may be a stupid question but what exactly is brumating, all this talk about it worries me. I've read lots of articles bout it but still noone has explained exactly what it is, i know it's some kind of reptile hibernation or deep sleep but is it healthy? wouldn't all that sleep reduce their weight drastically?, how long does it usually last for? and what age do they do thiS?
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BRUMATING??
kyle_rex
Feb 04, 2004 10:11 PM
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NorwegianDragon
Feb 05, 2004 01:40 AM
Yes, brumation is the beardie form of hibernation. It's no problem if the beardie is a strong and healthy adult. A juvenile or sick beardie brumating is not a very good thing, but they usually don't brumate until their second year.
They don't loose weight basically because their whole body slows down, so they practically don't use any energy.
It could last for 8-10 weeks, but it could also last for just a week or two. Some dragons don't brumate at all, even as adults. Depends on the dragon.
