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is it ok to let my beardie swim in the pool?
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my animals
1.0.1 leopard gecko (goliath, gebco)
0.1 hypo red bearded dragon (puff the magic dragon)
0.0.1 schnieder's skink (ghandi)
0.1 white's dumpy treefrog (un-named)
1.0 house gecko (geico)
0.0.1 red eared slider (carl)
0.0.1 fire belly toad (escaped..)
1.0 lop eared wabbit (oreo)
1.1.too many to count, brown recluse (i think)
the rest of the animals in the hizouse
1.0 westie puppy (gabriel)
1.0 plain ol' outdoor alley cat (joey)
0.1 indoor rag doll kitty (tinkerbell)
2.0 goulian finchs

well i heard bearded dragons love to swim, i dont know if this is true or not but my boyfriend put his bearded dragon in his pool (3ft) and she had a blast swimming (the first time) during this time she met the filter jet... she was not happy about that and caused her to panic. instead of swimming with her tail, she started doggy paddling and seemed to become stressed. this was her first experience so she didnt use her tail at first but she got the hang of it. so if u see that your beardie needs help, make sure to help him/her out. try putting it on the ladder and see if it will jump in, but be aware and keep a close eye or it might become a sinker!
PS--> have the net ready for the floaters, if u get my drift
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*~*Erin*~*
0.1 Jazmin -jungle leopard gecko- April/2004
0.0.1 Blaze -bearded dragon- March 20, 2004

What about the chlorine? I wouldn't think it would be very good for them. I've put them in my dog's swimming pool after the water warms up and the clhlorine dissipates. They didn't seem to enjoy it too much but a couple of days ago I took them out to a mud puddle and they LOVED it.

Are you serious? I would think that a mud puddle would be way more dangerous than chlorine. Imagine the millions of parasites and bacteria living in the infested water! Yuck!

~Veronica
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Beautiful Dragons

wow, youve got to be kidding me, youve never made a mud pie before? just think, out in the wild, they would have to make a living out of that stuff.
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*~*Erin*~*
0.1 Jazmin -leopard gecko- April 17, 2004
1.0 Blaze -bearded dragon- March 20, 2004

What about the fact that the mud puddles here are probably going to contain different organisms than the ones in their native habitat? Just a thought.
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Rob Talkington

We keep the clorine level pretty low. additionally, animals only go in 3-4 days after chems so most are even further reduced. We have been letting our lizards and snakes go in the pool for limited swims for over half a dozen years. never had a problem.
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Bennett

Home Of The Florida Orange
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