Rocky2022
Sub-Adult Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Rocky, Ruby
that the beardies know better than us?
According to my research and many of these posts, Rocky is too young to brumate-
I believe based on how much he eats, he may not need to bask as long but Rocky is changing on me. Rocky TELLS me how long he needs to bask, is this normal due to him aging... Rocky will soon be 9 months.
Rocky's routine includes morning basking until he eats, he basks again afterwards then he wants to play. Rocky will naturally bask for 2 hours after he eats before he can have window time.
Although the weather is changing, it's like Rocky knows when it's going to be a warmer day. He will eat a little less for lunch, basks for an hour then take his nose and bang on the door like a maniac.* On cooler/gloomier days he will stay inside the enclosure all day- the enclosure temps are consistent.
I am telling myself that Rocky knows what he wants/needs but this is recent behavior over the last 2 days that I need to keep my eye on.
Lastly, Rocky is waking up about 2 hours later and staying up about 3 hours later. It's darker in the mornings now.
All other behaviors are the same, poo is healthy, etc
*Yesterday I sat in front of him and told him to cut it out, he laughed at me and kept doing it for 2 minutes until I couldn't take it. I opened the door, he sat in the window and he looked back at me like he wanted to stick his tongue out at me. So nothing is wrong with him.
According to my research and many of these posts, Rocky is too young to brumate-
I believe based on how much he eats, he may not need to bask as long but Rocky is changing on me. Rocky TELLS me how long he needs to bask, is this normal due to him aging... Rocky will soon be 9 months.
Rocky's routine includes morning basking until he eats, he basks again afterwards then he wants to play. Rocky will naturally bask for 2 hours after he eats before he can have window time.
Although the weather is changing, it's like Rocky knows when it's going to be a warmer day. He will eat a little less for lunch, basks for an hour then take his nose and bang on the door like a maniac.* On cooler/gloomier days he will stay inside the enclosure all day- the enclosure temps are consistent.
I am telling myself that Rocky knows what he wants/needs but this is recent behavior over the last 2 days that I need to keep my eye on.
Lastly, Rocky is waking up about 2 hours later and staying up about 3 hours later. It's darker in the mornings now.
All other behaviors are the same, poo is healthy, etc
*Yesterday I sat in front of him and told him to cut it out, he laughed at me and kept doing it for 2 minutes until I couldn't take it. I opened the door, he sat in the window and he looked back at me like he wanted to stick his tongue out at me. So nothing is wrong with him.
