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I'd advise you to weigh Clyde once or twice a week to be sure he's not losing a lot of weight. Dax dropped from 420 to 380 (so 10%) over a month and a half. Knowing he wasn't dropping it quickly was a small weekly relief as I acclimated to his behavior.

They're stressed. I had the same problem (dropping egg sacs) early on when trying to breed. Once I moved them to a darker bin with more space, they started thriving. What's the approximate size of your bin?

Mine slowed down at about 5 months and brumated at 8, but he was really big for his age (18 inches, 400g). He REALLY cut down on his eating before brumating, though, down to like a bug or two a day. So yes, it's possible, but it's also necessary to rule out any other potential health issues first.

The only way to prevent moisture buildup is to keep the container very well ventilated. You can either poke a LOT of holes in the top or, if you feel like making a project for yourself, you could cut a large hole in the top of the container and hot glue a screen in place to provide adequate...

My vet is 20 minutes away and my guy (1 yr old now) sits on my shirt and watches the world go by as I drive. He is usually fine staring out the window for about 45-60 minutes before he decides he's had enough. But, as Claudiusx mentioned, it will really depend on your dragon and YOUR comfort...

As I said, buy a scale and start weighing a few times a week. If there are no parasites (fecal test) and no weight loss (regular weight checks), there's a good chance it's brumation.

When I started out, I used to keep the roaches in a small tupperware, but now keep feeders in a plastic shoebox or cricket keeper and a colony in an 18 gal tote. I feed them butternut squash, kale, red peppers, bananas, repashy bug burger, mango (just the seed after cutting it up), carrots...

The only thing that kept me sane while my guy brumated his 1st time was taking his weight once or twice a week to ensure he wasn't losing much weight. Without that, I felt like I was flying blind. If you don't have a small kitchen scale, I'd suggest spending the $8-$12 and pick one up. It was...

Not sure if it works for all dragons, but if I hold mine while near a window (my windows have good views), he'll just chill for ages.

Yeah. If you check along the sides and down towards the bottom of the container, you may find some moist areas from condensation or leaving wet veggies (squash? apples?) in there for too long. Either way, oatmeal is pretty inexpensive. Might as well change the substrate.

Please stop with the political rhetoric, otherwise I will be obliged to respond.

For what it's worth, I don't bathe my guy very often (once every few weeks) and rarely offer water. When he came out of brumation, I did the finger-dipping method too, one drop at a time, and he didn't show any signs of choking that way. He'd lick each drop with his tongue. But since he's now...

I'll say yes, but... Mine lived together in harmony for a few months until one fateful day the worms turned on the beetles in "The Uprising". Within the span of about 3 or 4 days, all the beetles (about 18-20) were defeated. I think if you separate them out at around 2 months you'll be able to...

Thanks so much for weighing in, AHBD. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing and see how things go, then. It's comforting having you Beardie experts around for your experienced advice and opinions. Raising a dragon can be nerve-wracking!

Hi all. It's been a while, but here's Dax, seemingly as happy as ever: My first checkup post is here: https://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=258867. After I wrote that post, Dax brumated for about 3 or 4 weeks under a rolling cart and emerged in April. He's now...