Hi All,
My beardie, Nigel, is approaching 2 years old. For the past two weeks-ish, she has been spending all day in her hide. Days at a time... I have taken her out to eat (she will eat her bugs only, but I found if I place some greens by her mouth when she is chewing, she will eat the greens) but she has not gone to the bathroom. When I take her out to eat, I place her under the basking light and she will bask for a couple of hours, then back to the hide until I take her out again. It is almost like she is brumating...
Her setup has the cool side in the low/mid 80s. Hot side in upper 90s. I have a mercury vapor bulb for her basking, and I have a tube UVB light along the rest of her tank. I turned off the tube light for a couple days to test to see if it was just too bright for her. She still hid.
When I take her out, she is alert.
Any thoughts/advice?
Thank you so much to this wonderful community! Being a first time beardie owner, the support on this site has been invaluable. I truly appreciate all the help.
My beardie, Nigel, is approaching 2 years old. For the past two weeks-ish, she has been spending all day in her hide. Days at a time... I have taken her out to eat (she will eat her bugs only, but I found if I place some greens by her mouth when she is chewing, she will eat the greens) but she has not gone to the bathroom. When I take her out to eat, I place her under the basking light and she will bask for a couple of hours, then back to the hide until I take her out again. It is almost like she is brumating...
Her setup has the cool side in the low/mid 80s. Hot side in upper 90s. I have a mercury vapor bulb for her basking, and I have a tube UVB light along the rest of her tank. I turned off the tube light for a couple days to test to see if it was just too bright for her. She still hid.
When I take her out, she is alert.
Any thoughts/advice?
Thank you so much to this wonderful community! Being a first time beardie owner, the support on this site has been invaluable. I truly appreciate all the help.