Bearded Dragon Brumation Signs! How Do I Know if My Bearded Dragon is Brumating?

[@thriver13]

My daughters and I are babysitting a newly 1 year old beardie until spring for friends. We’re trying to figure out how to help him get into his brumation habitat. All he had was the reptile felt for ground! About to watch your habitat video to learn how to create a better space for him. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!

[@akiyamada2306]

My girl loves her hide, she either sleeps like a dead chicken, or does that cat nap where the head is up but eyes are closed, or she digs...and digs...and digs...i tell her keep digging she will get to Australia eventually

[@JustinRampage]

Awesome info. Thanks so much for all that you do for us in the community. I really appreciate you sharing your wealth of knowledge.

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Thank you ☺️

[@learningformyreptiles1195]

I love this, I have started to understand these little behaviors understanding is so much more impressive then a pretty enclosure or having the biggest collection or having the most unique animals. These type of understanding is what will help us learn how to tell if they are sick or not.

[@reptiletailz108]

Omg thank u so much for saying ur baby does that while in brumation my baby has never shot forward at me and I sometimes will let them lay on me during times I see them moving around if it's cold and or if they got up for water since I peek in on them daily I spooked the hell outta my big mack and he did that flatten out huffed so hard he shot back a bit and even gave me a jump scare Bec he's absolutely never lunged in any manner towards or away from me so it startled me I felt so so terrible and went looking online and poof found ur video !!! I've honestly been getting more into tarantulas and other tiny creatures that don't require the space that beardies do in my opinion and that is part of why I haven't gotten to keep up on ur vids that and we'll all my baby's are Asleep so it kills me watching beardie content lol when I can't just play with my baby's all of my baby's get free roam time and they like ur bud put them selves back more times than not which is hilarious to me and I know logically that most of the time its out of necessity but I think they do that in the wild as well to a degree they have there safe spaces where they go to warm up sleep or whatever it may be and each one of my babys if they go to sleep while there out each have their own specific places I go to look for them when I don't hear them roaming around lol and it is more times than not Bec they found one of there cozy spots to go chill in depending on the season sometimes next to the base board to cool off or under the headboard of the water bed lol to hilarious the diff little personality traits they each have and how diff they are also the things they have in common I just love them to death so glad I caught this video

[@craigweare3512]

Thanks for the vid Liam. My girl has started this on her own. I watched your full guide over a month ago. But adopting a 10 year old girl beaerdy and being new. I still wasn't quite comfy trying to induce it However everything you said in this vid is EXACTLY what's she's been doing for the past month lol. Which I had a feeling that was what she was doing. But wasn't quite sure. Thanks again for all your help!

[@ReptilesandResearch]

I’m really glad that the video is helping 😃

[@thriver13]

Great video! My daughters and I are babysitting a newly 1 year old

[@ReptilesandResearch]

Thank you, if you need any help don’t be afraid to comment 😊

[@marissagrochal8759]

What about bowel habits during brumation? How often would they typically go? How do you tell the difference between signs of impaction/constipation or beginning brumation?

[@kellyr8730]

Our beardie is maybe 6 months old & it seems like it's starting to go into brumation now, but it's almost summer. Are we doing something wrong? Depending on the cold/hot side, the tank is from the low 70's to high 80's in temp, the humidity is typically 30-40% (sometimes 5% low or high - it really seems to fluctuate), & the basking area surface temp is usually 100-105. Any thoughts?

[@thesourhr]

i just like to check stuff for it being legit. and you did a really good job. great info and done in a softer teaching way thats rare. bob ross, steve, and mr rodgers would be happy

[@grahamusher2861]

Where do you suggest that I can buy a bearded dragon from where is the best place??

[@TXNFan93]

Is it normal for my 3 month old beardie to do this he/she isn’t leaving her hide and won’t eat at all

[@kerrbaillie4181]

My sons 6 month old bearie has been burrowing under rocks. Is it ok to let a young beardie to brumate?

[@everyonesfavoritelesbian4757]

@@kerrbaillie4181 he's too young to brumate but he may just be having fun by digging

[@4Mountain0Mother6]

Help, is this normal? My bearded dragon went into brumation just over 5 months ago. He was very active, took a bath, ate a buch of treats and buried himself hasn't moved at all since. Five months he has been buried, Im worried and dont know what to do.

[@flipinjon7487]

Mine just started brumation 3 days ago. is it a good idea 2 mix organic potting soil with crushed Walnut mix for bedding? I have some small 2 x 4 that I cut up in chunks and put red clay crushed Walnut with a slate Rock on top and under the slate Rock is the potting soil mix to give her some bedding with lighting on for about 6 hours this is my first time guiding her to brumation last year she ran up underneath my house and did it on her own and came back out next year trying to make sure her temperature is right and make sure she's comfortable she literally came begging back to me coming out last year

[@danaelliott2844]

Hey! Wondering if you can answer a question for me. Im in Canada, and my beardie is 18 weeks old now. She has been in her house for 2 weeks, and hasnt come out for food or water. She seems to be awake for most of the day, but just dont come out. Is this a typical part of brumation? Right now her UVB light and basking light are on from 8am to 8pm. I also have a heat emitter on. Should I turn off the heat emitter, and shorten the time that her basking and uvb lights are on? Im nervous that im doing something wrong!

