kaitlynboone
Member
My bearded dragon went into a heavy brumation this winter. I was worried at first until i understood what he was doing. Now its april 20th and while he has become more active (instead of sleeping all day he will be up for a few hours but goes back to bed around 2pm) he still isn't eating as much as he used to pre-brumation. He used to be able to eat 25 crickets at a time and now I can only get him to eat 2-10 at a time (usually around 5) and he barely picks at his veggies.
I'm in michigan so winter lasted pretty long into late-march and early april, but the past three weeks its been in the 40-70s (much warmer than winter). should i be worried? I don't have a scale to weigh him so i'm not sure if he's lost any weight.
other notes: his cage temperatures seem fine, and i'm using proper lighting, and spraying him with water a few times a day.
so...should i be worried? should i take him to the vet? or is it normal for them to come out of brumation this slowly?
I'm in michigan so winter lasted pretty long into late-march and early april, but the past three weeks its been in the 40-70s (much warmer than winter). should i be worried? I don't have a scale to weigh him so i'm not sure if he's lost any weight.
other notes: his cage temperatures seem fine, and i'm using proper lighting, and spraying him with water a few times a day.
so...should i be worried? should i take him to the vet? or is it normal for them to come out of brumation this slowly?