Ashgrove13
Member
Hi everyone! It's been a really long time since I've been on here, but Leo is doing amazing!
I am having some concerns with his behaviour recently. It started about 3 weeks ago. I live on the East Coast in the USA, and it is starting to cool off. Leo has been very sleepy, mostly in the cool side in a corner behind his favorite tree. He has been curled up and uninterested in coming out to keep me company. He is still VERY excited when I offer him bugs. Recently he has been going crazy for his dubia roaches, and continues to do that even when he is being lazy. He is slighly less interested in his salad, but still eats some of it. He is still pooping, they look okay, although not as frequent as he used to.
I have been questioning whether or not he is going into brumation. He has never done it before, which makes me wonder if it is something else. I got him in December of 2015 as a tiny little guy. He did not brumate in 2016 or 2017. I did take him to the vet and she did not mention anything about brumation, just that I should get a fecal sample looked at. Once I get a good one on a day I work I will take it into work and read it (I work at a vet clinic, but the two vets do not specifically specialize in reptiles, so the vet I took him to was an outside vet).
I would just like to know what people think is going on. His behaviour sounds like brumation from what i've read, but I just want to make sure before I do anything.
Thanks to anyone who can help! I really appreciate it!!
I am having some concerns with his behaviour recently. It started about 3 weeks ago. I live on the East Coast in the USA, and it is starting to cool off. Leo has been very sleepy, mostly in the cool side in a corner behind his favorite tree. He has been curled up and uninterested in coming out to keep me company. He is still VERY excited when I offer him bugs. Recently he has been going crazy for his dubia roaches, and continues to do that even when he is being lazy. He is slighly less interested in his salad, but still eats some of it. He is still pooping, they look okay, although not as frequent as he used to.
I have been questioning whether or not he is going into brumation. He has never done it before, which makes me wonder if it is something else. I got him in December of 2015 as a tiny little guy. He did not brumate in 2016 or 2017. I did take him to the vet and she did not mention anything about brumation, just that I should get a fecal sample looked at. Once I get a good one on a day I work I will take it into work and read it (I work at a vet clinic, but the two vets do not specifically specialize in reptiles, so the vet I took him to was an outside vet).
I would just like to know what people think is going on. His behaviour sounds like brumation from what i've read, but I just want to make sure before I do anything.
Thanks to anyone who can help! I really appreciate it!!