Brumation in Bearded Dragons . Everything You Need To Know 

You just saved me a lot of time watching other videos on the same topic! Yours cover all my questions, thank you!

Thank you so so much for this video. I was so confused & you put it in a way that was so easy to understand. THANK YOU for taking the time to put this out to help people 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you for taking your time to educate people on this, including myself 😩💚 so appreciated, very accurate information! 😊

Thank you so much I’m getting a beardie soon and I’ve been doing lots of research and you’ve really helped

Absolutely love your videos. Learning alot. Thank you.

THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE! Thank you for putting this out for us. ❤

so many great distinctions made, my beardie was brand new and i didnt realize how much the littlest things can throw them off so hard, I was running lighting manually, highly recommend a repti timer

This is the first time in 6 years that my beardie has done it and I FREAKED out I am a lot more educated now thanks to you 👍

First time seeing your stuff, good stuff, well done, apreacte you sharing your knowledge

Best brumation video ever! Thank you!

Great vid Thx. Helped me out. And understand this topic

I wanted to share just how thankful I am for you taking the time and care to make this video. I am admittedly under educated, however recently under less than ideal environmental conditions I took in this phenomenal bearded dragon, with not much other than my loving heart and innovative ability to make due with raw materials I made him a little enclosure, however he was sleeping with me and my apartment has no heat yet, I woke up this morning and he would not Wake up I literally thought he was dead, I'm freaking out, crying, doing cpr, what I understood was in the winter they hibernate, however I did not have a real reason to inquire more prior to this I was just trying to make sure he ate and I could keep him warm, fast forward a couple hours, your video saved me so much Googling and comparing and freaking myself out, words are just words until they mean something, and my heart ripped out of my chest 7 times this morning I don't have the energy to look all over I needed to find comfort In self education, I had a traumatic brain injury and cognitive issues, so it's really great to find someone who can simplify and summarize the key parts that are vital and use their words to highlight them In ways that my brain can remember or reference back to in the future. Better late than never to be informed however, I now can feel confident in my real life experience and will remain calm during his time asleep. I didn't know what to do and I felt horrible so thank you for kindly and very thoroughly communicating this for everyone it really makes a difference and leaves me with a peaceful sense of clarity and better equipped to continue my bearded dragon adventure without shaking him every 5 seconds or creepily staring at him to make sure he is breathing. I didn't feel or see a heartbeat so I was really upset, I didn't know that the heart rate and breathing slows down that slow and occurs so suddenly. Thank u

Thank you for making this! Great video

Lol he said get a notepad and i have one full of notes for a bearded dragon

i thought i looked into brumation in general terms as not that many good brumation video's/info on tegus. really finding this helpful :) and will be sharinf on the tegu page

Thank you for everything!

Thank you so much I am ALOT more educated now ☺️👍

Thank you! This really helped!

Great Video

My beardie is on a thermo and she isnt brumating. She justs takes a bit more nap time but still explores and eats on her own. Thanks for all the helpful info btw!

My beardie, Mando, has slowed down significantly but he still eats from time to time and his bowel movements are less frequent (duh). I’ve been really worried about him but now that I’ve watched this video, I feel more confident in leaving him alone. He’s also preparing to shed a good portion of his face so I think that could be preventing him from going into brumation... (aside from me harassing him with love and attention which I’ll stop now).

This video has been very helpful, thank you so much. First time beardie owner, here. I'd read about brumation, my beardie is a couple years old and he startd acting oddly like you were describing- going to darker parts of his terrarium and his hide when he usually doesn't, sleeping a lot more and eating less. I figured he's starting to go into brumation and I'm really nervous abou it since it's his first time, so thank you for posting this video. We live up in northern america up near canada- I'm really anxious about it but this has been really helpful and i feel a little bit more prepared, thank you

Great info thanks mine even though lights etc the same as always but like you pointed out outside it is now colder.She ran around like a mad for a couple of days seems she was just trying to find the best spot which she's now curled up and has been asleep all day for her first day. She had also gone off food too for the last week or so not taking live food just the occasional bit of veg.

Thanks for the great video Richard! My girl Nuri tends to brumate in the Fall. Her enclosure is well regulated and the day/night schedule does not change throughout the year, but I think she senses the change in temperature at night (I turn off all lights and heat at night). During the summer, the temps at night are 25-27C, while during the winter the night temps are around 20C.

