anyone got any ideas as to how to get a bearded dragon to drink out of a water dish??? or is there any other way for them to drink?
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getting beardies to drink out of a dish
ralphthelizard
Dec 08, 2003 12:39 PM
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Mattman
Dec 08, 2003 12:52 PM
This was asked 8 dots down from your post. I'll give you the same anwser I gave down there. My dragons do not drink from standing water at all. I don't think they register it as liquid unless they see it move or drip. I keep most of my dragons hydrated by highly moistened their greens. I just spray the greens/veggies heavily with cold water throughout the day. The cold water helps also in keeping the greens crisp and fresh longer. Most of the time I use the syringe though to drip water onto their mouths or spray their heads with a spray bottle. Adults I give water with the syringe mostly and young babies get misted 1-2 times daily. One of my females will let the water drip off her chin and put her head down and drink from the puddle that forms on the liner. You could try to get them to drink from standing water by keeping it moving. A fish aerator or just a cheap pump with tube bubbling the water might help them see it. I also bathe each one once a week or more if they get dirty sooner. Never had a problem with dehydration doing these things before.
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Amk2109
Dec 08, 2003 01:09 PM
I think that most people have a hard time getting their dragons to drink water. I used to have bowls of water in each of their cages but they seemed to dirty it up to the point that I didn't want them drinking it. I then worked with one of the dragons to get him to drink from a hamster water bottle which works fine for him but the other two did not like it one bit. I know this all sounds bizarre but what I am going with the other two is I turn on the kitchen faucet to a drip and they plop on my hand and drink from the faucet. They just sit there and suck up all the water they want and when they are done they just turn their head away from the faucet and that is my signal that they have had enough. Also alot of them will drink while they are in the bath water to. I would put little drops on their noses and before long they would just drink from the bath water. Hope some of this helps.
