taransteve
Sub-Adult Member
Hello,
I have a few questions about Brumating.. Zues started to get sleepy the first part of October and went into full brumation on Halloween. We did everything we normally do when it's this time of year, I gave him baths every week, monitored his weight and kept a close eye on him. Around December we noticed that he was in a really deep sleep and I started to worry, I tried eveything I could to peak his interest but he just wanted to sleep. I called his vet and was told that as long as he was not dehydrated or loosing weight to let him sleep. In late January he was still brumating but he looked ok so I let him sleep. A few weeks ago I took him out because I was so worried... He's still a bit lethargic, just wants to sleep and I've been force feeding him. Should I put him back? Do beardies brumate this long??? Zues is 8 yrs old and I'm worried it's just old age.. We lost our baby Seuzy in August of last year and I can't stand the thought of loosing Zues.. Am I doing him more harm than good by waking him up to soon?
I have a few questions about Brumating.. Zues started to get sleepy the first part of October and went into full brumation on Halloween. We did everything we normally do when it's this time of year, I gave him baths every week, monitored his weight and kept a close eye on him. Around December we noticed that he was in a really deep sleep and I started to worry, I tried eveything I could to peak his interest but he just wanted to sleep. I called his vet and was told that as long as he was not dehydrated or loosing weight to let him sleep. In late January he was still brumating but he looked ok so I let him sleep. A few weeks ago I took him out because I was so worried... He's still a bit lethargic, just wants to sleep and I've been force feeding him. Should I put him back? Do beardies brumate this long??? Zues is 8 yrs old and I'm worried it's just old age.. We lost our baby Seuzy in August of last year and I can't stand the thought of loosing Zues.. Am I doing him more harm than good by waking him up to soon?