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DreamWorks
at Mon Apr 26 21:48:42 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DreamWorks ]
Thanks Angie...
yes... exactly... people who coddle and soak their dragons constantly need to read more. I have heard some people even good breeders profess to soak the dragon constantly if they are dehydrated.
I have read people say that they intake water through their vents and will absorb moisture etc.
This I have not found to be true.
They are not getting much if anything through their skin or vents. The only thing a bath is good for IMO is cleaning the dragon full of poo.
Once a week is more than adequate. (if your husbandry is adequate) And it is not a soak.
After lots of reading and observations...
These are my personal methods:
I use fairly warm almost toward the hot side with water.
I use my hand a reference and have the dragon in my hand the whole time. Very quick bathing process... leaving them to soak and cool... like a baby playing in the tub is potentially a bad thing.
They are not in the water that long... long enough to get a scrub with a toothbrush. About 1-2 mins total.
The water never gets cold. Then I wrap and place them under the heat.
When they walk away from the heat I place them back under the heat and let them walk away a second time.
The soaks are a thing of the past for me.
The coddling of the dragons is not good either Angie your right.
They are not mammals and need to be in the heat/uvb. Not paraded around like a snuggle bunny.
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RE: Never give up!!!.... - DreamWorks, Mon Apr 26 21:48:42 2010