Beardy Weight Gain after Brumation

[Jayrhamlin]

So I have a weird situation I was hoping I could get some help with. My Beardy was hatched somewhere around January 1st, 2012. She grew fairly quickly and reached 287g and around 16 inches by summer. Sometime in early to mid July, she started to brumate. I thought it was weird for a beardy so young to brumate, but my breeder told me they heard the same thing about others from the same clutch. Anyway, she brumated for 7 months and woke up mid February. She weighed 287g when she went down, and 287g when she woke up. Her feeding habits are back to normal and after 5 weeks, she has only gained around 10g. I know it's probably still too early to tell but could 7 months of brumation at such a young age stunt growth at all, or is she just going to be 7 months behind? Just curious if anyone has had a similar experience.

Regards,

J

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[Germ]

I have not had the experience myself, but have been hearing of quite a number of early\young brumations this past year. Unsure of the cause. But yes, if she brumated that young for 7 months, her growth rate would have been stalled because of no nutrition during that time. She will catch up.

 

[Pat B]

Agree with Germ....My Spike is about same age as your beardie. He went to sleep end of October and just woke up about 2 weeks ago. He was out for almost 4 months....it was sort of scary but I just let him do his thing and now he is eating, pooping and being his sort of 'ordinary' self....