Advice please

[lgracethompson94]

My beardie is about 7-8 months old, and is showing both signs of brumation and parasites.

I am going to get a faecal test done this week, my other half is convinced he is brumating (which isn’t unseen for dragons his age). He is lethargic but still eating a little bit each day (he had calci worms and locusts today). And he pooped every day apart from today.

What are your experiences of brumation and parasites? He doesn’t appear to be losing weight yet, but is very grumpy and doesn’t move much from the shade.

Info:

Temps are 40 degrees basking spot, 30 degrees warm end 24-27 cool end. He’s in a 4ft tank and is 15 inches, and looks a healthy weight.

 

[CooperDragon]

It's a good idea to have a fecal test done before brumation just as part of an annual wellness visit. Acting sleepy while not losing weight does sound like brumation. They tend to be a bit grumpy and act like they're on sleeping pills. Some days they sleep all day, some days they are awake. It varies between dragons though. Just keep tracking his weight to make sure that stays pretty stable.