r/ReptileCare

My bearded dragon is about 7-9 months old and usually has a huge appetite. He eats a mix of mustard greens, turnip greens, or collard greens depending on what we buy and eats crickets daily (not wider than the space between his eyes and dusted with calcium). His enclosure is 4x2x2 and all the temps are good (cool side, warm side, and basking temps). He has a heat emitter, uvb bulb, and basking bulb as well as plenty of space for chilling and drift wood to climb on. He usually stays on his drift wood throughout the day.

This morning I turned his lights on and let him warm up a bit before offering his crickets and he just sat there. He barely looked at them and even moved away. So I got him a fresh salad that was misted and with bee pollen on it and he didn’t care about that either. I gave him 30 minutes and tried the crickets again and he didn’t want any. Usually he’ll eat 20 for breakfast alone (3/4 sized). I offered him plain soft sweet potato and he usually loves it and turned away. He has also been lying down a lot most of the day on his slate rocks which he usually never does. He pooped this morning right before his lights came on and it looked normal and healthy so I know he doesn’t have impaction. I’m super worried. I’ve had him since early march this year and he’s been growing very well. He’s 19.5 inches now and usually eats super well.

Could something be seriously wrong? Please help. Thank you

Update!!
Thank you to everyone who helped. I followed your advice and doordashed some tiny crickets and fruit flies. Idk what she went for because so wanted to keep my distance so I don’t stress her, but she ate!! I will check back later to see what’s left. She had many options in there: silkworms, bsfl, fruit flies, crickets, and dubias. I was so stressed about this but I’m feeling confident she will be okay now. I also used an old gallon bottle and some screen tape to make a new feeder for her so she can see what she’s offered. Thanks again!!

This is my new chameleon. She is between 6-8 weeks. On her first day here, she was very stressed and her color was really really dark. I haven’t seen her get to be that color again since she’s been here.

I’ve offered her food off my finger, mainly because I was worried she would see her teeny tiny bugs in the food dish. She politely walked away though completely uninterested.

I’m a little worried because I’m on my third day of having her and she still hasn’t eaten. I have a privacy curtain in front of her cage so she feels more comfortable.

She’s grown up on crickets and silkworms by her breeder. I’m offering her silkworms, dubias, and bsfl.

I originally had the dish she eats out of close to the front of the cage, but I moved it up higher more towards the back in hope that she will eat.

My main questions are what should i do, and when should I start to worry about her lack of eating?

this is my sweet baby salem, i got him from petco last weekend. i noticed shortly after i got him his tail looked sorta weird. is this tail rot???? i’m so scared for him. first photo is his tail now, last is the day i got him.

he is 4 months old and he’s eating his crickets perfectly fine, and hunts the crickets. i’ve paid mind to the fact it may just be stuck shed but it seems unlikely to me and he also won’t sit in a bath. this is my first reptile so i’m very new to this! (btw the white powder is just some calcium from his food)
i love him very much especially being one of my first animals. though im 16 and my parents don’t step in much and believe he doesn’t need to see a vet and i dont have enough money on my own. im considering returning him back to petco and making them through their policy give him the medical care he needs and exchanging but i really love him and i dont want to let him go. :(

if anyone has any tips or suggestions please let me know!

Help urgent!! What's wrong with her? When I noticed this issue I immediately asked google for advice and they suggested that I bathe her in lukewarm water. Just got her a few weeks back, I supplement her pt1850 calcium and use an exoterra basking lamp in her enclosure. I tried feeding her and was glad to see that she still had an appetite.

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