Freezing beardie!!

[aegillesp]

Simon I believe has been in semi-brumation for about a month now. He hasn't eaten anything for 2-3 weeks and has only slept a maximum of 3-4 days straight so he lays in the same spot for days at a time before he moves. I'm not too concerned for his eating habits. Today when I went to check on him I found a silver fish crawling all over his hide so I pulled everything out and changed his carpet and he was soo cold!! His hide stays about 85 degrees internally but he feels like an icicle! Is this normal? Also, is it normal for brandies to gain weight in brumation? He went from 589g to 591g? I know it's a small amount but just curious.

 

[mistygirl]

what is the temp in your habitat? I have a ceramic heat emitter which raises the temp in my girl's home but gives off no light so I can have her in the dark at night and I use slate on the bottom. I also give her baths every few days during brumation. If she is not eating at all, you could try a repti aid type feeding. Is your Simon pooping ok? I try to keep my habitat at 90 degrees or higher at the warm end and the cool end at about 75-80.