Recently my female beardie passed away and now my male is acting strange such as not eating is he depressed?

Question

Theyve been together since the bigining and now hes about 2 yrs old she was much older maybe 5 that i had her maybe more i believew she died of old age but lately he seems odd usually he runs for food but not lately it could be that without her there is no competition for the food im not really sure plz help

Answer 1

AWWW I AM SO SORRY! BUT UR DOGGIE IS SAD! HE MISSES HER AND HAVEING A FRIEND! I WOULD THINK ABOUT GETTING ANOTHER DOG FOR HIM TO PLAY WITH! OR GIVE HIM TIME TO FORGET! HES JUST SAD......... I KNOW THAT THIS DOSENT COMPARE BUT MY DALMATION MISSES MY LITTLE DOG WHEN SHE GETS HER HAIR CUT AND THE DAL. CRIES AND STUFF! UR DOGS MAY NOT LOOK LIKE THEY LIKE EACH OTHER BUT THEY REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER AND MISS EACH OTHER! SORRY FOR UR LOSS

Answer 2

OOPS sorry, thought you meant a beardie as in Bearded Collie.  I suppose a your lizard will take time to adjust also.  

Sorry not to be able to help more.  and sorry for your loss.

Answer 3

i would get another one your male is probably pineing (not eating due to losing his friend) ring your vet if your not sure =]

Answer 4

he,s not a dog is he, gawd, lizards are usually solirary creatures unless its breeding time, they are not governed by human  laws we feel sorry for them they don,t, an adult will cheerfully kill and possibly eat a baby, its just they way they are, and this could be the case your female was older, probably in charge when it came to eating, basking,etc. give him time he,ll come round, handle him often and if necesssary chase his crickets into a corner and point him in the right direction, he,ll eat if he,s hungry. if you get him another female she should be about his size and age. and even then be prepared for a bit of territorial scrapping, good luck.