Beardie not very active.

[Jennie]

Our female hasnt been very active latey. While she is in her tank she usally just finds a spot and stays there, however when we let her out to roam shes everywhere! We had recently put her into a larger tank, could that be a reason? Could she be going through brumation?

She also hasnt shown too much interest in eating since we moved her into the new tank unless she thinks they are "treats" becuase she has no problems with eating those. She has been refusing to eat her greens too, unless they have bananas in them...

We are starting a Dubia colony but its going to be a while till that pickes up so we cant feed her those too often unless we buy some just for feedings. She has no problem eating her Dubies.

She is in a 48 x 24 x 20 enclouser, reptisun 10 uvb, basking temp at 105 & cool side 75.

 

[NegativeCreep]

How long ago did you move her into the new enclosure? It very well could be relocation stress.

 

[Jennie]

We moved her into the new enclosure 2-3 weeks ago. I have a feeling its just been stressful on her, but how long should this go on before I should start to worry and maybe have her checked out?

She used to be housed in an all glass enclosure, but now shes in a wood one with glass sliding front doors, maybe it was just a big change?

 

[NegativeCreep]

We moved her into the new enclosure 2-3 weeks ago. I have a feeling its just been stressful on her, but how long should this go on before I should start to worry and maybe have her checked out?

She used to be housed in an all glass enclosure, but now shes in a wood one with glass sliding front doors, maybe it was just a big change?

Hm.. I would guess after two weeks, she would be settled in. I don't know, I'm sorry. I wish I had more advice..

 

[zimbabwepegasus]

Hi!
I have a couple Qs
How old is your female?
How is old is your UVB?
How close can she get to the UVB source?

Hopefully we can sort this out!

 

[Jennie]

She is about 3 and a half years old.

We just replaced the Reptisun 10 UV bulb, so its brand new.

She is about 8-9 inchs away from her UV source.

 

[zimbabwepegasus]

Your set up sounds good!
yeah, if she's three, I would definitely think brumation.
Take a fecal to your vet, just to be sure. The fecal usually isn't over $30. Especially if she's going to brumate, you want to make absolutely certain that she has a clean bill of health!
You can find a qualified reptile vet at http://www.herpvetconnection.com

Good luck!

 

[Jennie]

Thank you. Yeah I think we will do that, just to be sure. Its only when shes in her tank that she acts like this, just today she was running around everywhere! Haha.