I am at a loss.....

[Reptile King]

In February of 2008 I bought my second bearded dragon from a reptile show......the owner had no clue about them. The little fella (3 years old I was told) was dehydrated and was in desparate need of a good home. Nonetheless, I took him home.

I got him setup in a 75 gallon tank complete with several rocks to bask on and ceramic tile as substrate. After he settled in I began feeding him crickets and silkworms. Because he was underweight I offered him more than I did my other beardie that I raised.

He ate everything in site. It was like he had not eaten in several months! He ate all of his veggies, all of his live prey and he began to gain some good weight. After a few months of bathing regularly and feeding him, and tlc he got to the point of being lazy!

During my vet visits I finally got rid of the pinworms that he was infected with when I originally bought him.

After a while he refused to bask, refused to eat, and he would just lie down on the cool end of the tank for days and months at a time.

He will eat some superworms and he will eat some silkworms if they are close enough to him or you feed him out of your hand. As far as chasing crickets......aint gonna happen.

Even to this day he will not bask. I took him to the vet and did a fecal........no parasites! When removing him from the tank he all of a sudden becomes alert and well aware of his surroundings. Place him back in the tank and he lays down on the cool end for weeks at a time without eating period!

I am using a Mega Ray MVB that I change regularly every 6 to 9 months (just put in a new one tonight) so I know that is not the issue. Any guesses?

[Sloanreptiles]

He sounds like he is in Brumation, just put a hide in the cool end, put some greens in daily and don't worry. He will come out of it soon if you leave him alone, just watch his poop and weight.

[aifgm]

it's brumation
i have several beardie in my house like that,
always laying down at the end of the tank, not chasing cricket
just eat veggie and superworm
not need to be worry
just regular check the pup and the weigt

[Briankm]

Once mature, {after one year of age}, Bearded dragons will usually go into a "shut down" period. They will become inactive, hidden in shelters, or laying on the ground and eating very little if at all. If raised indoors, babies hatched out in the summer will not have a shut down period until the following year, {at about 18 months of age}, but at times they may choose to sleep for a very short time, a few days...

During winter shut down, dragons must be kept at cooler temperatures, 60-70f at least, and no higher. If you cannot get to these temps, one thing you could do is place the tank on the floor to achieve cooler temps. Basking lights should be reduced to 75-80f, and left on only 8-10 hours a day, until you can completely shut them all off... Alot of people worry their dragons are getting sick during shut down, but it is quite normal for them to act this way in the winter months. Winter shut down can last from a few weeks to a five months. If a bearded dragon is healthy and paracite free, they will lose little to no weight during this period, and will remain in good condition, and will show no signs of disease, such as sunken eyes, gaping or twitching. One things that should be done befor shut down is to reduce, then eliminate food for the dragon about one week befor the onset of cooler temps. The owner can wait and observe the dragon closely, and then create shut down conditions, as soon as the dragon shows signs of reduction in activity and food intake.

At the end of winter shut down, you will notice a shift in behaviors following the increase in heat and lighting. They will return to normal as soon as they start to bask and eat again...If they wake and refuse to eat, it is quite normal as at times it sometimes takes a few days for them to eat again...

We will miss them dearly while they sleep...

That is from a post here http://repticzone.com/forums/Bearded...s/2082409.html
(not sure if I'm allowed to post links to other site's like that sorry if I'm not)

Sounds like he's just going into brumation