hi, my beardie has started brumating shes approx 9.5-10mths old,shes my first one,she had a big poo yesterday (friday)and hasnt eaten anything since,shall i not get her any more food yet,and if so when shall i get her some more.

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thats a bt young to brumate i know alot of ppl reccomend not letting them brumate in their first year.

personally i would keep an eye on her

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Yep our big male is spending most of his time sleeping on his log the girls and babies on the other hand are still up and about till the lights go out.

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Problem is that some beardies will brumate whatever you do, so you may not end up with much choice. At that age, you should try everything you can, but if your beardy wants to sleep you may have to let him/her.

As wacky69 says keep a close eye on her and make sure she is healthy throughout.

yeah i know we dont want dobby to brumate but looks like he gonna do it if he wants to or not lol but we got him checked over by a vet just to make sure and we have wormed him

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[quote=GeckoMorphs;2727291]Problem is that some beardies will brumate whatever you do, so you may not end up with much choice. At that age, you should try everything you can, but if your beardy wants to sleep you may have to let him/her.

As wacky69 says keep a close eye on her and make sure she is healthy throughout



hi,i agree with you,ive tried to keep her alert and putting her in the basking area but she goes straight bavk to slleping,i know shes young but id rather she brumated paecefully than me keep pestering her which in turn could stress her ,when would you recommend feeding her,im 99% im gonna let her brumate,also shes just a tad under 300g and looks very healthy.

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[quote=ziggyandtia;2727363]if ur gonna let her brumate dont feed her. theres a guide to brumating on here somewhere found it Brumation - Who, What, Why, When and Where?!

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I had no choice at all last year and dobby was only about 5 months old... I tried EVERYTHING but he wouldn't eat and just dug himself a burrow. He brumated for about 4 months, but has grown huge since then, he is a very healthy dragon and it hasn't effected him at all. In the wild they brumate from their first winter... they haven't got a choice!

I would offer a small bowl of salad no less often than once a week, see if the smell gets her interested, make sure she has access to water. I used to give dobby a bath every couple of weeks and then tried feeding straight after, he sometimes took salad and a couple of crix, but usually ignored them. I didn't find waking him up for this was problematic and it gave me a chance to check him over and make sure he wasnt losing weight. Remember, brumation isn't hibernation, so disturbing your beardie isn't going to harm or stress it as it would a hibernating animal.

Also, I kept checking for signs of movement... if she wakes up, offer her food and water as she may be looking for it.

That is my experience and it worked fine, maybe other people will say different... the best advice I can give you is to use common sense as only you know your individual beardy. If she wants to sleep, let her, when she wants to eat or wake up she will let you know. All you can do is keep an eye on her and make sure you are on hand when she needs you (food, water, baths and weight checks).

Hope that helps

[quote=wacky69;2727445]What I wrote contradicts this a bit! I have to agree with this though. Basically, if the temps are warm enough somewhere in the cage for your beardy to digest food properley and you give warm baths (perhaps you could describe that as semi brumation) then offering food wont harm your dragon. If you turn off the warmth altogether... don't feed her... just offer water. Again it comes down to common sense.

[quote=GeckoMorphs;2727472]I had no choice at all last year and dobby was only about 5 months old... I tried EVERYTHING but he wouldn't eat and just dug himself a burrow. He brumated for about 4 months, but has grown huge since then, he is a very healthy dragon and it hasn't effected him at all. In the wild they brumate from their first winter... they haven't got a choice!

I would offer a small bowl of salad no less often than once a week, see if the smell gets her interested, make sure she has access to water. I used to give dobby a bath every couple of weeks and then tried feeding straight after, he sometimes took salad and a couple of crix, but usually ignored them. I didn't find waking him up for this was problematic and it gave me a chance to check him over and make sure he wasnt losing weight. Remember, brumation isn't hibernation, so disturbing your beardie isn't going to harm or stress it as it would a hibernating animal.

Also, I kept checking for signs of movement... if she wakes up, offer her food and water as she may be looking for it.

That is my experience and it worked fine, maybe other people will say different... the best advice I can give you is to use common sense as only you know your individual beardy. If she wants to sleep, let her, when she wants to eat or wake up she will let you know. All you can do is keep an eye on her and make sure you are on hand when she needs you (food, water, baths and weight checks).

Hope that helps


THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR YOUR ADVICE,I FOUND IT VERY HELPFUL AS I WAS WORRIED AS ITS MY FIRST BEARDIE AND I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT FOR HER.

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