Yes mine does and yes I have a thermostat, she has been in it since mid November 2019, she is totally asleep. I have 3 the other two are juveniles they are not even slowing down, I live in South Florida. Great video, I subscribed

Perfect timing for where I am. My beardie is just starting to slow down for winter

I was scared when mines was brumated, thanks for this video.

Wow that explains alot! I just moved my year old male into a bigger tank and moved him to my room which is colder a couple weeks ago. He's never done this before but he's been in his hide on the arid side for 3 days now

Hi oh man-- - this whole Brumation thing has me VERY stressed! I recently adopted a Beardie - maybe 4-5 months ago. The woman who was caring for him didn't know his exact age, so he's approx. 4-6 yrs. I have been caring for him as best as I possibly can, but no one knows much about the Brumation thing. I'm about to order a new enclosure for him- he came in a......75 gal??? Aquarium tank and I am not satisfied with my attempts at cleaning it ect-- I need a FRONT OPENING enclosure! Your video has encouraged me- THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! LOVED YOUR ACCENT 💜

"What it is, how to do it" Finally, a video that will teach me how to brumate along with my beardie.

It makes me so happy to see my savannah walking around his enclosure

Thank w for creating this video. I have an 11 month old and I believe he’s trying to go into brumation . He currently weighs 623 grams and I have noticed he is not as active and doesn’t want his food much and I wanted to get more information on what to look for 😊

Thank you again for all your tips , my girl just woke up. She's not interested in eating at all . Amy post brumation tips

Hi another great video my Beaded Dragon he Is on the thermostat so it’s Viv pretty much is always the same temperature but he goes into Brumation Regular as clockwork end September and will be for 6 to 8 weeks I turn his lights down like you said keep the heat on i don’t feed him

That explains evvvvverything !! all 4 bromate In the summer… which makes sense because my air conditioning is on and the house is 68-70 degrees and in the winter months our heat it on

Great video! Looks like your channel is really starting to pick up steam, congrats!!!

MY tank has a touch screen timer/ thermo stat, so the tanks light turn on and of at certain times. Also that means the tank always stays at 40.4 degrees c :)

G’day mate just got a baby central bearded dragon its yellow with orange stripes down it’s side looks amazing won’t eat yet though -.- top vid mate 🇦🇺

Good info. I’ve found as he nears brumation. I start reducing the lights by an hour each week. So normally basking and uvb are from 7 am to 9pm. So after week one it is 7am to 8pm. I do this til I get to 5pm. Keep at 5pm lights on for another week. Then I turn off all lights and keep a blanket over cage for about two months. She remains in total dark during that period. Checking on her occasionally. Works great.

Thank you sir. This video has put my mind at ease, as my beardie has been very lethargic over the past week or so, and seemed half asleep most days. He hasn't eaten during this time, and now he's gone into hiding in the cool part of his viv. So now I think I'll follow your advice and turn off his uvb light for an extra two hours a day 🙂

Thanks for the video. I have a 7 year old male who's a bit odd. He eats, but only if I hand feed him. Live insects, he will eat on his own however he's seem very slow about it over the past year or so. I wasn't sure if he needed to go into brumation or not. He doesn't eat very much and poops 3 weeks to a month sometimes. He's has a good weight. I have a thermostatically controlled light and heat that go on together for 12 hours and let it drop a few degrees overnight. I'll lengthen that to 13 hrs during the summer and shorten it 11 or so in the winter. I guess he's just getting up in his years.

Hello. I just want to be sure about the basking light setting throughout Brumation. What temperature should the task be?

Great information that is my dream lizard one day

My girl Stubby just woke up from brumation yesterday and is doing great. It lasted 2 weeks.

It's May here and mine seems to be going into brumation. It's warm all winter with the heat on so maybe since I turned the AC on recently he thinks its getting cold. Taking him to a vet tomorrow to be sure though. Hope he is okay

Just started watching this video in HOPES of learning MORE about ways to stop my juvenile bearded from doing it. Hes so young and still growing, it can't be good for him! I added more light and longer hours of light anf trying to keep him awake and active. Even dewormed him and treated for coccidia. So i know he is healthy, just trying to brumate.

Love your channel! Can you answer this question??? My dragon went into brumation with some worms inside of him- it’s been about five days. Should I wake him up and make him poop in the bathtub and then allow him to go back to sleep?

