brumation

[anqul]

I got a question...does every bearded falls to sleep in winter time? cause my didnt last year and idk if she is going this year how can i tell if she wants to or not...? and if she does do i wake her up to feed her and do i clean the the tank or i should just leave it like that till she wakes up??

 

[Luthien]

Not every beardie will go into brumation but most do at one point in time, usually in the winter when the temperature cools down.
If your beardie does go into brumation then try leaving her for a few days but feed her normally, she might wake up on her own to eat a little (don't be alarmed if she doesn't eat as much).

If she doesn't wake up to eat then yes you will have to wake her and get her to eat a bit.

Clean her cage out as much as you can without disturbing her, sand is the best for this but if you have other substrate it won't hurt to move her to clean her cage even if she is sleeping.

 

[AHBD]

Don't be afraid of brumation if your dragon is good health, size and weight. It's normal, and you actually don't want to wake them at all. I've done this for 16 years, and they should be left sleeping, just as they would in the wild. The only time I wake them is if it's been longer than 3 months....but if that makes you uncomfortable, you can " check' on them every couple of weeks to see if they want to wake on their own.

 

[anqul]

dude thanks soo much but i got one more question dont i have to feed her?

 

[HaleyMaree]

It depends on how awake she or he is. If your beardie wakes up occasionally then I would recommend feeding still but just cutting it down. But if they are down for the count then I would just let her be.

~Haley

 

[Luthien]

It depends on how awake she or he is. If your beardie wakes up occasionally then I would recommend feeding still but just cutting it down. But if they are down for the count then I would just let her be.

~Haley

Yup I would do the same thing, think of brumation as hibernation in bears or skunks. They pack up on the food before going to sleep and then don't eat all winter. Same thing with beardies but they don't sleep all winter just for a short while.