beardiebaby19
Hatchling Member
I recently took my beardie to the vet for a check up to see if he was good to brumate. He about 14 months old, and was starting to show healthy and natural signs of brumation, so I decided to see if he was ok to do so. I took him in, they took him inside, and I waited in the car. They came back and said they gave him a coupledewormer to be "safe". They didn't take a fecal, as he hasn't pooped in a week or two, so they just gave him a few different parasite treatments. i know this won't kill him, but I don't want him to be treated for something unless I have a reason for thinking that he needs to be treated. He wasn't really showing signs of parasites, and seemed really healthy. His last stool was really healthy, his poop was well formed and a healthy color. HIs urate was also white and nice and formed. I understand that I am not a vet, but I wished that I could have known what was going on before they gave him multiple parasite medications without any previous reason. They also told me that they don't need to brumate, and that I should stop the process. They said that I should turn the lights on for 14 hours a day, and raise the temperatures so that he doesn't brumate. I wasn't "forcing" him to brumate. He just grew more tired every day and ate less and less, sleeping in his hides. He maintained his weight, and wasn't showing any signs of being unhealthy, so I allowed him to continue, lowering the lights little by little. I monitored his health very closely to make sure this wasn't something else. Have I been doing everything wrong? I am not new to reptiles, so I know the basics, but I do admit that I can get things wrong. I don't want to be the person to completely go against everything the vet says just because I don't want to admit that I'm wrong. I would be completely open to these new opinions, but I wanted to get a second opinion.