My aunt is giving me her bearded dragon!

[Thatcher]

I'm getting my aunt's bearded dragon and he has been brumating for around 5 months what should I do if he doesn't wake up when I get him and also please drop care guides and info on them to help me, thank you!

 

[Thatcher]

Also my mom is letting me get a veiled chameleon! But I'll do that after the dust settles from this

 

[MissSkittles]

I'm getting my aunt's bearded dragon and he has been brumating for around 5 months what should I do if he doesn't wake up when I get him and also please drop care guides and info on them to help me, thank you!

Yay! Congrats! All you can really do is let him continue to brumate. Keep an eye that he’s still ok and he’ll wake up when he’s ready. Have you checked out the beardie thread? https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/beardies.174985/

 

[Thatcher]

Yay! Congrats! All you can really do is let him continue to brumate. Keep an eye that he’s still ok and he’ll wake up when he’s ready. Have you checked out the beardie thread? https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/beardies.174985/

I will!

 

[Thatcher]

She has a compact uvb and a heat lamp in a 40 gallon idk how old but it's a male what should I change?

 

[MissSkittles]

She has a compact uvb and a heat lamp in a 40 gallon idk how old but it's a male what should I change?

I’m going to pm you, if that’s ok.

 

[Thatcher]

I’m going to pm you, if that’s ok.

What is that?

 

[MissSkittles]

What is that?

Private or direct message.

 

[Thatcher]

Private or direct message.

Oh ok

 

[Thatcher]

Also off topic these are peach fuzzs pajamas tonight

 

[Mountain Dragon]

I don’t know anything about beardies but I’m guessing Brumate mean hibernate?

 

[Thatcher]

I don’t know anything about beardies but I’m guessing Brumate mean hibernate?

Yes

 

[Mountain Dragon]

That’s awesome that ur getting two more pets time to convince my mom and dad

 

[Thatcher]

That’s awesome that ur getting two more pets time to convince my mom and dad

Yeah it was just good timing I guess!

 

[MissSkittles]

This is a good video care guide.

 

[Jevin]

Yeah, in my experience, if the beardie is healthy, just let them sleep. They are may wake up for a day or two, but they usually sleep for a while. Mine is just entering brumation and is doing it gradually. She does move around a bit during her brumation period and occasionally comes out, but once she's entered it full, she basically just sleeps for almost 6 months.

The one you are acquiring may come out of brumation early due to the move, or wake up for a few days before going back to finish.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I'm getting my aunt's bearded dragon and he has been brumating for around 5 months what should I do if he doesn't wake up when I get him and also please drop care guides and info on them to help me, thank you!

Five months is definitely on the long side (avg. 1-3 months). Most (not all) brumate during winter months, but a few brumate during the summer (Remember, Australia's seasons are flipped).

You can wake him once a week to feed & give him a soak; otherwise let him call the shots. They wake up slowly—over a few days to a couple weeks. Probably won't eat—not to worry.

There's a dedicated bearded dragon forum at: https://www.beardeddragon.org/

For UVB info., http://www.uvguide.co.uk/

She has a compact uvb and a heat lamp in a 40 gallon idk how old but it's a male what should I change?

The compact UVB may be worse for a beardie than for a chameleon. Best replace it with a T5HO linear UVB—either Reptisun 10.0 or Arcadia 12%. Unlike in chameleon enclosures where UVB runs the width of the enclosure, UVB in a bearded dragon enclosure should only extend 1/2 to 3/4 of the length of the enclosure.

40 gal. is too small for an adult beardie; 48"W x 24"D x 24"H is recommended.

I don’t know anything about beardies but I’m guessing Brumate mean hibernate?

Close, but not exactly.

Ask a Naturalist: What's the difference between hibernation and brumation?​

Both hibernation and brumation are a type of inactivity in which the animal’s body temperature, heart rate, metabolic rate, and respiratory rate all drop. The difference is that hibernation is a term used to describe certain species of these endotherms (warm-blooded animals such as mammals) who undergo this process and brumation is used for ectotherms (cold-blooded animals; specifically, reptiles and amphibians). [MORE]

 

[Thatcher]

Thanks! I'll ask for some extra money from her to upgrade him because she really cares about him

 

[Mountain Dragon]

Five months is definitely on the long side (avg. 1-3 months). Most (not all) brumate during winter months, but a few brumate during the summer (Remember, Australia's seasons are flipped).

You can wake him once a week to feed & give him a soak; otherwise let him call the shots. They wake up slowly—over a few days to a couple weeks. Probably won't eat—not to worry.

There's a dedicated bearded dragon forum at: https://www.beardeddragon.org/

For UVB info., http://www.uvguide.co.uk/


The compact UVB may be worse for a beardie than for a chameleon. Best replace it with a T5HO linear UVB—either Reptisun 10.0 or Arcadia 12%. Unlike in chameleon enclosures where UVB runs the width of the enclosure, UVB in a bearded dragon enclosure should only extend 1/2 to 3/4 of the length of the enclosure.

40 gal. is too small for an adult beardie; 48"W x 24"D x 24"H is recommended.


Close, but not exactly.

Ask a Naturalist: What's the difference between hibernation and brumation?​

Ooooh thankyou I’ll read this asap

 

[Snuits]

Whaaaaat. I'm so jealous lol. You better flood us with pictures.