Hi All,
I am looking after my son's breaded dragon while he is on a working holiday in Canada.
in the last few weeks, Griz (female) was butting her heads against the back wall of the cage, and turning yellow. At nights she would go back to her usual dark colour. I am not sure what this meant.
Recently he looked odder than usual. I set photos to my son and he was not sure.
On the weekend, I put her in the travelling cage while I replaced the sand in the cage and cleaned the glass. All looked good.
Yesterday she was just lying next to the water bowl. The eyes were half open. I moved her to the basking rock, in case she was cold. She has not moved since.
My first thought was that she had died. (I have no idea how old she is, my son has had her for about 2 years). Then I read about brumination, and I am scared about burying her, just in case.
I turned her over, and there appeared to be no response. The eyes have closed. But her belly is still soft.
I feed her crickets, carrot, greens and pellets. The light is a UV fluorescent about 12 months old. The temp in the enclosure us usually about 85 degrees. I do not now how hot the basking area is.
I am wondering how much the local vet knows about lizards ? Are they all competent to decide if Griz is bruminant ? I suspect some times they guess, and hope they are right instead of saying "I don't know".
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers
Richard
BTW how (Can?) I attach pictures of Griz I took recently ?
I am looking after my son's breaded dragon while he is on a working holiday in Canada.
in the last few weeks, Griz (female) was butting her heads against the back wall of the cage, and turning yellow. At nights she would go back to her usual dark colour. I am not sure what this meant.
Recently he looked odder than usual. I set photos to my son and he was not sure.
On the weekend, I put her in the travelling cage while I replaced the sand in the cage and cleaned the glass. All looked good.
Yesterday she was just lying next to the water bowl. The eyes were half open. I moved her to the basking rock, in case she was cold. She has not moved since.
My first thought was that she had died. (I have no idea how old she is, my son has had her for about 2 years). Then I read about brumination, and I am scared about burying her, just in case.
I turned her over, and there appeared to be no response. The eyes have closed. But her belly is still soft.
I feed her crickets, carrot, greens and pellets. The light is a UV fluorescent about 12 months old. The temp in the enclosure us usually about 85 degrees. I do not now how hot the basking area is.
I am wondering how much the local vet knows about lizards ? Are they all competent to decide if Griz is bruminant ? I suspect some times they guess, and hope they are right instead of saying "I don't know".
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers
Richard
BTW how (Can?) I attach pictures of Griz I took recently ?