breaded bragon got lazy

Question
hi i have a breaded dragon and i think is a male and about 20weeks old. he is about 9.5inc long and normal quite active but the last few days he doesn't bother with his food.i thought it was just because he was shedding, the day he shed his skin he eat well but the past 2 days he has only eating 2-3 hoppers.

He looks really lazy and hides under a log for most off the morning then would come out for a bit and sit in his log in the middle off the tank basking. he mostly lies basking with 1 eyes closed, at night he would go 2 the corner off the tank and try to dig him self in. i took him to the vet and she could not see anything wrong with him and gave me a electrolyte and probiotic energy drink to try and pick him up a little.

I have read up and checked up on everything i need. i have a 100w bulb that is leaving his basking spot at about 100f and about 90f on the other side, i have a repti-glow 10.0 uvb- uva tube light, i also have a small water fall in there for him, his water dish and his food dish. my tank is a 3ft tank so he has plenty off room in there. can you advise me on what 2 do.

Thank you

Answer
I'm glad to see someone responsible enough to take your Beardie to the vet. Most people asking questions around here are not nearly so responsible or considerate.

Are you using natural substrate, such as sand? Baby Beardies should not be kept on sand or similar substrates due to danger of impaction. Use only reptile turf or paper towels until older.

Also, stress takes a toll on new reptiles that are moved about, and it may take some time for adjustment. Stress is a killer though, so I would advise you to not handle or disturb your Beardie needlessly...no playing for now, but you do need to perform welfare checks.

Another likely possibility is that you are feeding improper prey size. This is a common problem with new baby Beardie owners. Crickets should be no more than 1/2-2/3 the length of the head, and no wider than the space between the Beardie's eyes. Prey that is larger than this can cause impaction or ataxia/stargazing symptoms. An impaction can result in quick death, and repeated oversize prey that does not cause impaction can still cause gastroenteritis and lead to an infection of the bowels-which may lead to death.....stay away from mealworms and similar prey with babies also! They are a great impaction danger due to the high chitin content.

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