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Question
hey its me again i was just wondering about my 2 baby bearded dragons there both females very smale and have been getting skinnier lately i have fed them crickets dusted and they have eaten them but now there still skinny is that alright since its almost winter ? they have a sunbulb and there heat is around the 80s and they only sleep and go to the heat but my room gets super warm during today it was pretty dayum hot that i had to turn of the bulb but they dont seem to eat as much anymore i drop some veggies the size of the between there eyes and they eat it once and a while and i give then growth formula once and a while? are they sick?

Answer
Hello Dallas,

It sounds like normal Brumation. Which is a form of hibernation.

Read more on brumating reptiles here:

http://lllreptile.com/info/library/care-and-husbandry-articles/-/reptilian-bruma...

Tell me if this is what it sounds like is going on with them.


If not then there might be another problem, let me know.
-Heather