Hi there! Thank you for this video! I’ve liked and subscribed! My 6+ yr old bearded dragon is in brumation now. I adopted him in March 2019, he’s my first beardie. I keep his tank next to a window for his viewing pleasure, so the temperature in his tank has changed since winter began. I’ve kept his basking and uvb lights on a timer and though I’ve added heating pads, the cooler temperature coming through the window combined with the shorter natural daylight hours has led him into brumation. He was nice and healthy before. It’s been 3 weeks of sleep now. Since this is my first experience idk wether I should just leave him alone or check on him. I know it’s natural for him to sleep. I don’t know anything about his past. The day he began brumation, he had a good poop then ate a little bit of greens and blueberries and burrowed down in his hide. So it’s just a small bit of food on his stomach. I’m not breeding and he is simply a pet. Should I let him be? Should I go ahead and wake him? (I do miss him) Should I move his tank and stabilize the temperature? I just want what’s best for my guy! Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Yeah you just helped me out a lot. Mine does this and mine is less active with sleeping or brumating more so. I am just now hearing about this. Healthy though and no deficiencies. I notice he is more active when I have the heater on in the winter in the back room. He is actually up now 😂

new beardie owner here... for the fecal test, do you pick up a kit and do it yourself or do you take him somewhere?

Thank you for this. My bearded dragon has been slowing down since mid-October. She just turned 1 and started refusing food. Had her checked and the fecal was good. She went in for a few days hiding, but then came out and seemed alert so I offered her some greens and a few crickets. She ate a small leaf but then went back into her hide and has been sleeping on and off for just over a week. Do you think that would harm her? I know they should have an empty stomach. I looked at her and got a side-eye. I don't want to disturb her unless absolutely necessary. Do you think the leaf-eating could be an issue? Thank you for reading this.

Thank you I have a dragon she’s 8 years old I got her when she was -a few months and she’s 25 inches long full grown now She has laid eggs 2 x in her life without a male dragon she’s alone no buddies - she brumates two or three times as well and the first time 8-10 weeks scared me was no info on it that helped but your video is informative . I also thought she’d starve while brimstone but learned about that the first time she brumates I’d rather her not s as Nd I am more on top on tank temperatures I have ax feeding question though How much typically does a dragon eat with the veggies and fruits? Daily I give her fresh salad daily and crickets a couple times a week and lards mean worms a few times a week She picky and eats when hungry

Btw I had a beardie years ago, he always brumated around fall. He would hunker down in his hide and just sleeeeeeep. I think my new beardie who's about 5 or 6 months old, got so used to being outside in the real sun, he was outside daily!! When the weather started getting colder we couldnt put him outside anymore and thats when he started slowing down.. so a massive light/natural uv change is what happened. Even have a brand new MVB and he still doesnt want to come outta it. But hes so young. His sibling is now 2x his size because she isnt brumating and still plowing thru food!

Our dragon is 7 years old, we live in Miami, Fl n its been cold here lately, what is the best bedding for him. Also we bileave he is in bremation, he stop eating and sleeps all day n night also. We are worry something is wrong. Again. What is the best bedding for him.

I have a Rankins that just went into brumation about 3 weeks ago no thermostat but none of my other 4 dragons ever have temp normally stays within 5°f all year

We got ours last December so he has been sleeping for weeks do you think he is going threw brumation ?

My beardie is around a year old he's not been interested in food for 2 months now. Pretty sure he's brumating as he's weighed 500g going in and has lost 5g over 2 months so now 495. I just thought it was weird that he is brumating in the summer but like you say in the southern hemisphere winter is summer.. Brilliant videos keep it up

My bearded dragon is nearly 10 years old and I think she has decided to start brumating but she has never done it before. For the past 3 days she has been lying under her fake log looking half asleep. At first I moved her under her basking light but 5 mins later she was back under the log. Im not sure if I need to leave her lights on now or just switch them off.

i’ve had my beardie for 5 years and he’s never been in brumation... but i think this winter he is. idk he’s still sleepy when i pick him up.

Mine's been in brumation for 6 weeks now. Hoping to see him out and about before Christmas!

My little guy has been in brumation for about 6 weeks (his first time) I know it's a natural thing to happen but it still made me nervous, seeing him not eat etc l. Your video put my mind at ease. Thank you! I'm feeling a lot better about it 😊

My beardie is 5 years old (wow, how time flies!) and is, I believe, into his second brumation. It always worries me at first, but I watch him extremely closely and he hasn't lost any weight even though it's been about a month. I offered him food for the first couple weeks but he wasn't interested, and since then he's just been asleep. He does seem to wake up and change positions, though. It's November and I live in Florida, so it doesn't really get that cold, but there is a change in temperature, plus daylight savings time making it dark early. He didn't poop before he went to sleep though, so that has be a bit worried. Is there nothing I can do but keep an eye on him?

