MBD and brumation!! Please help!!!!!

[Rony]

My bearded dragon is almost a year old. He has mbd, although he is under treatment and is improving a lot. A week ago or so the temperatures fell, now it’s much cooler. I really think he is going onto brumation; he eats less, he poops less, he is less active, still thirsty tho. Today I carefully lifted up his hide and his beard was just, super black. 10 minutes later it was all normal, everything was ok. Now, I was confusing it with impaction, but as I said, he pooped today so it can’t be. My concern is, if he has mbd and is starting to brumate, should I wake him up weekly or something? Please!!! There isnt that much time left!!

 

[CooperDragon]

The black beard isn't usually good but I'm glad it went away quickly. If you keep seeing that or if it lasts for a long time that may indicate distress and is a sign of an underlying issue. If he's otherwise acting normal and his weight is stable then I'd let him sleep if he wants to.