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Hello Everbody. Been a while since I posted. Was just wondering if any dragon keepers out there have ever noticed a dragon swimming when giving them a soak? Yesterday during soaks one of my females fully submersed herself in the water and started to swim. She used her legs and tail back and forth to move herself underwater. Anyone else ever seen their dragon swim?

Yes it is very common.
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www.moonstonedragons.com

Hey there, hadn't realized it was very common. I've only observed one of my dragons swimming, out of a possible eight. It was very cool to watch. She instinctively knew how to move underwater.

I find I see it more if the water is deeper.
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Makes sense. Though I never fill the tub too deep. I always want them to have some footing and not have to float. When I have some more space - it would be interesting to do a waterland tub set-up. 3/4 land and 1/4 water for a single dragon. Soil set-up and multiple 115-130 degree hotspots(surface temp). A perfect replication of nature.

Only thing is, Dragons don't live by bodies of water in the wild, at least not Inland Bearded dragons. It would be a wasted effort to produce a water section in a dragon's cage and probably end up having the cage too humid in the long run. Great setup for a water dragon though, or semi-aquatic turtle.
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PHLdyPayne

I'm very confident it will work out and want to try it! I could keep a soil set-up and a shallow pool in the same tank and probably never get above 50% relative humidity with the use of a small axial fan on the cool end.

Vitticeps are found all over AU by the way. Woodlands, scrublands, semi-arid desert regions, savannahs, and even near the coasts.

Your problem is going to be the same problem as turtle keepers, keeping the water clean.
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It should be very easy to keep water clean with regular maintainence. But, I have a very detailed plan to achieve this. Interested?

No that is good, your dragon should never have to float. I see swimming when the water is deep enough that if an adult dragon were to lay flat on the bottom, they are just slightly submerged.
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