What is brumation, and why does it happen to bearded dragons? Here's what you need to know, including how long brumation is, and when bearded dragons brumate. Ask Everest.

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Reptiles go into brumation. In Texas, where the city of Beaumont reached a low of 18 degrees Fahrenheit last month, alligators were seen frozen — yet alive! — in iced-over water.

The Weather Channel. Alligators in Brumation: Frozen Survival. Posted: January 6, 2025 | Last updated: March 6, 2025. Did you know alligators can survive being frozen under ice?

Reptiles in brumation also don't eat, but they continue to drink to avoid being dehydrated, the aquarium noted. Alligators become lethargic and have slowed metabolic rate when they brumate.

Videos of “gator-cicles” — alligators that appear trapped in ice — are sparking amazement and interest in brumation, the reptilian version of hibernation.

Brumation is a similar process to hibernation, in that it’s a long period of dormancy during the cold seasons, but one key difference is that in hibernation, the animal is in a deep sleep and ...

Videos show cold-blooded alligators in brumation to survive winter months Alligators rely on external sources to regulate their body temperatures — so during winter, they will go into brumation.

LITTLE RIVER, S.C. – Emerging from a cold body of water after brumation, the alligators in South Carolina look like a powdered cheese snack baking in the sun. Photographer Dan Krieger was ...

Social media was recently taken aback watching as alligators in freezing weather appeared to go into a deep sleep to stay alive. They're not alone. Iguanas and hummingbirds do it too.

Social media was recently taken aback watching as alligators in freezing weather appeared to go into a deep sleep to stay alive. They're not alone. Iguanas and hummingbirds do it too.