bearded dragon sleeps all the time

Question
Hi
My beardy seems to sleep all the day,wont eat veggies and only poo's about twice a week is there something wrong with him?
his temps are 100-105 hot end & 70-80 cool end,i give him calcium with vit D3 every other day.
He is 14 inch long and about 9 months old i bathe him every other day and spray every day, i feed him cickets and locust for treats which he loves.
hope you can shed some light here for me thanks
Paul

Answer
Hello Paul, it is common that when Bearded Dragons are young that they will not want to eat their vegetables. This is normal and they will probably look more appetizign for him as he gets older. He should be defecating more probably once a day make sure he is eating correctly. Do you house him on sand? If so then you might have an impacted Bearded Dragon. Impaction is when they accidently ingest sand and it hardens in their intestines blocking everything up. If you think this is a possibility then take him to the vet and remove all sand from the enclosure replace with a non-particulate substrate such as paper towels, newspaper, tile, or linoleum flooring.

You shouldnt be spraying his cage however because they dont need the humidity and not being able to dry out completely can cause skin problems. So bathing every other day is fine but misting him isn't such a good idea. Are  you using a UVB light? And what device are you using for the temperatures? The plastic stick on dial ones can be up to 20 degrees innacurate and the digital probe ones are best. They need a temperature of at least 95F to digest food and become active.

Let me know, good luck