Hi all, checking to see if anyone can share their experience with a juvenile going into brumation. After ruling just about everything out short of a visit to the vet (happening this week), and reading a lot of brumation info, it seems like Elliot starting to go into brumation at just about 6mos old.
I've read that this can happen at any age and I'm worried that her growth is going to be stunted if she sleeps for 8-12 weeks at this age. Has anyone had experience with a young brumating beardie?
For reference, her eating habits, poop, demeanor have all remained totally normal. Viv temps and basking spot are all good with 77 on the cool side, low 90's on the hot, and 103 in the basking spot. The past week or so she's started going to sleep about an hour before lights out, and all of the sudden I just can't seem to get her to want to bask much. Today she wouldn't really even bask after breakfast or dinner (ate like a PIG) and went to bed 1.5hrs before lights out. No matter how I arrange the furniture in the viv she just goes to the same back corner whether it has a hide or is in the light, and shuts her eyes for on and off snoozing all day.
She was shedding like crazy every 2 weeks from 8 weeks old but stopped after her last shed a few weeks ago. This all seems to be coinciding with the days feeling suddenly shorter despite it still being summer weather in N.California.
So brumation it seems... but I'm worried she wont continue to grow much when she wakes up! Would love to hear experiences from anyone who went through this with a juvenile.
I've read that this can happen at any age and I'm worried that her growth is going to be stunted if she sleeps for 8-12 weeks at this age. Has anyone had experience with a young brumating beardie?
For reference, her eating habits, poop, demeanor have all remained totally normal. Viv temps and basking spot are all good with 77 on the cool side, low 90's on the hot, and 103 in the basking spot. The past week or so she's started going to sleep about an hour before lights out, and all of the sudden I just can't seem to get her to want to bask much. Today she wouldn't really even bask after breakfast or dinner (ate like a PIG) and went to bed 1.5hrs before lights out. No matter how I arrange the furniture in the viv she just goes to the same back corner whether it has a hide or is in the light, and shuts her eyes for on and off snoozing all day.
She was shedding like crazy every 2 weeks from 8 weeks old but stopped after her last shed a few weeks ago. This all seems to be coinciding with the days feeling suddenly shorter despite it still being summer weather in N.California.
So brumation it seems... but I'm worried she wont continue to grow much when she wakes up! Would love to hear experiences from anyone who went through this with a juvenile.