rachmangler
11-24-12, 10:17 PM
I recently got my Argentine BW and understand brumation/hibernation but am wondering what other people's tegus do in the cold seasons?
I live in Portland, OR. His temps are 73-85 for the cold-warm sides and he has a basking spot of 110 degrees. I have him in a vision enclosure with a built in burrowing side on the cooler end that has half a foot of bedding in it. He is a juvi. I ordered him off backwaterreptiles and i'd assume he's about 2 years old. He's about 2 1/2 almost 3 feet long.
He has slowed down a bit. He normally would wake up around 7:30 am and sometimes would be active until about 3 pm. Recently I haven't seen him basking regularly and he has cut down on eating a little.
The main thing i'm worried about is when I should cut back on his food so nothing rots in his belly. He did wake up the other day around 5 pm and was running around the house for a few hours...so from his random bursts of energy I am confused as to if he's actually going to hibernate?
Will my tegu still come out to run around if he's actually hibernating? Should I keep feeding him if he does this? It's hard judging since this is our first winter together and I just want to get some input. I'm having a hard time finding hibernation care sheets.
I live in Portland, OR. His temps are 73-85 for the cold-warm sides and he has a basking spot of 110 degrees. I have him in a vision enclosure with a built in burrowing side on the cooler end that has half a foot of bedding in it. He is a juvi. I ordered him off backwaterreptiles and i'd assume he's about 2 years old. He's about 2 1/2 almost 3 feet long.
He has slowed down a bit. He normally would wake up around 7:30 am and sometimes would be active until about 3 pm. Recently I haven't seen him basking regularly and he has cut down on eating a little.
The main thing i'm worried about is when I should cut back on his food so nothing rots in his belly. He did wake up the other day around 5 pm and was running around the house for a few hours...so from his random bursts of energy I am confused as to if he's actually going to hibernate?
Will my tegu still come out to run around if he's actually hibernating? Should I keep feeding him if he does this? It's hard judging since this is our first winter together and I just want to get some input. I'm having a hard time finding hibernation care sheets.