[@Dani-f3p2y]

Ours is not eating, his very small still. His on the warm side but not under his lamp just on his driftwood. We are new and not sure if his sick or ?

[@abexu1013]

is this also relevant for bearded dragons that lived in tropical countries? bcs my bearded dragon is 5y.o now, and since july until now his appetite is decreasing, and he also started to often do actions like digging but only with one of the front hand (we didnt use substrate, so there's nothing to dig), but his weight stays the same. bcs we didn't know what to do (vet said nothing wrong), we never change his schedule, which is sunbathe every morning, free roam under the sun for a while, when he starts searching for hiding places, we put him back to the enclosure.. am i doing something wrong? I'm so confused

[@mrambrose5013]

A quick question if I may. I have a very happy healthy dragon round about 8 months old. As you know the uk is really wet and miserable at the moment and he’s started showing signs of brumation. Is he too young ??

[@Dani-f3p2y]

Ours is younger and doing it and we are in Australia our winter is pretty chilly. :/

[@rammsteinfan1984]

My female woke up 4 weeks ago and has stopped eating salads, glass surfs all the time, and goes to bed early. Is that normal from hormones or could it be an illness or eggs? She eats bugs just fine and temps seem correct.

[@ivygrace2988]

@@rammsteinfan1984 mine is doing the same .. I want to know too.

[@rammsteinfan1984]

@@ivygrace2988 she laid 21 eggs

[@TheDethsight]

may be important to note that (i believe) Beardies only start wanting to brumate either at the 1 year mark, or when they get to "adulthood".

[@MsSbarnett]

Help, my 8 month old beardie is showing signs of going into brumation...

[@daniellekyper8732]

Can they brumate at anytime of year?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

just winter

[@lorimccallum2181]

mine is 3 and has never been in bromation. i didn’t get him till march but the ones i got him from said he hasn’t. we are in summer right now. it’s july 13. but the past week he’s been getting to where he does bask but not as much as usual. is staying in the cool area. not eating as much , doing a lot of sleeping ?

[@mykethomas646]

I have 3 Bearded Dragons myself and my friend has one. He asked if they go into brumation, this time of year. None of mine have so I told him no.

[@justinbernardo5414]

that’s interesting because my male beardie is brumating right now but every beardie is different

[@jesspack7948]

@justinbernardo5414 We just bought our first beardie from a breeder that is a family friend and it's been showing signs of brumation since we've brought it home. At first it just seemed shy. It's around 11 months old and we assumed it just needed to get used to us after being with its original family. Now it's sleeping a LOT, eating less (except for worms) and pooping less. It stays away from the heat lamp, goes underneath whatever it can and takes a super long nap. It will open it's eyes if we get too loud in the house/walk close to it's enclosure but it just stays still. It's skin is also turning darker and tail is more black than it was before. It was eating a lot just before this even though it didn't have quite as much energy as other beardies I've seen. It definitely has it's moments and was running around and catching worms yesterday before it's super long nap. Does this sound like brumation?

[@YuritsTalyn]

Mine is doing all these signs nuts it’s almost middle of summer could it be my ac? And she is only 2 months old

[@qumbot5057]

@@YuritsTalyn I’m running into the same issue. Have you found anything out about yours?

[@ELC-fd8vs]

I'm having same issues with mine to I've been having to actually put her under her heat light now I'm thinking am I doing wrong by doing that but once she warms through she's back to her normal self 🤨

[@jeffro33]

I have to bearded dragons just got a baby one. He isn’t moving at all eyes are open and he moved his leg and head twice when I picked him up. He won’t move at all and it doesn’t look good, he has all his color as well. I need help someone please get back🙏😭

[@ReptilesandResearch]

best thing to do is go to a vet, best of luck

[@420electricalsetup5]

My sons bearded dragon has not been eating at all and I don't know if he maybe going into brumation or he is sick and dying. My son & I 1st time owners and we had him at the vet couple weeks ago cause his eyes been looking like something going on. The vet said he is healthy and looked like shed and sand and causing his eyes to water so vet soaked him and cleaned out eyes and said it may keep doing it until the sand or allergy goes away. He was basking and eating last week but this week he been under his basking areas and not stayed hidden in shaded parts. He hasn't eaten for the last 5 days. We don't know if he brumating or dehydrated or sick can anyone give me some advice about what is happening ? TIA

[@TaeshonMiller]

@@420electricalsetup5 Every single thing you just described is going on with my baby, from the eyes to not wanting to eat, I actually soaked him and he was better and started eating the next day but after that nothing 🥺

[@suzyweichers9653]

When a dragon is in brumation... what should the tempiture be kept at?

[@ReptilesandResearch]

15-20C, closer to 15 if I can

[@twotonedagreat3329]

During burmation do they breath hard

[@ReptilesandResearch]

in my experience i barely notice mine breathing

[@twotonedagreat3329]

@@ReptilesandResearch what does it mean when they breath really hard every 5 to 10 minutes

[@BrittKatSlat]

Take to vet

[@twotonedagreat3329]

@@BrittKatSlat I did he's feeling better now