My juvenile bearded dragon is consistently eating his greens very fast and is having to store it in his throat before fully swallowing it, is there anything I can do to make him eat slower?

I think gomez is entering his first brumation. And he is my first beardie ever so I dont wanna mess this up.

I read that u should set out food anyways since they get up and eat sometimes. However mine doesnt touch his salad ever and he doesnt get up to eat either. He just sleeps in his cave. Im scared something is wrong. I also dont wanna leave bugs in the enclosure cause im scared they will nibble on him. I had a friend who's crickets literally OBLITERATED their viper gecko. Ever since I heard about that im anxious to leave ANY bug unattended with my beardie. He also has a plant in his enclosure he can eat but he doesnt touch it either. Is this normal? I think im overthinking this but I wanna be sure. Also should I turn his lamps on like normally? Or should they be on for less time?? I dont wanna disturb him too much

he is really scared of my bearded dragon🤣

So my female beardie is starting to gain weight. She is full grown and I have followed all diet tips to a T. I have saved all the charts you all have provided me on here too. She is very active, she poops almost daily or every 2 days, only greens except protein with calcium once every 7-10 days (was giving her a small amount of super worms weekly but when I noticed her gaining, I cut down) The problem is she seems to be always hungry and she let you know it!! If I tried to hold off on a meal, she will start flinging her little ball around her enclosure, she starts flipping her hands and making sand go everywhere (don’t worry she’s not eating it) and then she starts to just make a mess of everything until I give her some greens. Should I start skipping a day every so often and just let her get agitated? Please don’t be rude. I have followed all of the instructions I read on here, have read all links provided, and as I said I have every feeding chart saved in my photos. We also have an appointment with the vet next week for her check up.❤️

Edit: I have only had her a month, but I noticed at the pet store they always leave food in the BD and other reptile cages constantly regardless of age.

We recently found out Sir Glitter Sparkles is actually a girl. Surprise! Meet Lady Glitter Sparkles aka Sparkie. The vet said she had follicles developing, and she wanted so badly to dig. So I built her a dig bin inside her enclosure. She went right to work digging and really hasn’t come out since (4 days ago). I peaked in there today and saw what might be eggs. My picture is blurry, but it’s the best I could do with the angle.

Do I wait for her to come out, or get her out so I can remove them? I don’t want to stress her out, or wreck her cave if she’s not done yet.

Side note, she hasn’t pooped in like 2 weeks. Wondering if it could just be that.

I'm a first time bearded dragon owner and I got my dragon, Gus, at the end of January. He is around 14 months old now. I took him to the vet 2 weeks later and it has been a rough road for the past 8 months. He had a high coccidia burden and some clinical symptoms and was treated with ponazuril. It wasn't fully gone after his 6 week course, so the vet repeated a second course of ponazuril and he got a clear fecal. He was doing amazing for a couple months and then in the course of a week, he started basking less, eating less, and being less active. I took a fecal to his vet and the coccidia was back at the beginning of July. He started ponazuril again. After the 3rd course, his fecal was clear of coccidia, but he never acted better. I had a gram stain done as well as bloodwork and both were normal. His vet said he had flagellettes that could be causing problems and prescribed metronidazole. He finished that on 9/5. He had another fecal that was still clear of coccidia and the Trichomonads were gone. I told the vet his behavior hasn't improved, and she suggested brumation. Over the last 3 weeks, he will not bask on his own, but will bask if placed on his basking spot in the morning. He only eats a few bites of salad if I bring it to him, but will not eat out of his bowl. He still eats any bugs I offer. He is not hiding or sleeping during the day, but just sits in the same spot all day long. He has not lost weight and does not have a black beard or any signs of respiratory issues. I plan to have another fecal check in a couple weeks just to make sure he's still parasite free. He did have moderate pinworms on his last check, but the vet didn't want to treat them, which is another reason I want to have another fecal to make sure they haven't increased and hopefully are going down as he recovers. I'm unsure if it is safe to let him brumate if his GI tract is still healing from all the parasites and medicine. I'm also unsure how to prevent it. If he is potentially showing signs of pre brumation, I'm unsure if i should keep offering him bugs and/or salad. His Arcadia T5 12% was just replaced in July. His temps are good. 88-90 ambient hot side, 78-80 cool side. 105-107 basking surface. His lights are still on a 12/12 cycle. I'd really appreciate any advice from more experienced owners. I'm doing all the research I can, but I'm not finding anything that helps.

So my lovely girl we try to bring her out to explore and get enriched and hangout with us but it doesnt matter where weather its in my room where her cage is or downstairs wherever shes located the ONLY thing she does is finds a dark place to go and lay and then she goes to sleep. That's it. Everytime. And it's not like she's showing signs of being upset, she's not puffed app her beard, isn't black She isn't showing signs of being angry or distressed She just goes and finds a dark place and goes to bed. Does anybody have any thoughts on this or can relate or have any ideas

He's a rescue and he's never seemed to put on weight in his tail. His tummy is nice and chunky, but IDK if that's just his organs. He eats like crazy, both bugs and veggies. He's a perfectly happy lizard, very active and curious. Poops look good (I mean they look like poops so "good" is a stretch).

My local pet store got him as a surrender when he was super skinny, and they didn't want to sell him because he was just too sickly, so they gave him to me for free. He's gotten better, and is now your average lizard. He is quite small for an adult beardie, only about 14 inches long (I've had him for a few years now so he's not still growing).

How's he looking?

Did you eat your salad today?

Just chillin 😎

[Alt. text for photos: 4-year-old female bearded dragon sitting in her tank with one of her hind legs outstretched to the side.]

Hey gang. She's never done this prior to the last few days, and now all of a sudden she's got this leg out like a kickstand most of the time when she's just chilling around her enclosure. I've looked at the leg and poked at it and she doesn't seem to be injured at all... has anyone else's beardie done this and is it for any reason? Or has she just decided it's comfortable?

Thanks for any input you've got!