He does alot of sleeping and not a whole lot of moving. Hes about 3 years old. I've had him since he was a year old. He wasn't all that active then either. Do beardies usually spend their time lounging around as they get older or are they supposed to be active like they are when tiny babies? He has a heat lamp/uv lamp and a heat pad, so he is plenty warm.
2007-09-04 12:11:31 · 4 answers · asked by Louise 4 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Bearded Dragons are lazy,but I've read that if you play with it it will be more active. take it out of it's cage once a day and find a food that it likes. Make it chase the food like a dog!
2007-09-04 12:43:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The do spend most of their day basking, as they need to warm up to digest food, and they need to soak up UVB to metabolize calcium and D3. Is your heat lamp at the correct temp of about 100F? Measured with a digital thermometer? Is your UVB a reptile light like Reptiglo 10.0 or Reptisun 8.0? It must be changed every 6 months as it will lose potency while still giving off light. Just double check your set up to make sure all is OK. Also, make sure you are having a reptile vet check him for parasites every 6 months. Some coccidia is normal, but an overgrowth can lead to health problems. Many beardies brumate during the winter months, so he will slow down a lot during this time as well. Read more here:
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/home.html
http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/research/labs/ktosney/file/BD.html
http://www.bearded-dragons.com/tips/
http://www.beardeddragon.org/
2007-09-04 13:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As become reported this is in basic terms how some Beardies and a superb variety of reptiles are, this is not lazy :) they're oftentimes in basic terms lively whilst searching for nutrition, to reproduce or finding to flee... as for the MBD the restore is Calcium+D3 with UVA/UVB gentle, suited heat temperature, nutrition ( ultimate for captive reptiles is nutrition of the malicious program relatives not plenty crickets if @ all ) & suited habitat... in any different case calcium does no solid so gently dusting the nutrition, have some in a nutrition dish besides as bits of cuttlebone approximately is a thank you to maintain that from occurring returned !! Take Care
2016-11-14 05:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by olli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like most animals, they slow down when they get older. But just to be on the safe side, you may want to check your lamps. My vet recommended changing all the bulbs every six months, because they become less effective over time. Maybe they're not keeping his cage as warm as it used to be.
2007-09-04 14:32:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