Coming out of Brumation? Complications

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Vibria

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I see a lot of information on what you're supposed to do when your bearded dragon is going into brumation, but nothing about what to do when they come out.
See, my lizard is still sleeping a lot and won't stay out of her hide for more than a few minutes. She'll eat if I give her food, but she won't bask to digest it, so I don't know if I should. At the same time, I don't want to starve her, so I don't know what to do.
I'm guessing that she's still sleeping a lot because we haven't had consistent springish weather (it snowed yesterday. It's almost April and there was snow on the ground this morning) and the house still gets cold from time to time.
I just don't know what to do. Should I force her to wake up, or let her go? I'm really worried. I actually originally posted this in Health, but I decided to repost it here because I really would like some advice.
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Jaskotch

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My bearded would sleep 12 months out of the year if I let him. I basically monitor his weight and overall condition- I'll let him go as long as he's not losing weight or looks otherwise ill. I wake him up every few days with a bath, or just uncovering him from his hide, and usually that is enough to get him going. His weight is stable. If that were to change, then I'd have a fecal done, and if nothing there, a blood test. But so far, this is keeping him in pretty good shape. Just my experience… what I take from this forum is there is a wide range of what is normal behavior for beardies in captivity...
 

Vibria

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So you think I should just let it go? I shouldn't try to get her to wake up or anything?
 

Jaskotch

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if you think something is wrong, if you are weighing her and seeing a weight loss, if she just looks not right, then most definitely check it out. i certainly did with mine. but once i was told by the vet, and later by an independent fecal, that nothing was amiss, and i figured out his rhythm, when he wanted to sleep a few days, when it was time to wake him up for a soak and the opportunity to chow, i just go with the flow and he is doing fine.
first and always, being observant, if things look bad or something less than normal, bad coloring, weight loss, get it checked out.
 
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