Beardies

[MissSkittles]

Great, did he smell the


How long was he "out" all told? I'm still reading, but some sources say it's healthier if they do brumate each year if they're so inclined. Ol' Stinkeye hasn't moved in 5 or 6 days—he's scheduled for a bath today. I hate to distrub [sic] him, but he's still got some nun-nums in his gut.


Yup, that's the stinkeye (one of them, anyway... )


Egad! Haven't you been following the current thread on Salmonella? ?
...or has Spike been tested specifically for it? ?

I think it’s been about a month since he started his sleepy time with his brooding behavior starting about a week or so prior to that. I don’t think I can handle an annual brumation. All the ups and downs of excitement that he woke up followed by the let down when he went back to sleep repeatedly. I don’t get a choice in the matter though. He’s the boss.
Lol. Yes, I’m aware of salmonella risks. ? It was too sweet when he rested his chin on my face though. I worry more about my dog licking my face...eater of things that come out of the cats.??
I do make a successful effort not to lick my lizards. ? We won’t even talk about hand washing...I’m surprised I have any skin left on them.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Ol' Stinkeye has [gone onto brumation]. I (re)checked several sources and the Bearded Dragon Handbook, and he seems to fit the 5 signs.

He spent the first week like this, with his chin propped up on the border filler.

Then while he was soaking in his warm bath, I extended the hide under his mountain, so he's spending this week like this...

It's weird... he'll be sound(?) asleep, and every time I try to get a picture, being totally silent, he cracks an eye open just as I'm focusing. Every... single... time... It's freaky. ?

 

[MissSkittles]

He spent the first week like this, with his chin propped up on the border filler.

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Then while he was soaking in his warm bath, I extended the hide under his mountain, so he's spending this week like this...

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It's weird... he'll be sound(?) asleep, and every time I try to get a picture, being totally silent, he cracks an eye open just as I'm focusing. Every... single... time... It's freaky. ?

He’s watching you...always...watching...you. Lol
Spike’s been back to his normal for a week now and this morning the stinker was trying to go back in his hide to sleep! WTH?

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

He’s watching you...always...watching...you. Lol

Absotively and possilutely. All our pets have spent half their lives studying us, and we spend (probably) too much time studying them. Eh... something to do. ?

Spike’s been back to his normal for a week now and this morning the stinker was trying to go back in his hide to sleep! WTH?

Just a guess... From what I've read, a month seems like the low/short end of the range.
Maybe he's not quite done yet?

Or maybe he's decided retirement has its ... ____________ [fill in the blank, says the retired guy].

 

[MissSkittles]

Absotively and possilutely. All our pets have spent half their lives studying us, and we spend (probably) too much time studying them. Eh... something to do. ?


Just a guess... From what I've read, a month seems like the low/short end of the range.
Maybe he's not quite done yet?

Or maybe he's decided retirement has its ... ____________ [fill in the blank, says the retired guy].

Well, I took him out for our daily sit in the sun and he hasn’t gone back into his hide. The night before, stepdaughter had lowered the ac way down and the house was like a walk in freezer. I wonder if that had anything to do with it. Will be setting him up to a Herpestat today-ish to make sure his temps stay within a good range.

 

[AmandaS]

Opal. My little scaley love. She likes to sit on my shoulder now. ?

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

This is what we've been looking at all week. Hasn't moved a muscle as far as we can tell (yes he's alive).

 

[AmandaS]

This is what I get to look at. Lol.
A little fatty.

 

[MissSkittles]

This is what I get to look at. Lol.
A little fatty.

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Aww...she’s just so very pretty. ☺ Yummy purple cabbage and superworm salad!
I don’t think Spike knows whether he’s coming or going. Super active and ravenously hungry all week. Went back into his hide this morning and is sleeping again. ?‍

 

[AmandaS]

Aww...she’s just so very pretty. ☺ Yummy purple cabbage and superworm salad!
I don’t think Spike knows whether he’s coming or going. Super active and ravenously hungry all week. Went back into his hide this morning and is sleeping again. ?‍

I will absolutely hate if/when Opal decides she needs to brumate!!

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

This is what I get to look at. Lol.
A little fatty.

She looks fine to me.

I don’t think Spike knows whether he’s coming or going. Super active and ravenously hungry all week. Went back into his hide this morning and is sleeping again. ?‍

Not uncommon. TMK it can take a while for them to wake up completely. If you're trying to wake him up, a slight rise in temps & occasional bath may help. OTOH, he wasn't down all that long, and it's also not uncommon for some to take a break in their brumation cycle.

My plan is to follow Ol' Stinkeye's lead.

I will absolutely hate if/when Opal decides she needs to brumate!!

IDT she's old enough yet. I thought Stinkeye was too soon, but some do start around 1 yr.

I've been re-watching a lot of vids & re-reading articles on brumation in dragons. Some of the information is 15 yrs. old, but just gets repeated from source to source... Others are more updated.
The more recent info says you may be able to influence whether they brumate or not through lighting & temp cycles. Theoretically, keeping both constant (lights at 12/12) may prevent brumation in some. In others, there just isn't a thing you can do—if they're gonna, they're gonna. ?‍

 

[AmandaS]

IDT she's old enough yet. I thought Stinkeye was too soon, but some do start around 1 yr.

I don't think she is either, I'm just foreseeing my dread. Lol

 

[MissSkittles]

I don't think she is either, I'm just foreseeing my dread. Lol

I guess they don’t all brumation, from the info I’ve read. Maybe you’ll be one of the lucky ones.
...and Spike is out again, eating and active. Just gotta go by him. He’s the boss.

 

[JuniorC]

Our Dino is also growing and is the sweetest dragon

 

[MissSkittles]

Our Dino is also growing and is the sweetest dragon

Beautiful beardie and child. ?

 

[JuniorC]

Beautiful beardie and child. ?

Thank you!

 

[Rhea’s mum]

Ours is the same. Sleepy for a few days then full of beans then back to sleepy. The hubby is lost without her.

 

[MissSkittles]

Ours is the same. Sleepy for a few days then full of beans then back to sleepy. The hubby is lost without her.

Beautiful lady! Love that pose! ? Amazing how they are so comfortable in crazy positions.
Yes, they steal our hearts and then toy with them.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I don't think she is either, I'm just foreseeing my dread. Lol

Why dread? It's perfectly normal & natural—part of the package.

Just read/view up on beardie brumation, make any preparations, and enjoy the respite from cleaning up ?. Think of it as an attitude thing. Sure we "miss" them, but it's good for them health-wise.
Like sending kids off to sleep-away camp?

 

[AmandaS]

Why dread? It's perfectly normal & natural—part of the package.

Just read/view up on beardie brumation, make any preparations, and enjoy the respite from cleaning up ?. Think of it as an attitude thing. Sure we "miss" them, but it's good for them health-wise.
Like sending kids off to sleep-away camp?

I do not send my kid off to camp. I like to have her awake with me. Hahahahahaha. I see what you're saying. Just dread of missing her sunshiny face when brumating