Beautiful dragon

The barring on the stomach typically means they are stressed but just how much stress is needed for them to show up I don't know. From what you described she had all the necessary care requirements, has not stopped eating or otherwise show other stress symptoms. I am going to assume you also have a UVB light available for your dragon.

One thing you can do is think of the last time you saw the stomach without the bar marks. If you can recall that, try and think of any changes you may have done within the cage and it's surroundings. Something new may be what is stressing her a little. It could also simply be due to teh fact she is shedding (or at least in the picture she is shedding her legs). Shedding can be rather irritating to bearded dragons and this may stress her a little. Just think of having a sunburn on your arms and legs that is starting to heal..and the skin is peeling, I know sunburns can be rather itchy if they were bad, when healing up, with the skin flaking off.

If nothing has changed, just keep a close eye on her for the next week or so. Make sure she's eating normally, still active etc...if she doesn't show any other signs of stress or illness, then dont' worry about it too much. The barring may go away in a few days anyway. Just make sure you are doing everything you need to do to ensure she's well fed, has proper lighting and heat, is getting her multivitamines znd calcium powders dusted on her insects etc.
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