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I'm so glad to see someone else posting about this! My dragon was diagnosed with early kidney failure two years ago. The main symptoms were actually head wobbling and struggling to walk, so at first I mistakenly thought it was something like MBD. But a blood test showing it was his kidneys. I...

Is there a difference in brumation with beardies kept in rooms with natural light vs without? On a related note, a lot of people say that brumation is 'hard coded' into beardies and they just know when it's winter... But if that's true, wouldn't they become less active in summer when kept in...

Asking around different reptile forums because I was hoping some other beardie owners could help me test a hypothesis! Last winter my 9 year old beardie Bowser woke up a while from brumation and I noticed he had some tremors. The vet determined it was a slight calcium deficiency and just said...

thanks! :) Hmm about lowering the temp... Problem is his only heat source is the MVB so I can't use a dimmer on it or anything. :T I haven't seen him hanging out at the cool end of the viv or gaping to show he's too hot either. I'll see about installing a small fan outside one of the vents...

Some related husbandry info: 9 year old beardie boy 4'x2' enclosure 160w Megaray for UVB and heat, 3 months old and tested with a Solarmeter 100-102 hot side, 84-85 cool, tested with a heat gun I feed him after around 10 or 11 so he has time to warm up and time to digest after. He eats salad...