First time beardie owner! My boy has been brumating since November, and it’s May and he still is. Is this normal? (He was a baby when I got him in February of 2020 if that helps.) Any help/tips are appreciated!
Babies do not brumate ---- unless they are huge -- like over 300 grams -- something else is going on w/ the dragon ---- please get him out and hydrate him first --- either by bathing offering water on the nose or misting him ---- the lighting in the tank we need to go over it-- what are you using for a UVB NO coils please --- basking temps what are they and how are you taking them? NO stick ons -- babies need temps 105-110 juvies/ adults 95-100--- a dragon will should only brumate for about 3 months NO longer --- and they should be a year or older for a full brumation
Babies do not brumate ---- unless they are huge -- like over 300 grams -- something else is going on w/ the dragon ---- please get him out and hydrate him first --- either by bathing offering water on the nose or misting him ---- the lighting in the tank we need to go over it-- what are you using for a UVB NO coils please --- basking temps what are they and how are you taking them? NO stick ons -- babies need temps 105-110 juvies/ adults 95-100--- a dragon will should only brumate for about 3 months NO longer --- and they should be a year or older for a full brumation
His UVB is a 26 watt “desert UVB bulb,” and his basking temps are 90, there’s a thermometer in his tank. We’ve been meaning to get a better basking bulb but haven’t found any good ones.
He’s about 15/16 months old now, and his UVB is where you said it should be (glad I’m doing one thing right haha.) The 26 watt is reptisun I’m pretty sure. Thank you for all the links, will be sure to get the stuff!
Those basking temps and the UVB are the TWO MOST important things in that tank -- please get them fixed ASAP- I will help you get it placed when you get the UVB please post back on here when you get the UVB