Adriana0918
Hatchling Member
So Hemingway is a little over 2 years old and he's been really good since his parasite issue was fixed. When I was fixing the parasite problem I had taken everything but his basking bricks out of his cage for easy daily disinfecting. Now that everything is settled I decided to put some of his other rocks in there to give him some stuff to climb on even though he isn't really that active anymore like he was when he was younger. I do however want to encourage climbing and more physical activity that is "fun" for him so any suggestions on that would be great because he mostly just sits around. But anyway, back to the point of this post...
Since I put some stuff back in his cage he has started to hide under one of his rocks all day. Before I put it in there he would bask for a while and then just lay next to his basking rocks. Now that it's in there he'll bask in the morning if I put him on his rocks but if I don't he'll stay under the rock all day and he'll feel cold when I pick him up because the rock is on the cool side of his tank. Could this be brumation even if springs coming? He's never brumated before.
EDIT: His weight has stayed pretty steady at 470g for the past few months and he's about 18/19 inches from nose to tail. He really doesn't eat all that much either. Probably 2-3 Adult Dubia Roaches every 2-3 days and collard greens, although they're offered every day, about 4-5 times a week and not much at a time. And he's eaten like this for the past year but has continued to keep putting on weight and has just steadied out in the past 3 months.
Since I put some stuff back in his cage he has started to hide under one of his rocks all day. Before I put it in there he would bask for a while and then just lay next to his basking rocks. Now that it's in there he'll bask in the morning if I put him on his rocks but if I don't he'll stay under the rock all day and he'll feel cold when I pick him up because the rock is on the cool side of his tank. Could this be brumation even if springs coming? He's never brumated before.
EDIT: His weight has stayed pretty steady at 470g for the past few months and he's about 18/19 inches from nose to tail. He really doesn't eat all that much either. Probably 2-3 Adult Dubia Roaches every 2-3 days and collard greens, although they're offered every day, about 4-5 times a week and not much at a time. And he's eaten like this for the past year but has continued to keep putting on weight and has just steadied out in the past 3 months.