He'll be reacting to the weather OK. I notice that a few others are also asking why their beardie isn't eating so it looks like a general "slow down" across the country. Just re-read the sticky on Brumation and you should be OK. I can't help with the Blue Tongue - there are so many and most of yours come from Indonesia anyway so will act differently to those I'm used to.

Rick

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We've had such a miserable summer this year (If you can call it summer!) I've noticed a lot of my girls slowing down a lot earlier than last year. Although i've never had a beardie hibernate all of mine do slow down for a bit.
I did have one boy though who was really active but as soon as you took him out the viv he fell asleep on your shoulder, then once you put him back he'd wake up and be running around again! I think its safe to say he was a bit backwards and one of a kind!

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Well Moriarty is definately going through brumation. He has slept all day long for the last couple of weeks, not eating much at all. He has slowed right down. He opens his eyes and snatches morios off me (his absolute fave food) but then goes right back to sleep.

Hi
We have two beardie's who are both 10 months old. Over the last couple of weeks we have noticed a distinct reduction in their movements and willingness to eat.
The house temperature has dropped so I am assuming that brumination is occuring.
After reading throught the helpfull sheet on the front page, I notice that you say not to encourage brumination in beardies under 12 months.
My question is, they both sleep at night away from the hotspot. In the morning they usually make there way to the basking rock to warm. In the last couple of weeks they are reluctant to come out of their beds. We have been moving them to the basking rock as they feel very cold to the touch. Should we leave them in the cool position or keep moving them to bring the temperature up?

Many thanks

What do they weigh? It's a hard one when they're determined to shut down for a while! If they're 300+ grammes I would leave them alone in their corner assuming they've not had anything to eat and have defecated since their last meal. Under that weight I'd probably be bringing them out to bask every few days, see if they're interested in food, but keep an eye on them as they do need to clear their food right through and basking is the only way this will happen.

Rick

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i'm really glad i clicked on this one! cheers mate.

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hi all
Last year my bearded dragon who was about 8 months old went into brummation, this was awful as a first time mum i thought he was dieing as all the " experts" and books said this wasnt possible for a dragon under 12 months.
I changed his uv, his heat lamp, his substrate, his surroundings i even bought him a massive viv thinking he wanted more space.This went on until march/april where he slowly came round then he ate me out of house and home littrally eating 50 locust in about 48 hours!


2 weeks ago he sat down in the middle of the viv and he hasnt moved since, he has had the odd peak to see where i am but he hasnt moved.
I have bathed him to empty his gut and he has gone straight back to bed.
The heat lamp is now off and the uv only on 9-6 i have to keep the heater on as it is a big viv for one chappie but this has been turned down. I still offer fresh greens each day but very little live stuff from now on.

If they want to brummate then they will and there is nothing you can do to stop them, just make sure they arent ill and let them get on with it.mine didnt lose any weight at all and he is a big boy.

this is him just going into brummation, 8 months and huge...

kim

very intersting thread!

i have a leopard gecko who is only approx 5/6months old but have found all she does is sleep, and in any position she likes, some are hilarious, but always down on her hot bed end hehe..

she has also near but stopped eating her crickets and drinks rarely, she seems very young to do this, and i will not be encouraging her, just making sure she ok and gets fed when looks like she might eat,,,

the strange thing is, my snakes all seem to have a huge appetite through sep, get very grumpy and snappy then dont eat and sleep 20 hours a day, i put it all down to a 'reptile thing' get fat and healthy ready for mating then sleep for beauty lol

Read the article, very interesting. but not all animals are the same.
My 2 dragons have slowed right down,1 is 5 months old and the other is 8 months old.
I noticed it said just to leave veggies in viv for them, None of mine will touch them now, My male finally emptied his bowels yesterday, only after i stuck him in a tub of warm water.
But yet both dragons wont eat in morning, but will have either locust, morio worms and sometimes crickets in the afternoon.
So what do i do? they both young, but a good weight, stop feeding altogether or carry on what i have been doing?
Sometimes my male will go nuts to get out of the viv for a cuddle. Yes a cuddle, he climbs out then up on my chest and fall fast asleep.
I got their UV lights on and now just using 60 watt bulb in viv.
At night the heat mat is turned on. (This place get quite cold.)
I feel they to young to go into full brummi, so carry on or let them do their thing?
As for my C/lizzard, not seen him for ages, i know he is fast asleep in the stump where the geckos sleep as well. I do pull him out now and then to make sure he`s ok. My Geckos have never gone into any brumination, they still come out at night for their water, locust and waxworms.

as they are so young i would carry on feeding as normal, mario worms can cause impactation i have stopped them....

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