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Draco is 2yrs old and recently just woke from his brumation. He ate little the first few days and now he will not eat a thing. Not canned, live or even his kale. He just wants WATER. We've given him a bath to see if needs to potty but nothing, since nothing is going in don't see how anything could come out.

Other than not eating he's himself??? HIs color is beautiful, he's happy and not lethargic. What do we do?

He is on sand and you may say the sand but he's been on the sand since the 1st eay we got him nearly 2yrs ago and we had no problems when he woke from his last brumation.

after his 1st few days of eating, but nothing since he went on his starving binge.

With my males coming out of brumation I had to jump-start them a bit. I soaked beaded dragons Juvi Rep-Cal pellets (juvi pellets, because of the higher protein) with diluted Gatorade in warm water adding some probiotics such as Acidophiliz brand which can be found at most Pet Smarts to the mix. If you cannot find it there a pharmacy should carry capsule/tablet form which can be crushed and added to the mixture to get his body into the routine of eating, digesting, and eliminating. You could also add some of his calcium/multivitamins to this mixture to get some extra nutrients into him. The Acidophiluz will add good bacteria to his digestive track, and will help him digest easier, as well as possibly sparking his appetite again. Seems after coming out of brumation they have one thing on their mind and that is other female dragons. The Gatorade will help hydrate him too. Like you said he is thirsty make sure he gets to drink enough as this will help him hydrate and go to the bathroom easier. In my experiences dragons that are dehydrated will not have good appetites to begin with. Mix the ingredients in a cup and add liquid so it can be given with a needless syringe or dropper. When feeding like this do not force his mouth open. Drop a bit on the front of his mouth and you should get a licking response from him. If he does not start licking Just part is lips on the side and get a bit of the mixture between his lips so he can taste it. This should definitely cause a licking response then just continue to drip it on the front of his snout until he takes as much as he wants. Sometimes it takes a bit of time before they get back their appetites after sleeping for so long, but this should help him a bit.
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With his age, I was thinking he's wanting to mate as well. He paces his cage all day, like he's waiting and looking (sorta like he sees his reflection and thinks a beardie on other side). We off to try your suggestion. thanks again