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hi, i have a male beardie that went to sleep a month ago and would wake up regularly to eat but would sleep most of the time..well now he has been sleeping for over a week straight...i check on him everyday just to make sure he is still alive..man he's got me worried...whats the longest time your dragon has slept? thanks in advance...
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1.0 hypo het trans Bearded Dragon (Carlos)
0.1 yellow/tiger-stripe bearded dragon (name?)
0.1 Wife (Eryn) WC
0.1 Daughter (Lily) CBB
0.1 Brindle Boxer (Marley)
0.1 Mut (Bailey)

Usually 2- 3 months..once in a while almost 4

I've had up to 5 months with no ill effects. I wake mine every 5-6 weeks and offer water.

2-4 months is average...some only sleep a month, others sleep 5 or even 6 months. The important part is the dragon isn't loosing alot of weight. They should loose very little...no more than 5-10% of their pre-brumation weight.
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PHLdyPayne

Brumation can last for 1 week to 5-6 months... All depends on the Beardie itself. Brumation doesnt necassarily mean "sleep" either (although 99% of the time they do). They can just lower their energy cycle and eating habits tremendouosly and remain "sluggish" through out the winter months. Definetly if you reduce/lower their heat/light cycles from a 10 or 12 hour on/off, every 2 weeks reduce by 2 hours, until 6-8 hour on for 2 months. Thats my remedy, I do not believe in "Shutting them down", I personally and self consiously dont like knowing my Beardies are living off of their own body fat. I offer them butterworms every other day (a naturally high calcium worm & fatty enzymes) you can purchase them resonably at http://www.MulberryFarms.com

I would not be worried abouot your beardie, it's their natural instinct to do what their bodies instruct them to do. I have never had a problem with "not brumating" my males or females. I just reduce their cycles. I just produced 5 klutches of Orange Phase babies in klutches of 24-28 eggs each in result of.
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