My 9 month old beardie is acting strange, help please!

[Luis Seijas]

As the title says, my beardie has been acting strange lately and I don't know what it is. He had trouble pooping for a few days but I managed to help him with warm baths. However, every now and then he starts moving insanely fast around his enclosure almost like he is having a seizure or something. This includes fast head bobbing, running into the glass, very dark beard, and even some nervous twitching sometimes. I have been trying to stay on top of his calcium to make sure it's not his bones, so what is happening? Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Luis Seijas]

How old is the dragon? The head bobbing is hormonal ---- the acting crazy is spring fever not only is yours doing it but a lot of people are saying the same thing including mine --- the pooping every few days is normal be happy its every couple some dragons wont poop for weeks --- it is not uncommon for them to go looooooooooooooong periods of time w/ no poop --- ok the dark beard and twitching is not good - what are you using for a UVB is it a coil or tube ? This is important

Hey thank you so much for the quick reply! I am using a coil UVB bulb. Should I be using tube instead?

 

[Luis Seijas]

Alright I checked, the one I have is a 13w ZooMed reptisun 10.0 UVB coil bulb as you predicted. So I have a 40 Gallon tank, what tube should I use specifically for that size then?