After brumation

[Michra]

Hi..My Peach woke on Feb 25 after a 5 day nap. She was groggy but alert and walking around. She didn't eat that day,but ate her veggies the next day. She wanted nothing to do with crickets. She did eat a few over the next days. She has only had 3 plops. 2 were very small and 1 was an average tube. But a week ago her cricket appetite came back and her veggies she eats every day. And no plops for 5 days. She has warm baths including down the tail and tummy massages. My concern is that what goes in, must come out. Also she is sleeping a lot. Not hard to wake nor is she lethargic. But definitely different since waking...The first pic was taken yesterday. Sleeping in her favorite position. Lol...and the second was taken the day she woke up. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Michra]

 

[mamaof2dragons]

what is her high temps at? I have found that after waking up from brumation I need to turn up the heat abit more then normal and within a week she is back to her normal energetic self and she starts eating every day again.

 

[Michra]

Thank you..i have 200 watts of heat.. it is 98 on her basking side and 81 on cool..as a newbie this has been quite a ride..from the picture she,looks healthy?

 

[Michra]

what is her high temps at? I have found that after waking up from brumation I need to turn up the heat abit more then normal and within a week she is back to her normal energetic self and she starts eating every day again.

Thank you her basking side is 96 and her cool side is 81..she is eating great now..and has always,loved,her veggies..but what goes in just come out..im afraid of her,getting impacted. I got used,to 1 plops every other day

 

[mamaof2dragons]

some times they just dont pooh every day. my spike would only pooh once every week and only in the shower...lol

Stryker goes daily but during brumation it's more like once a week. and yes yours looks very healthy.

 

[Haylo]

That basking spot needs to be at least 100°F
I usually say 110°F minimum but maybe don't go all the way up right away. 5 days is an awfully short brumation I feel like she wasn't ready to wake up. When dragons are in brumation they will still move around etc as they need to drink water. I've worked with a few dragons who tried to brumate on and off for nearly a year but they kept getting fed. Which forces their body to burn the energy if you're lucky anyway. Sometimes they will just brumate anyway and the food will "rot" in their stomach and make them sick.