My bearded dragon has stopped eating for about 4 days now. She sleeps often through the day but she will wake up and go to bask under the light. Is it too early for her to brumate? How can I tell if she is sick? She lives with another bearded dragon who is a boy and he's up and eating like normal. How can I care for her if she is brumating? She doesn't sleep in her hide-box, only on the bark I have for her. Any advice is well appreciated. I'm very worried about her. I took the two dragons in from a really bad environment, and I'm trying by best to get their health back. Please help!
2007-09-25 13:29:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Depending on where you live, some dragons are beginning to brumate already. It is a bad idea housing beardies together--males will try to continuously breed the female and exhaust her. Also, there are domination issues which can cause stress. Have you had her checked for parasites/coccidia levels lately? Under stress her coccidia levels may rise and cause illness. A good check up with an experienced herp vet is in order for your girl. All about brumation:
http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/research/labs/ktosney/file/BDbrumate.html
2007-09-25 16:33:06 · answer #1 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definately not a good idea to have a male/female housed together. Is she a lot smaller than the male?
It is pretty early for brumation, my advice would be to get a fecal exam to make sure she's free of parasites, which is probably the issue here. The two should be seperated, especially if they're not a breeding pair.. even experienced breeders keep beardies isolated from each other.
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2007-09-25 15:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by ms_lotr_freak 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He isn't brumating, he is too young. At this point, he really needs to see a vet, it could be impaction problems, it could be worms or parasites. Is your tank warm enough? What substrate is he on? When and what did he eat last? All of these questions plus a few more will need to answered when you go to the vet, if possible take a fecal sample with you for testing. Good luck.
2016-05-18 21:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reptiles don't just spontaneously brumate, brumation is stimulated by cool temperatures. Bearded dragons should be kept warm year round.
Either your lizard is sick, or you are not keeping it properly.
2007-09-25 14:49:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