Just got my beardie 2 days ago, not in the greatest condition of tank and substrate, sand was used, and i was worried from the start, but i heard its fine for adults to have sand, and my girl is 11 years old, they had no lighting for a couple of months, so MBD isnt that bad at all, just a little kink in the tail, and the tank is a corner tank wich is way too small for an 11 year old girl. I had to spend over 200$, but it is worth it for my girl lilikoi. I watch your videos almost all the time, but i never subbed which i weird i swear i subbed to you, but i will now, thx for the information you give me!

I think my 4 year old is going to Brumation. not too sure were going to the vet this weekend just to be safe

Do you recommend giving them substrate to bury in?

This is my first winter with my bearded dragon and he has been hiding under a washcloth for a very long time, I usually get him out and put him under his heat, he will eat his bugs when I feed him, but he wants to sleep so I think I will let him stay under their, he hasn’t pooped in a while so I don’t know what to do about getting a fecal exam

We live in the US, northern midwest. Our baby Jerry is around 7 years old (we rescued 2 years ago) and he has went into brumation every winter. He goes in around Oct-Nov and stays that way til March or so. We use a thermometer to regulate temps. He is a really social guy, and starts sleeping more and not asking to get out. In the spring he starts looking around from his hidey hole and then I offer some food. He gets up and usually starts his spring Jerry dancing aka mating behaviors😆. We drop some water on his nose time to time and like my infant children I feel the need to check if he's alive but he's always fine. Just looks out a slitted eye at me like "What the hell Mom I'm trying to rest?"

My first dragon I adopted from my daughter. This is my first winter with max and he's been sleeping a lot . He's only eating once a week apposed to him eating daily. It's been unseasonably cold here . I added an extra basking bulb to try and raise the temperature.

Mine is on a thermostat and went into brumation last year for 3.5 months

i never change the temp of my beardies usually come winter, lays a comfortable temp year round but my girl seems to do it every winter starting about november- december and wakes up about now or later. mine just actually woke up today, she slept about 2- 2 and a half months.

My beardie is just short of a year old and is fed very well. He or she has gone into brumation and I keep my heating on a thermostat as I do with all my reptiles.

I been keeping bearded dragons for awhile and don't put them in brumation anymore yrs ago i used to, until one of my females were ovulating when she went into brumation and it was a mess it's a long story but anyway i don't use thermostats, keep them on 8 hour day cycle but i do change the heat bulbs 3 times a year.

l think they notice the barometric pressure change if nothing else and sense this way better then we do. My snakes certainly react to this and of course darn breeding season which for some coincides with cooler weather too. l am thinking beardies would be similar noticing this.

Our bearded dragon seems fine but recently I found him sleeping in a dark area.. when I go to pick him up he starts breathing again. It's recent he started this.. I thought he passed away! I have a thermometer. Temperature is fine but I heard don't over feed him though this

had my beardie 12 years and she has never gone into brumation. i dont use thermostates. I decided to look it up as iv never witnessed her do it ever so it suprised me she hasnt. I just wanted more info on brumation as in the future im looking to get a tegu and its pretty common for them to do so anywhere upto 6 months

Hi , I'm unsure if my bearded dragon is brumating or ill , I rescued him and he rarely eats or drinks or moves and he stays in the cold part of his tank . I'm looking for lots of advice so I can act fast if needed

My beardie didn't burmate last year, but he's been burmating this year now for like 3+ weeks, I use a battery operated humistat/thermometer in his tank.

We have had a dragon for 7 years, she never really brumated before this year. Maybe for very short periods where it wasn’t noticeable. She has always had sand and large rocks in her terrarium, this year, she dug a pretty good size burrow underneath one of the rocks. She has been there for several weeks, I’m guessing she is fine?

