Kayla
Hatchling Dragon
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- 84
- Location
- Norwich, Norfolk
My story is kind of a long one, so I'll start at the beginning
In the middle of March my beardie started acting a bit strange, sleeping in really late, not really wanting to do anything... Then as this behaviour went on she started sleeping for days straight, only waking up when I woke her! When she did wake up she'd eat loads and go back to sleep! This lasted a few weeks.
I was on the forum and had heard a few other stories on here about BD's in the Uk having the same sort of problem.
My first thought was brumation. EVEN though it was march at the time, I'd read that beardies can variate when they go into brumation and it's been recorded that some dragons went into brumation in August! & that some can even tell when it's winter in Australia! Crazy right? But as she was eating and seeming normal when she was awake I didn't worry myself too much.
Then the worst thing happened!!!!! My internet stopped working! I had no way of coming on the forum and communicating with everyone here so I was stuck! I called numerous reptile companies and was told to change my UV light because it could have stopped working and this can make them lethargic, and if the uv is fine not to worry but keep an eye on her for a few weeks.
This lasted about two weeks and then she stopped eating all together. Now I was told this could be the 'official' beginning of her brumation! She wasn't losing weight, again she was behaving normally when she was awake, but she still wouldn't eat and would soon enough return into her hide or go into the corner and try and scrap her way under her reptile carpet! My worry got the best of me and I took her to the vets.
The vet had a feel around of her and checked her out ect.
A part of this story that I missed out is that we got another house hold dragon, this one was a male. They had been introduced but as soon as things started getting frisky they were separated!
The vet told me that they have seen other beardies coming in with the same symptoms, and that it's mating season?!?
That my dragons hormones are heightened?! I don't remember exactly but you get the idea. And that I should but a sand bath in her tank, and she may possibly lay eggs. She also gave me some some calcium and d3 to give her by syringe to help things along.
I was told to come back two weeks later if things haven't changed & that other than that she seemed healthy
She hasn't layed any eggs. But I'm 99.9% sure that she was never pregnant in the first place! I'm so confused about what's going on! Advice would be appreciated
thank you
In the middle of March my beardie started acting a bit strange, sleeping in really late, not really wanting to do anything... Then as this behaviour went on she started sleeping for days straight, only waking up when I woke her! When she did wake up she'd eat loads and go back to sleep! This lasted a few weeks.
I was on the forum and had heard a few other stories on here about BD's in the Uk having the same sort of problem.
My first thought was brumation. EVEN though it was march at the time, I'd read that beardies can variate when they go into brumation and it's been recorded that some dragons went into brumation in August! & that some can even tell when it's winter in Australia! Crazy right? But as she was eating and seeming normal when she was awake I didn't worry myself too much.
Then the worst thing happened!!!!! My internet stopped working! I had no way of coming on the forum and communicating with everyone here so I was stuck! I called numerous reptile companies and was told to change my UV light because it could have stopped working and this can make them lethargic, and if the uv is fine not to worry but keep an eye on her for a few weeks.
This lasted about two weeks and then she stopped eating all together. Now I was told this could be the 'official' beginning of her brumation! She wasn't losing weight, again she was behaving normally when she was awake, but she still wouldn't eat and would soon enough return into her hide or go into the corner and try and scrap her way under her reptile carpet! My worry got the best of me and I took her to the vets.
The vet had a feel around of her and checked her out ect.
A part of this story that I missed out is that we got another house hold dragon, this one was a male. They had been introduced but as soon as things started getting frisky they were separated!
The vet told me that they have seen other beardies coming in with the same symptoms, and that it's mating season?!?
That my dragons hormones are heightened?! I don't remember exactly but you get the idea. And that I should but a sand bath in her tank, and she may possibly lay eggs. She also gave me some some calcium and d3 to give her by syringe to help things along.
I was told to come back two weeks later if things haven't changed & that other than that she seemed healthy
She hasn't layed any eggs. But I'm 99.9% sure that she was never pregnant in the first place! I'm so confused about what's going on! Advice would be appreciated
