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I have only ever seen freddy drink once but the water in his bowl goes down is it normal for them not to drink much thanks

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thanks for you're help

The water in the bowl evaporates after a while. I change my leo's water once a day, but very RARELY ever see him drink out of it. From what I believe, since they are desert creatures, they are more used to drinking a lot every once in a while and storing the water away. That's probably why their tails are fat. Anyways, just my two cents, nothing to worry about.

I have never seen my leo drink from her water bowl either, but i know she must or she'd be dead right now..

I believe the tail fatness is just that, fat. However, I remember reading recently that leo's actually get a large percentage of their water intake from their food. That is why is important to have a proper dry AND wet gutload availible to your food items. Also, it's pretty easy to tell if they've been drinking enough if there's "wet spots" around their poo.

np
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