Black tail

[Gabe Savold]

Hey guys. I bout my Bearded Dragon about a month and a half or so ago from a local pet shop. He was doing great; super active eating a good ammount, but when I tried to feed him today before school, he wouldn’t eat. Same thing for his dinner.
About 15 minuets ago I took him out to run around on my bed and his tail was black and his spikes felt a lot more stiff. I put him back in his cage and the black just went away. Does anyone know what this is?

 

[PatsyB]

Looks like he could be starting to shed. Tail rot would be crumbly looking and constricting. Keep an eye on it.

When a dragon refuses to eat the first thing you want to do is double check your temps and make sure they are warm enough and make sure you are using a good UVB bulb that is not old.

 

[Hdrydr31]

They will also get dark in color when they are on alert, anxious, over stimulated..