Brumation questions - HELP!

[kimmie]

Ok I've read the article/care sheet about it, but I still have questions (that or I just want reassurance or whatever):

Angie isn't eating bugs and while she was snacking on her salad, that has seemed to stop as well. Yesterday for the first time since I've had her, she's NOT pooped (and she's normally a GOOD pooper). Of course not having anything in your gut would make it hard to poop!

- she's only 7 months (give or take, I got her mid April and was told she could have been 2 - 3 months old based on the size she was then, that was 5 - 6"). She's now 19 inches long and weighs 349 grams (12.4oz). She was 352 grams the day before so she's not lost TOO MUCH weight.

- do I continue to offer her food, should I try syringe feeding her baby food or something, or let her be.

- how LONG will this last? I know it's getting cooler this way (actually got down to the high 50's last night ) but we have quite a few months to go before winter.

- I have 2 containers of PW's and a container of supers that I'll obviously need to donate if she's not going to eat. The roach colony can withstand this as it will help build it. Granted I might be selling off nymphs if she's going down for the winter.

What should I do as I'm at a loss and miss my ravenous-appetite-munching gal. She's alert for the most part, doesn't seem to be wanting to hang out in her basking spot but isn't totally hiding yet either! I have a vet appointment next week - if they can't take a fecal, what should I expect?

HELP - this is nerve wracking to say the least as I just don't know what to do! Force feed her or let her do her thing as she knows better!

 

[Brokenwings]

Don't worry. This is what i call the "emo stage" he will isolate himself, not eat, not poo, just try to sleep, and leave him alone. When my dragon does it, i give him his peace. it lasts quite a few months to be honest. But one day you'll wake up and see he'll be back to all smiles and sunshine Keep trying to feed him. Keep giving him salads. He eats some of the days (mine did) not much though, and then he ran back to his hideout to be emo again. hahaha

 

[diamc]

That's good that you're getting a fecal checked just to be safe.

Since she's only 7 mo old, she may only semi-brumate and still eat some days. When she does eat, make sure she has basking time to properly digest before going to sleep again. It's also a good idea to wake her up once a wk to give her a bath to make sure she is properly hydrated and to help her poop.

 

[kimmie]

That's good that you're getting a fecal checked just to be safe.

Since she's only 7 mo old, she may only semi-brumate and still eat some days. When she does eat, make sure she has basking time to properly digest before going to sleep again. It's also a good idea to wake her up once a wk to give her a bath to make sure she is properly hydrated and to help her poop.

I'm wondering if that's what she was doing - semi-brumating! She went w/o bugs for 2 days but had a few pieces of collards those days and didn't poo 1 day (of course nothing in, nothing out) - scared me since she's such a great pooper normally. She had eaten bugs again both yesterday and today, but no where near her normal voracious appetite. She's not sleeping a lot and seems to only do so at night.

At least now I know what to do and so forth! I gave her some baby food applesauce mixed with baby food chicken (P.U.) yesterday and she liked that. Afterwards is when she had the 6 supers!

As long as I can get a sample for her fecal Thursday I'll be happy (especially if it's negative).