Thanks for all the info! I'm a new beardie owner & my 8-9month old beardie seems to have gone into brumation. She was acting lethargic & not interested in eating, so I brought her to a vet. Her kidney levels were off, so we did fluid injections, blood & fecal tests at the time. Everything checked out. My question is- she seems to only be half asleep.. Not burrowed, but perched up on the cool side, out of the reach of the lights.. She opens her eyes, moves her head a bit, but otherwise motionless. Do I just leave her be? Do I still soak her? Is it bad to get her out or raise her temp by holding her at this time? Its cold here in New England & its about 70 degrees on the cool side of her tank. Thanks for all the info & any more advice you can offer!

So if my beardie is not eating but moving around quite often... Do you think he has parasites?

Peedie Blu is nearly 18 months and i THINK he maybe brumating for the first time. He has been acting odd for the last few days, not really eating, staying in cool end. He had a poo on Mon which i just put down the loo without thinking. Tues he had a big pile of dubias but wasnt all that interested in greens althou he did eat some. But since yesterday ive noticed he spends a lot of time under the hide he normally sleeps on top off. Ill ovbiously get a faecal next time he goes. Should i try and keep him awake? Just worried about those digesting dubias if he is going into brumation

My rescue beardie is not pooping to get the test done. Is it safe to do a warm water soak to try to get some fecal matter?

I have a thermostat. Monitor my temps and humidity everything is perfect my girl is i think currently in brumation

I have had my bearded dragon for about 3 years and I dont have a thermostat and hes in a 40gal and he has never brumated. Thats why im watching this video because I was worried about it.

My son's Beardie is 10 and had never brumated until this year. She moves around the cage periodically. She does not ever open her eyes that we can catch. She had some greens in her mouth as if she had Eaten but if she did. It wasn't much. Her colors look good. No weight loss. But I am concerned about this due to her age. Should I be concerned? My Forte are iguanas so I'm lost with what's going on with her. Its been about a month and a half she's been doing this. Any insight would be great thanks!

Should I still mist my beardie and the enclosure if he brumates? He loves being directly misted and drinks the water during

My bearded dragon is 13 years old and has never gone into brumation but he slows down in the winter and eats less unfortunately he is now battling RI and is on Baytril

I just got a baby bearded dragon 2 days ago, everything has been going great but today he just hasn’t been moving like he did the day before and every time I move him to make sure everything is fine with him he wakes up but when I set him down he goes back to sleep, is he alright? Should I be worried? Or is it that he is brumating??

Someone please help what do you do if you haven’t changed your home temp or their uvb lamp times and the temp is showing different than normal and my juvenile beardie is now in brumation

Hi, i know this video was from a year ago but i think my bearded dragon just went into brumation today, he’s a baby i’m not quite sure how old but his body itself is about two fingers wide or a finger and a half. I live in florida and it’s been the coldest day of winter today. i’m not sure whether or not to take off the lamp? also how much should i be waking him up? Thank you! i really hope you respond bc i’ve been scared on what to do with him.

My baby has a Thermometer and is showing signs should I be worried I’ve spent a lot at the vet and each time they say she’s fine

Its summer in Florida and my 1 year old seems to be doing this. Is this normal?

I'm so scared I'm a bad bearded dragon owner.... My beardie is over a year old and he is not as chunky as most beardies (he is also still kinda small), I'm scared something might happen during the winter...

My bearded dragon is 2 years old and had brumated last year for 4 months. He's been in brumation this year for 3 months and just emerged. He looks dehydrated so I gave him some water. I keep the heat on during the day over his brumation spot.

We have a beardie that seems to be going into brumation however his movement seems to just be sluggish but it’s almost as if be doesn’t have the strength the lift his head or stand up on all 4 legs, is this normal? Also we have taken him to the vets and he is getting a blood test etc, but would just like some advice for if the blood tests come back and everything is good

Just wanted to share I have a 12 week old dragon the terrarium is on a automatic thermometer and she is in bermation, where I live in the usa we are at the end of September and the temperatures are dropping but not in her enclosure so not sure why she did but she did

Okay so my guy ate a lobster roach a couple days ago and has been sleeping since. Should I be worried about it sitting in his stomach then?

My baby bearded dragon seems to have gone to brumation. She went from eating and alert to slow and sleepy. My apartment gets cold at night so I purchased a ceramic heating bulb for the nights. I've only had her for 3 weeks. If she is in brumation is it normal for her to go to her basking area? Any information will help ❤

I haven't had my bearded dragon long maybe 2 weeks so he is still a baby. He is eating when I put crickets in his terrarium, but he sleeps alot and is a heavey sleeper. Should I be worried?

Good to know Smaug is just ready for his R&R.