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Beardie is not eating

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Question
QUESTION: Hello,

I have a beaded dragon who is about a year old now. She has a good environment that we monitor constantly. her heat area is always above 92 degrees and it contains a heat rock. She is bathed a couple days a week and is misted on a daily basis. The issue is... She has not eaten in a couple of weeks. And when I say sh hasn't eaten, I mean she hasn't eaten anything at all. She still seems to have a good gerth on her, but I am obviously worried.

Can you please help

ANSWER: First, get rid of the heat rock.  that has caused many a belly burn when it goes out of whack, and it frequently does.  the basking temp should be 105F, so either it's too cold for her to eat or she is trying to brumate, which is a normal hibernation period but only for adult dragons, which she is not.  Try to get the temperature up, give her a bath to help her rehydrate, and perhaps she'll start eating again.

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QUESTION: How Old is adult age? I suppose she is more closer to two now... We got her in may of last year...

Answer
OK, Once a beardie is 18 months old it is considered an adult.  If you are in the northern hemisphere then beardies are starting to slow down and consider brumating.  Here is a link which really describes this winter instinct.

http://www.bio.miami.edu/ktosney/file/BDbrumate.html