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That is what my vet tested for and he talked me through it afterwards. Surprisingly my boy had quite high uric acid (Harnsäure) levels last time and I had to put him on a diet. They always have parasites, the question is just how many. The fecal should be very cheap and it's always better to be...

Mine both did try to ear basically everything in the beginning. Even small stones but after they found out it's not eatable, they stopped and never tried again. A lot of people do not have fake plants in their tank for exactly what you are describing.

In most cases a vet will let you send in a fecal to be tested for parasites which I would preferably do before putting them into brumation. Personally I also want to bring them in for a checkup once a year and get a small blood test done. A few weeks after they wake from brumation and have been...

You would shorten the time for which the lights are on and drop the temps. Some even turn the lights off completely for a couple of weeks and let the temps drop to <20°C

Yes you should for sure start to monitor the temps. At the very least the basking spot and the ambient temps on the cool side. As mentioned, might be just a slowdown. You might want to consider letting her brumate this winter, though. It is really not that complicated and very beneficial for...

Happy birthday Foxy! He is so curious about the cake, like he knows it is for him :)

My big boy will also still sleep on my arm, he doesn't care that he has outgrown that by now ;)

This is one for the photo wall for sure. She is still a little nervous and wakes up at the slightest movement but yes, the bonding is going very good so far

The reptizoo is the one I use as well, should be fine.

The watts will correlate to the lenght of the bulb usually. The longer bulbs have more watts, the shorter will have less. You want a T5 (that is how thick the tube is) and a lenght that fits your tank

How old is she and has she been brumating in the past? Could in theorie be brumation but could also just be a slowdown phase

If you are in the US, your best bet is to get a tube style UVB (arcadia 12% or zoomed 10.0 HO) that spanns about 2/3 of your tank. If you are in the EU you probably have access to a mhb but I think they are hard to get elsewhere.

Lilith just gave me the wiggle and fell asleep in my hand. This will probably be really fun to look at in a few months time :)

Shed can cause almost anything 😂 My girl will puff up and bite, my boy will sleep all day, there really is no one rule that fits them all. No worries, everyone here is happy to share their own experiences and help out. Most of us are also paranoid about their beardies, which is probably the main...

A bit hard to see but looks like it is progressing :) Yeah they do weird stuff when they shed, my boy will turn really pale, then dark orange and the shed is actually not white but dark orange. The new scales under this will stay grey for a few days and then get back to his normal colors. My...