Hello been a while since I posted - Beardie is doing well. One question I'm wondering is at what age do they typically go through Brumation. I ask because this week I've noticed she is not eating much at all and sleeping a lot more than normal. Normally Shes very active and eats 2 salads and several crickets a day. She is approximately 10 months old and I've read online this is about the time they go through Brumation - figured Id ask on here to make sure. No real tank changes - her basking spot is around 97 degrees and has cooler areas on the left side of the tank she can get to.
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Brumation Age
- Thread starter CrazyDave
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what kind of screen do you have on your tank? Fine mesh like a screen door or a wide hole type- from the pic its not directly over a piece of basking decor so shes not getting any UVB there and the screen will block 30% of the rays- typically dragons do not brumate under a year old however its not unheard of --- but we need to get the UVB correctly placed for the tank --- this will hinder their appetite --
Its the big hole screen type - you had reccomended 12 inches from the basking spot when I originally got her. It always been over the top of the big log I have in the tank. When she was young I had checked the temps and it was around 100-105, now I have it a little higher and the area is 97 degrees..
Edit - I see what your saying - the log is off a little from the light , I had added the logs on the right as a climbing spot. Perhaps i should move the log back over to the right and the 4 small ones in the middle ??
She just needs a piece of decor under that UVB 8-10 inches --
Dont I need to cool it down a little bit as shes got older and larger ??
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Moved the log back under the lamp and she almost immediately lifted her head, I guess she was too cold ... I probably need to get a larger rock where I have the log, she used to sleep on that skull but shes too big for it now and I was going cheap and used a log I cut from one of my tree branches that fell down..
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Surface basking temps should be 95-100 for her -- did you bake the wood log before putting it in her tank? So the UVB is directly over her now? 8-10 inches
Funny but interesting question, I decided to add a large water dish to her tank. Shes not drinking from it but she thinks its a swimming pool and has been in it for the last 45 minutes. I also ordered this linoleum tank bottom that makes cleaning Poops up a lot easier. Do they like water ? I haven't seen her drink much ever but I always had a small dish in the tank - the big Bowl seems to be a hit so far ...
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Yes to kill the bugs etc ---- I would not leave the water bowl in the tank over nite - you dont want her sleeping in it
Well most of the water was spilled during the swimming session earlier and I got a paper towel and cleaned it all up.. I left just a little in it in case she wants to drink. Shes too big to fit in the bowl its about half her length...
Also I noticed she spends more time on the cooler side of the tank now. The basking area ranges from 95 - 97 every time I've checked it recently so i don't think it's too hot. I find her sleeping on that cut log on the left side of the tank almost every morning...
Dragons like cool and dark 65-75 ambient -
Fixxed her tank decorations a bit and she's been all over the past couple hours exploring it...
