Hey!
My beardie is 1 year 3 months old so this is all new to me. Just need some general information and also to ensure it is actually brumation and not signs of some sort of illness...
A couple weeks ago my beardie (Fred) started hiding a lot more in his house and stopped eating as much. I fought with this for a bit because I had recently changed his cage a bit to introduce a new larger hide and assumed it was acclimation of some sort. Fred has always been very sensitive to change since I obtained him last year and has always had some problems eating (very picky, just an overall butt).
My questions mostly are... Should I disturb him at all or allow him to do his thing and just sleep? He doesn't even pop his head out of his hide ever unless I take him out to see if he will eat/poop/bathe him etc. He also seems to have an issue with runny stools which makes me wonder about parasites as well.
If brumation, how long can I expect to not see him for? How long until I should be concerned? Should I keep record of his weight while brumating?
Any other information for first time brumation will be very useful. Thanks.
My beardie is 1 year 3 months old so this is all new to me. Just need some general information and also to ensure it is actually brumation and not signs of some sort of illness...
A couple weeks ago my beardie (Fred) started hiding a lot more in his house and stopped eating as much. I fought with this for a bit because I had recently changed his cage a bit to introduce a new larger hide and assumed it was acclimation of some sort. Fred has always been very sensitive to change since I obtained him last year and has always had some problems eating (very picky, just an overall butt).
My questions mostly are... Should I disturb him at all or allow him to do his thing and just sleep? He doesn't even pop his head out of his hide ever unless I take him out to see if he will eat/poop/bathe him etc. He also seems to have an issue with runny stools which makes me wonder about parasites as well.
If brumation, how long can I expect to not see him for? How long until I should be concerned? Should I keep record of his weight while brumating?
Any other information for first time brumation will be very useful. Thanks.