Apologizes for how long this post is about to be, but I want to provide as much background information as possible. My bearded dragon, Frank, has been acting a bit strange the last couple weeks. It started when I noticed a small dark spot in his back left leg. I worried that it was some kind of infection so I immediately made a vet appointment for the weekend. The next day, he sat in the same spot for the entire day (I have a camera in there so I saw that he did not move at all). He emerged from his cave where he slept and just sat right outside it. His head was up, though, and he seemed alert the way he was looking around. I got home and brought food to him and he gladly ate his feeders and some greens. I gave him a bath, thinking he may be dehydrated, and put him back in his enclosure and he walked right back to where he was sitting before and he walked perfectly fine. I also did an electrolyte soak but he didn't drink any of the water. He seemed alert and his eyelids and jaw looked normal. I took him to the vet the next day and she said that he looked totally fine. His fecal test also came back negative. She told me that the spot was likely from stress but to come back if it got any bigger for blood testing. He has been staying with my parents at their house the last few weeks instead of my apartment so this could be the case and the spot also gets darker when I give him a bath. I felt a bit better about it after that but he kept doing the thing where he would just sit there all day and eat when I brought food to him. He has not pooped in a week now, even after giving him a couple blueberries hoping that would help. Yesterday, he sat in the same spot all day and did not eat anything from his bowl. Today he woke up and immediately walked over to his bowl and ate some dried insects and greens then went over to his basking spot, which is a lot more like his normal behavior. Does anyone have an opinion on this?
Background: He is about 8 months old and I’ve had him for 5 months. He is 405 g and about 18.5". I use black soldier fly larvae as feeders and bok choy, collard greens, and carrots as greens. He also has access to dried grasshoppers and crickets throughout the day in his bowl. I don't use calcium supplements anymore since I changed him to this diet since soldier fly larvae and bok choy are both very high in calcium and he has been on this diet for several months. He gets a bath every 2-3 days. He is in a 40 gallon tank and I use a 100W heat bulb and a 10.0 UVB bulb. The UVB bulb is about 4 months old and the heat bulb was replaced about a month ago. I use a rubber reptile mat and he has access to hides and things to climb on which he usually uses daily. His basking spot is usually 95-105°F. Attached are several recent pictures of him from different angles. The spot is visible in the last picture. Thank you so so so much for any help! I really appreciate it!! I tried posting this on the bearded dragon reddit twice but since I've never posted anything on there, it wouldn't let the post go up.
Background: He is about 8 months old and I’ve had him for 5 months. He is 405 g and about 18.5". I use black soldier fly larvae as feeders and bok choy, collard greens, and carrots as greens. He also has access to dried grasshoppers and crickets throughout the day in his bowl. I don't use calcium supplements anymore since I changed him to this diet since soldier fly larvae and bok choy are both very high in calcium and he has been on this diet for several months. He gets a bath every 2-3 days. He is in a 40 gallon tank and I use a 100W heat bulb and a 10.0 UVB bulb. The UVB bulb is about 4 months old and the heat bulb was replaced about a month ago. I use a rubber reptile mat and he has access to hides and things to climb on which he usually uses daily. His basking spot is usually 95-105°F. Attached are several recent pictures of him from different angles. The spot is visible in the last picture. Thank you so so so much for any help! I really appreciate it!! I tried posting this on the bearded dragon reddit twice but since I've never posted anything on there, it wouldn't let the post go up.
