My bearded dragon does not like to swim very much, she is about three years old, and i love her to death- but when she is swimming i get so scared because she acts like she's going to die in two inches of water! I put her in the bath to bathe her, and i keep my hands in there so she can climb on me if she gets TOO scared, and i get clawed REALLY bad... I know that not all bearded dragons like to swim, but SERIOUSLY! It's gotten to the point that i really hate to bathe her... What's up with this? How can i get her to like the water - or at least not think she's going to drown in it!
Any ideas...?
2007-12-24 12:11:52 · 2 answers · asked by Alaina B. 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Use warm water only to the level of her shoulders. She needs to soak, not swim if she doesn't want to. Put a washcloth or towel on the bottom so she has something to grip onto. Some dragons love water, others don't, but it is very important for their hydration and shedding.
2007-12-24 14:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use a solid white sink basin or bath tub - include a "bath rock" for it to sit on. The white is often very confusing to reptiles. They see this as a huge void. There's nothing to reference space - no shoreline, no rocks, no nothing. Adding the rocks not only gives them something more secure to hold onto, but it gives them something to focus on and not look like a "nothing" that they may fall into...:-)
Make sure the water is in the 90-100 F range so the beardie doesn't get so cold it becomes lethargic and loses the ability to get out of the deep end - or hold it's head up.
2007-12-24 20:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by prism_wolf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