Bearded dragon freaking out and won't eat...

[Ian Porter]

Ok, I've turned off the two 50 Watt bulbs and just left the other one on. I will let you guys know how he's doing...it's been off for a little bit and he already seems to be calming down but he still won't eat. Thanks for all the help!

[Ian Porter]

He went over to the cold side about an hour ago and started sleeping...which is really nice to see because I haven't seen him go to sleep for a week. Thanks everyone for all your help!

[reptileexperts]

Yeah, your cage set up sounds like its too hot. Get him off of the felt though IMO. Substrates are a tricky thing with bearded dragons and everyone has their preference, but I've seen a lot of bearded dragons have green poo when kept on felt because they do end up eating it when they go to lick the ground and get it caught in their mouth. When I was breeding dragons I had great success using crushed walnut shells for what its worth. I have also used the calci-sand with no issues (impaction wise or over heating wise). Make sure you offer your beardy a second hide and not just the one. They arent too expensive to pick up, so give him some options so he can stay secure in the hot or cool side of things. Next thing to do would be to pick up an IR Temp gun and start spot checking your temps. If your house is in the 80's and you are using that huge 150 watt, guessing power sun?, bulb you are probably baking that dragon with 110-115 temps on the ground if not higher, and probably 95 degree ambience in the cages. Once the cage cools down in general, he may return to eating.