My beardie lately has been very active one day and then sleeps all day the next day or so. He hasn't been eating very much lately, he will sometimes eat a blueberry from my hand or he will pick out a few crickets from his food dish. He has not been going to the bathroom very often, like once every 5-7 days. I have been soaking him. I replaced his full spectrum bulbs. He looks healthy. He had a fecal done about a week ago and they found nothing. I have been syringe feeding him lately with sweet potato and turkey baby food mixed with gatorade and some of his calcium and vitamin supplements because I am afraid that he might not be getting enough nutrients or that he may become dehydrated because he is not eating much on his own. I am not sure if i should be concerned because I know that sometimes beardies brumate. I noticed that he had been eating less and becoming more inactive for quite some time, but his blood work and fecals show nothing. I was just concerned that maybe there was something that could be going on and I just don't know it. Any advice would be helpful.
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Should i be concerned???????
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He may be getting older. Mine did that too. He is going on two years old and he only eats about every 2-3 days. He is less active and will sometimes just rest most of the day. Other days, he is jumping around wanting out. I bring him our for some exercise and he is a mad man, running around and exploring like he was a baby again. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Mine also Burminated this year for about 3 months! Scared me, but there was nothing I could do. I would just let him set the tone for his care if he doesn't look thin or anything AND his fecal and blood work came back ok.
I would feed him the concoction you mentioned (only I would think about replacing the Gatorade with Pedalyte...less sugar. Just a thought)
Don't fret, it sounds like your little one is just growing up. (mine started this behavior around 10-12 months old).
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>>My beardie lately has been very active one day and then sleeps all day the next day or so. He hasn't been eating very much lately, he will sometimes eat a blueberry from my hand or he will pick out a few crickets from his food dish. He has not been going to the bathroom very often, like once every 5-7 days. I have been soaking him. I replaced his full spectrum bulbs. He looks healthy. He had a fecal done about a week ago and they found nothing. I have been syringe feeding him lately with sweet potato and turkey baby food mixed with gatorade and some of his calcium and vitamin supplements because I am afraid that he might not be getting enough nutrients or that he may become dehydrated because he is not eating much on his own. I am not sure if i should be concerned because I know that sometimes beardies brumate. I noticed that he had been eating less and becoming more inactive for quite some time, but his blood work and fecals show nothing. I was just concerned that maybe there was something that could be going on and I just don't know it. Any advice would be helpful.
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