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I've never seen my beardies do it, but I just took my rankins out and gave him a bath in a little plastic container. Anyway, he flailed around a little bit, then dove to the bottom of the water. He kinda sat there, like a crocodile waiting for something to snap at. I pulled him up because I had never seen any others do this, and I felt it would be safer to pull him out if I wasn't sure about it. So, I figured I would just ask so that if he does it again i'll know. Should I leave him down there, or do I take him out?

yup.. like a big fat submarine carrick loves to dive dive dive! so does little Daigh, but Gobi hates the water. Isnt it great watching a little one swim that just loves it? makes me laugh every time. let him swim, so long as the water is shallow enough for him to stand in on his own, if he dunks his head, let him have his fun

>>I've never seen my beardies do it, but I just took my rankins out and gave him a bath in a little plastic container. Anyway, he flailed around a little bit, then dove to the bottom of the water. He kinda sat there, like a crocodile waiting for something to snap at. I pulled him up because I had never seen any others do this, and I felt it would be safer to pull him out if I wasn't sure about it. So, I figured I would just ask so that if he does it again i'll know. Should I leave him down there, or do I take him out?
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reiko
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Of the 13 we have here now, 9 like to swim and 3 dive under water. It is fun to watch them and the ones that do dive really love water and fight when taken out of the water..... we have one that the only time she hisses at us or opens her mouth is when you try to pick her up out of the water.

carrick struggles away when i try and take him out. and when we bathe him inside i take him out and put him on the counter and he slides back into the sink like a croc, its soo funny
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reiko
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My rankins is so tiny he still fits in a plastic bin. When the beardies were little I would put them in a dish(or Woodrow who went in an empty container of Lloyd's barbeceque). They outgrew that pretty fast. None of the beardies enjoy baths. Although, when I took Woodrow and Yusuke in to the bathroom at the same time because I didn't want to run back down to get the other one, I sat Yusuke on the counter after I was done with him. Then I put Woodrow in the sink. Yusuke jumped in with him, and when I took him out he kept trying to get in with him.