melissamott124
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Hi everyone!
My little guy Lazlo has been showing pretty much every textbook symptom of brumation: decreased appetite (though he's still eating), sleepiness and laziness during the day, and attempting to dig into dark corners of his tank during the day. He's only 8 months old currently and I know brumation usually begins after 12 months, but is it possible he's getting ready to go into brumation early? He's pretty much full grown at this point - he's 19 inches long and very muscular with awesome fat pads. The vet didn't believe me when I told her he was under a year old, and I wouldn't have either if I hadn't raised him from a tiny baby!
As a side note: he did test positively for pinworms a little over a month ago. He was prescribed 4 doses of Panacur (one dose weekly) and he just finished up the last dose last week. I'm planning on taking a fecal sample back to the vet this week to make sure the infection was cleared. His stool still looks a little funky to me, but I'm going to wait and see what the fecal exam says before getting worried.
If anyone can give me some advice on whether or not to expect brumation, that would be really helpful! The symptoms of brumation mirror the symptoms of illness, and I just want to make sure I'm not missing an illness by assuming it's brumation.
Thanks in advance!
My little guy Lazlo has been showing pretty much every textbook symptom of brumation: decreased appetite (though he's still eating), sleepiness and laziness during the day, and attempting to dig into dark corners of his tank during the day. He's only 8 months old currently and I know brumation usually begins after 12 months, but is it possible he's getting ready to go into brumation early? He's pretty much full grown at this point - he's 19 inches long and very muscular with awesome fat pads. The vet didn't believe me when I told her he was under a year old, and I wouldn't have either if I hadn't raised him from a tiny baby!
As a side note: he did test positively for pinworms a little over a month ago. He was prescribed 4 doses of Panacur (one dose weekly) and he just finished up the last dose last week. I'm planning on taking a fecal sample back to the vet this week to make sure the infection was cleared. His stool still looks a little funky to me, but I'm going to wait and see what the fecal exam says before getting worried.
If anyone can give me some advice on whether or not to expect brumation, that would be really helpful! The symptoms of brumation mirror the symptoms of illness, and I just want to make sure I'm not missing an illness by assuming it's brumation.
Thanks in advance!