BeardedBoroshlav
Member
Hi all!
I'm a bit concerned about one of my two dragons, Chloe. She's about five and a half years old now.
It's not unusual to find her lying on the cool side of the tank every so often (she seems to split her time evenly between the basking spot and the dark side), but lately she's been lying in the cool corner looking extremely lethargic.
She won't accept any food (even hand fed, which she prefers), and her eyes only open very slightly when I'm in the room or try to move her, if at all. Now, a lot of this sounds just like brumation as per the care sheet on this wonderful site, but how can I be sure that she's brumating and not physically languishing? Is there any way to tell? Despite the fact that this sounds like "textbook" brumation on paper, it's hard for me to see her so sluggish and do nothing about it.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Ryan
I'm a bit concerned about one of my two dragons, Chloe. She's about five and a half years old now.
It's not unusual to find her lying on the cool side of the tank every so often (she seems to split her time evenly between the basking spot and the dark side), but lately she's been lying in the cool corner looking extremely lethargic.
She won't accept any food (even hand fed, which she prefers), and her eyes only open very slightly when I'm in the room or try to move her, if at all. Now, a lot of this sounds just like brumation as per the care sheet on this wonderful site, but how can I be sure that she's brumating and not physically languishing? Is there any way to tell? Despite the fact that this sounds like "textbook" brumation on paper, it's hard for me to see her so sluggish and do nothing about it.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Ryan