Hi Guys/Gals ,
Spike, my beadie , is the first reptile pet I have. I got him at 2 months , he is now 11 moths old.
He is healthy (outside appearance) and seems totally comfortable in his viv (1.2m X 600 X 600 , 31-35 deg on basking spot and 26-28 deg on cool side , UVB 10).The thing that is worrying me is that for the last couple of weeks he has been acting up ... he is gone very inactive , doesn't eat as much , is not defecating as often (usually every second day) and I havent seen him basking in a while.
So I guess that my question is , could there be another reason\reasons why he is doing this or is this just his time to brumate ? I am abit concerned as he is not losing alot of weight (he has lost some tho , especially from his tail which i gather is his fat reserves) and he is not pooping...and there is food in his gut (he eats some veg , superworms and roaches when I hand feed him on occasional mornings). He doesn't show signs of impactation , he gets a bath every week aswell. He is also always behind his hide, its cool there aswell because of the shade. Below is a pic of him (after he did a display , was abit too late). Any help would be appreciated.