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The advice was that beardies don't need to brumate at all if their temps/humidity are at the correct level. This is not correct and if said advice is followed and acted upon it can be dangerous for the wellbeing of the beardie. That said if there is any doubt about what is going on, then, yes, a...
Hi, I'm not sure that I agree with this advice. Brumation is a completely natural process and to interfere with this would be injurious to the health of your Beardie. Reptiles are very sensitive to their surroundings and can sense all sorts of changes in their environment including outside their...
In the case of Rankins Dragons, I'm not sure this is correct. They are far more sociable than Beardies and unlike them live in colonies in the wild. Apart from the above mentioned brumation issue which, if it was happening, has now resolved itself, the two Rankins get on just fine. Thanks though :-)
Hi. I have two female Rankins Dragons in a 4' viv. One of them has been brumating for a while but I think the other one is waking her up every day now either deliberately or by accident in digging in the substrate around her. The other one always wakes up first and I suspect that the other would...
Thanks for your reply.
If I get a 150w basking bulb won't that make the basking spot too hot if I'm trying to raise the temperatures elsewhere? Or should I just lower the basking area's distance from the 150w basking bulb?
The Rankins (both female) seem to get on fine. I understand that they...
Hi all,
I'm pleased to be here. This is my first post.
My question/issue is this:
I have a 4' viv with 2 female Rankins Dragons (one brumating). During the day when everything heats up, the basking spot bulb (100w) temp is about 40C, the temp on the back left hand corner floor nearest the...