Exactly what I was thinking!!
Likewise, but just the odd day here & there. It seems too early. Last year he didn't do the big nap until Dec-Mar.
He does laps through his plants when doing his "randy rounds" (lookin' for lady dragons
) but in 2 years, this is the first time he's camped out in there for a whole day+
What are his basking temps? My guy had a day similar to this, when I checked his temps, they were too low. Turned up his basking light and he was back to normal the next day/
They're the same as they've been for almost 2 years.
My temps changed because I added vent fans to his setup. Brumation coming?
Because I live in Canada, my temperatures always varied during the seasons to some extent since I didn't have airconditioning. Of course the day length varied too.
The nighttime temps vary through the seasons as well
It was either cool the air for me and heat it at the same time for the reptiles...or put up with the temperature the reptiles needed! We did finally get an airconditioner for the bedroom and that stopped all the temperature problems for almost all the days! There were a few days that the reptiles got hotter than they liked and we'd turn off the basking lights on those days.The nighttime temps vary through the seasons as well
I would be really uncomfortable here without AC in the summer
I try to keep everything the same year round and with central ac for most of the year, I have very little fluctuations. The only changes that I’ve made that do seem to effect my beardie is moving his uvb from inside his enclosure to on top. When I did this last year, he went into brumation. This year I did it again recently due to a bulb change and new hammock spot and he’s looking sleepy again. My leopard geckos naturally seem to go into a seeming type of brumation in the winter months (less active and won’t eat).
Last fall my leo slowed a bit around this time of year, but was actually pretty active in the winter even with basking temps in the high 70s. He has spent more time on his cool side this fall but is still usually out on his rock all day either in the basking lamp or nearby, but his temps are still low 90s right now
Just wondering how you heat your Leo. I use heat mats but as they’ve got bioactive substrate I need to ensure there’s very little substrate in their warm hides. I had to give one of them a standard set up recently due to pinworms, and the reptile carpet doesn’t seem to let much heat thru. I’ve added a ceramic heat bulb but wondering about heat emitters. I don’t want to bake my poor little guy, but do want him to have a cozy warm area.
I use a Halogen bulb on a herpstat thermostat
I use UVB light and LED plant lights as well
I hope not. Last year, he brumated from Dec to Mar or so (it's further back in this thread). If he begins this early, he could be down for 6 months. Not cool.
I did that first year, and I believe that may have triggered that first brumation. After Stinkeye woke up, I reset the lights to 12/12, and have kept them there since.
I’m not surprised that keeping things constant helps keep their behavior more constant
