Don’t want him to enter brumation (plus transitioning to mainly greens)

[NightRaysMoon]

Basically Kazoku is less interested in food, and sleeping on the floor or under his hides/shelters. I don’t want him to brumate but we don’t have enough heat in the downstairs area to trick him that it’s not winter. His clutch hatched on December 24th 2020, so now he’s a year old. However it is not possible to convince him to eat greens in his current state. He’s not 100% brumating but he is showing signs. I am not prepared to have Kazoku enter brumation. I want to know what I should do for Kazoku for the rest of the winter. One extra thing; Kaz loves cuddles and we handle him quite a bit so if he brumates he probably won’t be able to have much interaction with us.

 

[mango_the_beardie]

Basically Kazoku is less interested in food, and sleeping on the floor or under his hides/shelters. I don’t want him to brumate but we don’t have enough heat in the downstairs area to trick him that it’s not winter. His clutch hatched on December 24th 2020, so now he’s a year old. However it is not possible to convince him to eat greens in his current state. He’s not 100% brumating but he is showing signs. I am not prepared to have Kazoku enter brumation. I want to know what I should do for Kazoku for the rest of the winter. One extra thing; Kaz loves cuddles and we handle him quite a bit so if he brumates he probably won’t be able to have much interaction with us.

I would just keep in warm downstairs because I have the same situation as you. Do you have a heater you could use?

 

[KarrieRee]

Basically Kazoku is less interested in food, and sleeping on the floor or under his hides/shelters. I don’t want him to brumate but we don’t have enough heat in the downstairs area to trick him that it’s not winter. His clutch hatched on December 24th 2020, so now he’s a year old. However it is not possible to convince him to eat greens in his current state. He’s not 100% brumating but he is showing signs. I am not prepared to have Kazoku enter brumation. I want to know what I should do for Kazoku for the rest of the winter. One extra thing; Kaz loves cuddles and we handle him quite a bit so if he brumates he probably won’t be able to have much interaction with us.

Brumation is a instinct thing you should not prevent him from brumating - what is his weight? Grams please --

 

[NightRaysMoon]

Brumation is a instinct thing you should not prevent him from brumating - what is his weight? Grams please --

Last time I checked he was roughly 380 grams

 

[NightRaysMoon]

I would just keep in warm downstairs because I have the same situation as you. Do you have a heater you could use?

Like a plug-in heater for household use? I believe we have a few of those somewhere.

 

[KarrieRee]

Last time I checked he was roughly 380 grams

Ok so hes of good weight --- let him go into brumation --

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if he goes into semi brumation where hes sleeping a few days or a couple of weeks and comes out to bask and eat he will be fine - mine never go into full brumation and do the semi thing I leave them alone - just make sure hes kept hydrated if he goes into the full sleep thing - keep a weight on him kitchen food scale weigh in grams -- every 10 days to 14 weigh and offer water

 

[Xjrosie]

Why don't you want him to brumate?

I know I wasn't prepared for it, and it goes against my nature as a mom to not feed something I love for 1-4 whole months, but if they feel the need for brumation, it's better to let them do their thing.

 

[KarrieRee]

Why don't you want him to brumate?

I know I wasn't prepared for it, and it goes against my nature as a mom to not feed something I love for 1-4 whole months, but if they feel the need for brumation, it's better to let them do their thing.

Dragons should not brumate for more in than 3 months tops

 

[Xjrosie]

Dragons should not brumate for more in than 3 months tops

It's rare, but it does happen. I've already read a thread on here where their dragon slept for I think 119 days.

My guy went down for a little over two months, woke up for a week, then took another month long nap. Freaked me out, being his first brumation, but the vet said as long as he's not losing weight, he's fine.

I just don't understand the reasoning behind preventing brumation altogether. I would think it would stress him out.