Burmation? please help

[TomatoTomatoe]

hello!
My bearded dragon, Katsu, is my very first bearded dragon. He is seven months old this month! Recently, he has been very lethargic and doesn’t move as often as he used to. When I turn on his late in the mornings, he usually basks underneath it and is fine. But recently, he runs off under a dark hiding space. All he wants to do it seems, is to lie down and chill under somewhere cool. His food has been the same, everything has been perfectly normal and the same. I’ve heard about burmation and I’ve done a bit of research, I’m just worried if this is not burmation? If he is sick. My set up is a 60 gallon tank with Zoo Med T8 ReptiSun 10.0 UVB Fluorescent Lamp, 18-in, along with the heating bulb. Is he going into burmation? Pls help.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That is a terrific name, Katsu. Do you have any pictures of him we could see, along with his
tank setup pictures?
Usually, they don't want to brumate under 1 year of age, but sometimes you will have a dragon
who is insistent & will brumate. As long as he/she is healthy, a 7 month old should be able to
successfully brumate without any ill health effects.
If he is losing weight then I would highly recommend getting a fecal done on him to be sure it
isn't something else going on such as parasites or worms. If he's maintaining his weight, then
we can review everything to be sure it's all correct.
Has his beard been regular color or darker in color?

Tracie