felix27
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Cass is 6 years old and usually semi-brumates for a few weeks during the summer. Last month I thought he was doing his normal thing, but then he stopped going in his cave, he would just sit around all day, not eating. He was losing weight rapidly so I started giving him greens/veggie slurries and ordered some Reptaid which he's been on for 5 days. His poops are totally normal when I get him to eat. He's been slowly improving, even opened his mouth for the slurry this morning, I didn't have to force it into him.
But I've noticed he will sit in his basking spot until he is literally blackbearding, overheating and limp. I'll move him to the middle of the enclosure, he recovers, and then he will eventually make his way right back to the basking spot and do the same thing. I tried covering the screen top to keep the ambient at 92 as my vet suggested, but it just raises the basking temp and he still does the same thing.
Normally the ambient temp is 85, cool side in cave 75, basking spot has always been around 99 and up to 107 at the high point of the log, but I lowered it yesterday so it only gets to 101. MVB is less than a month old. Tile/slate substrate.
He gets soaks and his fat pads are plump so he's not dehydrated, but he just seems unable to tell when he is too hot. he doesn't gape either - even when I aimed the temp gun at him and his surface temp was well over 100 degrees.
I've tried searching but can't find anything about beardies overheating themselves, it's usually the other way around. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or ideas. Thanks!
But I've noticed he will sit in his basking spot until he is literally blackbearding, overheating and limp. I'll move him to the middle of the enclosure, he recovers, and then he will eventually make his way right back to the basking spot and do the same thing. I tried covering the screen top to keep the ambient at 92 as my vet suggested, but it just raises the basking temp and he still does the same thing.
Normally the ambient temp is 85, cool side in cave 75, basking spot has always been around 99 and up to 107 at the high point of the log, but I lowered it yesterday so it only gets to 101. MVB is less than a month old. Tile/slate substrate.
He gets soaks and his fat pads are plump so he's not dehydrated, but he just seems unable to tell when he is too hot. he doesn't gape either - even when I aimed the temp gun at him and his surface temp was well over 100 degrees.
I've tried searching but can't find anything about beardies overheating themselves, it's usually the other way around. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or ideas. Thanks!