Are they going into burmation?

[Julie77]

Well Neither of them have woken up this morning.. They will open their eyes and look at me when I sing their names to them.. Kinda like "would you leave me alone?" Sonic has moved slowly up her basking log and at the moment looks like she is standing on her hind legs leaning on it. Asleep... Shadow came out of his little ball shape he was in last night and is spread out on his log, Asleep. Neither of them are hiding they are under their basking lights. Though they are NOT at the temps they need to be.. She is at about 90 and he is at about 96 (using a heat gun). Their MVB's are on the way and should be here tomorrow. So I should be able to get them where they are supposed to be soon!

Just wondering if it IS burmation and not anything else? Man I must seem like SUCH a worry wart! We have only had them since Saturday.... My son is not concerned... LOL.. Leave it to Mom to be the habitual worrier!

 

[jfm08]

i would guess brumaation... have you been able to see their poop is it really runny? Or is it normal... if its runny i would suggest going to the vet and having them run a fecal test to see if there are any parasites.... but they just sound lazy to me lol so i wouldnt worry to much

 

[akingsley9000]

how old are they? if they are under a year it is probably not brumation.

 

[Julie77]

They are about a year and a half old. Sonic is 16 inches long and Shadow is right around the same length. (He won't let me measure him.. LOL) I don't know their weight. But Sonics belly is about 3 and a half inches wide if that is any indication?

I am setting up a VET appointment for the next week or so to make sure things are ok

 

[akingsley9000]

Oh ok - then yes they could be going into brumation. It is a good idea to get a fecal done before they fully go under just to be sure there are no parasites hiding.

have you seen this article by Denise? If not you should take a few minutes to read it over. It is full of great information:

http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/brumation/