Good day! My adult beardie fell into brumation shortly after we received her. Her family had a baby and couldn't handle her as often, leading to their concern as she stopped eating and pooping and passing her onto us, avid reptile owners. The lack of handling led to her first brumation and she has been asleep for three months now.
I check up on her every two days to make sure she is well and still alive, as she was (and is) a very healthy beardie before falling asleep. We tried to wake her up unsuccessfully a month ago, but ultimately determined to allow her to follow her natural patterns.
I checked up on her today and she had taken a massive poo and still sleeping in it. I rinsed her off (still sleeping, jeez) and cleaned her poo, but I know she didn't eat much of anything before she fell asleep. I'm concerned because I wasn't aware she had anything in her before falling asleep and research said she shouldn't have had anything in her tum while sleeping, lest it lead to health issues. She also hasn't pooped her entire brumation. She isn't emaciated, she's responsive but very drowsy, and I've taken steps to wake her up by turning on her lights again so that I can look for additional signs to make sure she isn't unwell. Does anyone else have any experience with this?
I check up on her every two days to make sure she is well and still alive, as she was (and is) a very healthy beardie before falling asleep. We tried to wake her up unsuccessfully a month ago, but ultimately determined to allow her to follow her natural patterns.
I checked up on her today and she had taken a massive poo and still sleeping in it. I rinsed her off (still sleeping, jeez) and cleaned her poo, but I know she didn't eat much of anything before she fell asleep. I'm concerned because I wasn't aware she had anything in her before falling asleep and research said she shouldn't have had anything in her tum while sleeping, lest it lead to health issues. She also hasn't pooped her entire brumation. She isn't emaciated, she's responsive but very drowsy, and I've taken steps to wake her up by turning on her lights again so that I can look for additional signs to make sure she isn't unwell. Does anyone else have any experience with this?