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PHLdyPayne
at Sun Oct 11 13:15:02 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHLdyPayne ]
Sounds all normal to me...in fact, I think your dragon is bored when you are not around LOL.
It is also possible it may be a bit too warm in his cage overall (ambient temps) which is why he is in a shaded hide but remaining alert.
As for Brumation, duration various per animal, 2-4 months is average in the wild I believe. My girl brumates about 4-5 months, usually going down late October early November and staying asleep till March. She isn't showing signs of burmating yet, eating and active as usual.
I don't lower temps or duration of lights but she burmates when she wants to. If she wakes up and is out basking I offer some greens, heavily misted so she can hydrate better, even if she just licks the greens.
A healthy weight loss during brumation I would say less than 10% of their pre-brumation weight.
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