indianaryan
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I am concerned my bearded dragon might be trying to go into Brumation. It is approximately 7 months old I think, and I don't think it's quite old enough to do this from what I've read. I've had it for about 3 months now, and it's always had a healthy appetite and has basked on the hammock all day every day until about a week ago. Nothing has changed to cause this except that I stopped feeding it dubia roaches about 3 weeks ago due to running out of them. I went about a week until I got some crickets and fed it those. Now it is hiding in a cave and won't come out. I have taken it out twice now after the bearded dragon has been in the cave for a day or two, and given it a bath. Once it came out on its own when I fed it crickets. I'm concerned that it is too young to go into brumation. It is very healthy from what I can tell, but should I let the brumation happen or try to stop it?
Details:
How old is your dragon? 7 months old, I think
How long have you had your dragon? 3 months
How long is your dragon? 16" long.
What is the sex of your dragon? TBD
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 40 gallon tank
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? was just paper towels until I put sand in about 3 days ago (probably not a good idea)
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Mercury Vapor bulb
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Thrive 100W
How old is your UVB bulb? 3 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? 8-9"
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? I use a 100W ceramic heater
What are the basking temps? 95 to 100 degrees F
What is the cool side temp? 75
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? temp gun
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? on the surface of the hammock that the dragon basks on
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? no
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Was Dubia roaches and Rep-Cal pellets with salads. Replaced Dubia roaches with Crickets recently.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? 3 times a day unless the food hasn't been eaten
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? carrots and apples
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? zoo-med calcium
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? yes, once a day
Do you bath your dragon? How often? yes, once every other week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? yes, there is a bowl of water
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? no
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
Edit: Updated the length of the dragon
Details:
How old is your dragon? 7 months old, I think
How long have you had your dragon? 3 months
How long is your dragon? 16" long.
What is the sex of your dragon? TBD
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 40 gallon tank
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? was just paper towels until I put sand in about 3 days ago (probably not a good idea)
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Mercury Vapor bulb
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Thrive 100W
How old is your UVB bulb? 3 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? 8-9"
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? I use a 100W ceramic heater
What are the basking temps? 95 to 100 degrees F
What is the cool side temp? 75
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? temp gun
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? on the surface of the hammock that the dragon basks on
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? no
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Was Dubia roaches and Rep-Cal pellets with salads. Replaced Dubia roaches with Crickets recently.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? 3 times a day unless the food hasn't been eaten
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? carrots and apples
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? zoo-med calcium
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? yes, once a day
Do you bath your dragon? How often? yes, once every other week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? yes, there is a bowl of water
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? no
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
Edit: Updated the length of the dragon