HELP.... my bearded dragon SEEMS TO BE HYBERNATING?

Question

well i went on vacation for 4 days and i gave her to my dad to take care of providing her with all her lighting, food... etc. its pretty cold outside right now andit has been for acouple days here and there. my dragon seems to be sleeping 24/7, her eyes are always closed and shes pale, (usually when shes active shes dark.) and seems motionless but will still eat sometimes and moves her arms and legs. shes also very skinyy (nt flat) whats going on with her? + i feed her freeze dried crickets could this be anything like that? could her pipes be clogged? hybernation? shes been like this for over 2 weeks. what do i do? any suggestions?!

Answer 1

Bearded dragons will sometimes bruminate, which is very similar to hibernation.  During this time, they will sleep a lot, eat nothing or very little and will rarely go to the bathroom.  This could be the case, but since she seems very lethargic, I would recommend taking her to a exotic vet just to get her checked out to be safe.  Some bearded dragons do prefer live prey, so you could try feeding her some live crickets in the meantime to see how she reacts to them.

Answer 2

YOUR NOT SUPPOSED TO FEED IT BUGS OR LITTLE CRITTERS!  THEY DON'T COME FROM YOUR BACKYARD, THEY COME FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE.  AND SURELY, YOU HAVE TO TAKE HIM TO THE VET, BECAUSE EATING CRITTERS OF BUGS MIGHT EVEN KILL IT!