hi all! at what age do beardies start brumating? i’ve tried googling but answers are inconsistent. chompy is 10 months (he’ll be 11 mo in 10 days) and he’s displaying the basic signs of brumation (sleeping more and decreased appetite). it’s wintertime here so it makes sense. how can i get him to eat stuff while he’s beumating? he’s at that time where i have to start weaning him from mainly protein to mainly veg - but he has ZERO interest in his salad. and unfortunately because it’s wintertime we can’t order his crix from where we usually do- so we can’t buy them in bulk. anyways- there are days where he ONLY wants to eat veg or ONLY crix, he’s a very picky eater. do you have any ideas on how to make him more interested in his salad? he usually gets collard greens, occasionally add some fruits or other vegs to add variety. his salad is dusted w calcium powder everyday, i used to put dried crix on his salad bc it would make him eat it but he’s dehydrated so i’m going with bsfl as soon as i can find it in a pet store.
also! he’s 10 months old, 22 inches and 483 grams. is he at a healthy weight?? he seems skinny to me- but that could just be because he hasn’t been eating as much
any ideas help!
Please get some dubias ordered from here ASAP- they are a better feeder anyway and will last longer --
www.dubiaroaches.com this is a great place to order from and they will be shutting down today for 2 weeks for Xmas -- I would get around 200 from them order large I am thinking if hes 10 months you can get a 10 gallon aquarium and keep them in there feed dubia food along w/ dubia dew - as far as diet and brumation it sounds like the weather related behavior - they will slow down on eating - keep track of his weight kitchen food scale weigh in grams --- since hes not eating salads keep him
hydrated by either offering water on his nose a
bath every 10 days or so if hes
drinking in his
bath - - you can get him some horn worms from dubias too they are a great
hydrating worm - order small amount as they grow really fast - you can feed him 1-2 per day - super worms are great too I get them from here
Fluker Farms - Order Live Crickets, Mealworms, Superworms they only have large and you will need something to keep them in they come in a tube - plastic container w/ holes in the lid and feed bran if you can find it or feed regular oatmeal w/ carrots for
hydration --- your dragons weight is good -- so the lack of appetite could be why hes not eating so much--- if he starts to lose a lot of weight a fecal might be in order to check for parasites -- NO enemas ---you can take a fecal into the vet drop it off have them test for parasites -- make sure your lighting is up to par --- temps are surface temps being taken w/ a digital probe thermometer and NO coils for a UVB they are inadequate --- you want a long tube fixture properly placed in the tank for best rays --- if you need more help please ask --