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bathing!
- Thread starter Dingo!
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I tend to soak my dragons every 3 to 4 days for about 15 to 20 min
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We bath Harley every second day for a soak and then a swim then a poop !
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Currently all three of mine are bathed daily, since all of them are in shed. Gemini gets daily regardless since he poos only in the bath.
Janie.
Janie.
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i give my breeders three soaks a week tuesday, thursday, and sunday.
Most young dragons do not like their baths. Give it time. They eventually come around. For a 4 month old, I would bathe him every other day. It helps with the shedding process and helps him get used to it.
Don't get discouraged by his rants. Bernie used to through a tantrum. The water would make tidel waves as I help him (gently). ;D He eventually calmed down and loved his bath, swam around, and puffed when I took him out of the bath.
Don't get discouraged by his rants. Bernie used to through a tantrum. The water would make tidel waves as I help him (gently). ;D He eventually calmed down and loved his bath, swam around, and puffed when I took him out of the bath.
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I put a water bowl in with my poopers from day 1. Almost every one spends at least a part of the day in the bowl. It all comes down to what a dragon is exposed to from hatching I believe. water, greens, being handled, ect.
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i have two swimmers, and one stink eye.... guess who...lol
janie.
janie.
Renee said:
Sandrin never came around, and he hated it so much, we gave up. He has a water bowl in the viv 24x7 because i always leave a few fresh leaves in it for him in nibble at his leisure -- but he only occasionally and accidentally walks through it [usually when he's hunting down a stray leftover cricket]. While i wouldn't go out on a limb and recommend giving up on baths, i also have to say that Sandrin has always been healthy and is now over 13 years old, so i'm not sure i'd force baths on a dragon who continues to be stressed out by them.
athena
You now I'm glad you said your dragon doesn't like the water because Little Spike absolutely hates it. So much so, that he started to puff his little beard at me this weekend. I might try once more this week but I'm afraid he's going to think he getting a bath eachtime I go to pick him up. As it is, he speedys around the tank until I get him to climb onto my fingers.
To combat the lack of bathing I place a large water area in the tank which he occassional runs through when hunting his crickets.
Any suggestions or is he just going to be a stubborn little beardie?
To combat the lack of bathing I place a large water area in the tank which he occassional runs through when hunting his crickets.
Any suggestions or is he just going to be a stubborn little beardie?
yesterday, i gave my very first bearded dragon her very first bath.
i must say, we both had a great time.
i left her in there while i scratched her head for around five minutes
because she is a youngin', but she enjoyed every minute of it!
she sat there with her eyes closed smiling and calm.
ahhh i was so excited, thanks for the advice about when to bathe
her and about water temps, janie.
i must say, we both had a great time.
i left her in there while i scratched her head for around five minutes
because she is a youngin', but she enjoyed every minute of it!
she sat there with her eyes closed smiling and calm.
ahhh i was so excited, thanks for the advice about when to bathe
her and about water temps, janie.
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You are most welcome amy !
Doouubled, have you tried a shower ?
Janie.
Doouubled, have you tried a shower ?
Janie.
Showering - hmm... I don't know about that simply because if the still water bothers him I can't see him enjoying it being dripped on him either. I think I'm just going to try once a week until he either gets used to it or I'll just forget it for now until he gets a bit older.
Has anyone ever tried to shower a beardie?
Has anyone ever tried to shower a beardie?
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I haven't taken him in the shower yet because he had a hurt foot, but I am going to try it on Chuck. He really doesn't seem to like his bath very much, but he loves to be sprayed with the water and will even do a little dance while you spray him. He spins and everything. He really seems to like the sprinkling of the water on him. He will even lay in the puddles that form, but if you put him water that covers his feet he seems to get upset and tries to jump out of the water. So when he gets a little bigger, he's pretty small, and his foot is all better we are going to try him in the shower and see if he likes that better.
