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My brother in law has a couple baby bearded dragons. One started behaving very strangely yesterday. It doesn't seem as active and occasionally will roll/ shake it's head from side to side and walk around in a circle. They have a very nice set-up and the other one seems fine. They get fed finely chopped collared or mustard greens and small dusted crickets. Anyone ever seen anything like this or have thoughts on its cause.

Hi,
I have a similar problem with a uromastyx- you can read my post here:
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1486051,1486051

and the replies given to me. I also did a Google search using " uromastyx head tilt" and read that an infection can cause this- and the treatment given.

Good luck, and probably the best bet is to get that baby to a reptile experienced vet as soon as possible.

This sounds a bit different that what you describe. The beardie is staying upright. I can pick it up and let it crawl on my hand and it will crawl back off. It will even look up at me like normal. It is just the head roll/ shake side to side and going around in circles that is distressing. It appears to be getting worse although they did think they saw it eat.

Could be alot of things...inner ear infection, neurological problem, vitamin deficiency...birth defect...best thing to do is isolate it in its own cage, carefully monitor what it eats and make sure it has proper basking temps and UVB exposure. If it doesn't show improvement in a day or two..or it still refuses to eat, then take it to a vet. If very young, there may not be much they can do, as it may be too small to draw blood for blood tests (which can show infections, etc)

More details on the setup, is it housed alone? How often does it eat, how much, and what does it eat? Was this a sudden change or was there signs since it hatched...etc. could be helpful.
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PHLdyPayne