- can you go over your set up for lighting mainly the UVB - that is the first thing I always ask people just to rule things out for a cause

 

[rubyandbruce]

Sounds like age w/ him slowing down- can you go over your set up for lighting mainly the UVB - that is the first thing I always ask people just to rule things out for a ca

Sounds like age w/ him slowing down- can you go over your set up for lighting mainly the UVB - that is the first thing I always ask people just to rule things out for a cause

I’m not sure the exact dimensions of the tank but it is large with a 100W basking lamp and a 900mm 12% UVB D3+ lamp

 

[Sadie]

Where is the uvb in the tank or top of screen?

 

[rubyandbruce]

Where is the uvb in the tank or top of screen

 

[rubyandbruce]

In the tank

 

[Sadie]

In the tank

Ok make sure the basking decor is directly under the uvb 12-15 inches- how old is the bulb? Surface basking temps should be 95-100 taken w/ a digital probe thermometer- if all this is good and he's eating and pooping good I gonna say it's age - have you tested his poop for parasites

 

[rubyandbruce]

Ok make sure the basking decor is directly under the uvb 12-15 inches- how old is the bulb? Surface basking temps should be 95-100 taken w/ a digital probe thermometer- if all this is good and he's eating and pooping good I gonna say it's age - have you tested his poop for parasites

Yea it is and the bulb is three months old, I replace it every five months. He has regular check ups at the vet so I’m assuming he’s just a bit old and he wasn’t the most active dragon anyway.

 

[Sadie]

Yea it is and the bulb is three months old, I replace it every five months. He has regular check ups at the vet so I’m assuming he’s just a bit old and he wasn’t the most active dragon anyway.

Then it's the age creeping up I am guessing- if he's eating basking pooping and still semi active I d say he's ok

 

[rubyandbruce]

Then it's the age creeping up I am guessing- if he's eating basking pooping and still semi active I d say he's ok

I thought that was probably the case but just wanted to get a second opinion. Thanks for your help!