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Help me!! My beardie has been very sleepy today and I do not know why!!!!!! AUGHHH!

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Question
HELP HELP HELP HELP!!!! I got a bearded dragon two weeks ago and he was very
happy and lively, and alert. He was not eating crickets for the first few days but
then he started to eat them last week. We were all so happy. Then last night he
started shedding, and today he shed a lot off of his tail. He is very lethargic with his
eyes closed. He drank A LOT today from both a dropper and his bowl. He ate a lot
of squash and I gave him some repta-aid. But he eyes keep on staying closed!!!
(They are not however sunken in) His enclosure temp is 35-38 degrees celcius
during the day. He has repticarpet. Both uvb and uva lights. 40 galleon tank. He is 8
inches, about two months old. I am freaking out. He has been like this for one day.
HELP!

Answer
 How are you measuring the temperature?  Stick-on analogs?  Or digital with a probe?  Stick-ons can be off by 20 degrees either way so I suggest that if you are using a stick-on, to get a digital and adjust his temperature.  Also, after two weeks in a new home, our baby should have his first visit to a good reptile veterinarian.  He could have a high parasite count from relocation stress and that could also affect his appetite.