My beardie is about 5 years old and has all the symptoms of brumating. He sleeps alot, loves the bath. ok?

Question

Is my beardie too old to be brumating? He looks healthy and shows no other signs of illness.

Answer 1

Brumation

Think of brumation as hibernation lite. It's a period of semi-dormancy without the extreme physiological changes associated with hibernation. Brumation probably increases sperm count and egg viability so if you want to breed your dragons, you will want to brumate them. Realistically though, most adult animals will go into brumation whether you want them to or not. Many adult BDs simply stop eating during the winter and may or may not dig themselves burrows in their substrate. I recommend brumating them in their normal cages and maintaining a basking site so they can come out of brumation when they want to. I also continue to provide veggies and occasional superworms in case they want to snack. That's another reason to provide a basking site so they can digest if they decide to eat. Even without eating, BDs don't lose weight while brumating normally.

Answer 2

http://www.bio.miami.edu/ktosney/file/BD...

Here's some good info on brumation.  If you are in a cold climate, he very well may be brumating.  It is always good to have a well check done by an experienced herp vet and have parasite levels checked as well before brumation.