I'm sort of a newcomer to lizard care and I have a beardie as my first lizard to call my own (my wife has 4 lizards: 2 gekos and 2 water dragons). He has a little log with a cave underneath it and the past couple of weeks he's not been coming out very much. My father in law mentioned that he might be hibernating. I was just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what might be going on with him. And do Beardies hibernate?
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Hibernating Beardie?
Winddragon
Jan 09, 2005 03:51 AM
Replies (3)
PHLdyPayne
Jan 09, 2005 12:04 PM
Dragons do brumate. What are the temperatures in the cage, both air and basking spot? How old is the dragon? Has it had a recent fecal? What kind of substrate are you using? Does he look well fed with noticeable fat pads (on the head, just behind the eyes) and wide tail base?
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PHLdyPayne
Winddragon
Jan 09, 2005 05:27 PM
His high end is 90 degrees F. 80 degrees F on the low end. Feeding him Bearded Dragon food. With crickets dusted with calcium powder occasionally. I'm guessing he's about a year old. Fat pads look good. He has a wide tail base. However before we got him he lost one of his back feet and the tip of his tail. That's how l got him was to nurse him back to health. I've had him about 4 months or so. Last fecal was probably 3 days ago. He's been hibernating since then.
beardiedragon
Jan 09, 2005 07:55 PM
It should be around 105. Improperly digested food can cause a myriad of problems. What did the fecal show?
As for brumation, here's an article I wrote that might help
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Bennett
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