I live in Zigzag, Oregon, which is near Portland. I added a higher wattage bulb to one end of his basking area to bring the temperature up to 115-F, but he avoids it. According to my temperature gun, he likes to maintain his body temperature at 99-100F.



When I fill his food bowl, he approaches it and acts like he wants to eat, but then just pokes at the food, maybe takes a nibble, and then ignores it. Even treat foods such as banana no longer seem to entice him. He still goes nuts over insects (he goes into a frenzy when he sees me feeding the Bearded Dragons) but since I am careful to only offer them sparingly as an occasional treat, that doesn't help much. I tried a few brightly colored foods, but so far he seems immune to temptation. I have noticed that he's been digging in his substrate more than usual.



Thank you for your suggestions. I'll try some more of the items that you listed and see what happens. He still has good weight on his tail base, so hopefully I can get this figured out before he starts to noticeably lose any of it.

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