My Beardie, Need Some Advice

dragonbytes23 · Dec 4, 2008

Hey all i am new. i have had my beardies since may 2008 he is 15mnths old but he not active at all never has been only moves for food and bask once a week i tempartues are perfect and i dont no what si wrong with him. took him to vets they said he perfectly healthy. so now im stuck PLZHELP

jfm08 · Dec 4, 2008

he may be going through his brumation stage.... its kinda like hibernation but for a reptile. since they dont sleep forever lol he will lose activeness and just kinda chill it usually hapens in the winter times. Also another reason could be the UVB rays? what type of UVB light do you have and how long has it been since you have changed the bulb... if its been 6 months you need to switch it out that could possiby be a reason.... but its probably the brumation if i had to guess.

renich · Dec 4, 2008

anoher thing to remember is beardies do become less active as they age. it is significantly different after the 1 year mark.

dragonbytes23 · Dec 5, 2008

I got my uvb bulb from my local reptile shop i asked what one was the perfect one for my beardie change it twice. Before i got him a previous owner caught his tail in the door and has a stump could the be somthing to do with it

renich · Dec 5, 2008

can you check and see what kind of uvb bulb it is? we have seen so many times that pet stores give incorrect information when it comes to caring for bearded dragons.

i have been subject to misinformation from a pet store.

how long ago did his tail get caught in the door?

fresnowitte · Dec 5, 2008

Have you had a chance to read the article on brumation if not;
http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/brumation/

Sorry where are my manners?

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