Should I wake up my beardie during brumation?

[zazo]

My dragon Sun Scorcher has completely buried herself in a burrow she dug for brumation. It’s been two weeks since she began her deep sleep, and I wonder if I should wake her up to offer her some water. She’s likely going to stay in there for a few months. Since it’s difficult to drop water on her nose while she’s nestled deep in her burrow, as shown in the picture. Should I leave her alone or wake her up to provide some hydration?

 

[CooperDragon]

If she is healthy and the brumation cycle is normal for her, I'd probably let her be for a while. They tend to wake up a little bit on their own at times. When that happens, I usually take a weight measurement and offer some water. I don't think it would really be harmful to wake her up before that, but if everything else is OK then it might not be needed.

 

[ChileanTaco]

I have a very similar looking setup (such substrate, the plants, the branch, a climbable background - yes!), and also my bearded dragon Taco brumated in a cave he dug himself. I intentionally have no huts that can be lifted up, but deep substrate and hiding spots just like in your dragon's enclosure enabling the dragon to dig a burrow just in nature and also preventing me from being tempted to simply "take a look how he does".

I did not dig up/ wake up my bearded dragon. What I did was on warmer and brighter days when he came out a bit (that's a normal, natural behavior during brumation - usually just he head or his body up to the front feet, but not more, was sticking out) I dropped some water on him.
I was able to see somewhat in his cave that he is alive, slowly breathing (normal) and not getting thinner, so I let him be. I would also guess being dug up during brumation would be kind of traumatic - like being dug up by a predator, even if he then recognizes it's just you.

Btw.: Love your setup

 

[ChileanTaco]

Here you can see where my dragon brumated:

https://www.beardeddragon.org/threads/out-of-service.269349/

You can see the cave in a very similar enclosure, and that he is awake in this photo as he was from time to time.
(The sign was put in only for the photo for fun and immediately removed after taking the photo. I would not leave such a thing in the enclosure.)