I agree here with BDlvr. I have never heard of giving a dragon a nice warm soak as being a bad thing. I do it occasionally myself and often times once the dragons hit the water they will start drinking. They also stop when they have had enough. Why force them to do something they can do on their own? I also like misting occasionally.



Soaks do not have to be limited to sickly dragons. A good soak can help to hydrate any dragon. I always give females a nice soak the day, or day after laying eggs. A good soak can also help to clean a dirty dragon. Sometimes I even take out an old toothbrush and lightly brush any heavier dirty areas on the dragon.



I would give the dragon ample time to warm up though and bask for awhile after a soak. I would not soak the dragon at night just prior to "lights out".





I believe forcing water or food into a dragon should be limited to dragons that are in dire need of it in extreme situations. Even after a round of meds I can't see having to force feed a dragon. I just finished a preventative round recently and none had to be force fed.

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