BeardieSmaug
Hatchling Member
Hello,
I gave my 3 year old beardie a bath today, he normally doesn't drink water independently (I spray his veggies with water), but this time he put his snout a tiny bit under the water and began drinking slowly. He seemed very thirsty, as he just kept drinking, and it's my fault for letting him drink that much. But after the bath, he became very active (as he usually does around this time) and when he was running around my room, he started hiccuping once or twice, and his beard turned black. Which then I put him back in his tank under his basking spot, and shortly his beard returned to normal, and didn't hiccup anymore. But it kinda scared me for a bit.
Did I let him drink too much water? I thought beardie's would instinctively know when too much is too much and stop drinking, but he just kept drinking! He closed his eyes as he was drinking and looked really relaxed, so I felt bad as I thought he might of been really thirsty.
Is he going to be ok? I made sure to fully clean the sink (like I always do before I give him a bath) and disinfect it and everything.
Didn't take a picture with his beard black or while hiccuping, but here he is shortly after:
Update: He is flexing his beard (abit of the neck area too) a lot right now, puffing it in and out every now and then, but no black beard.
Update: He's not doing that anymore, he basked for a lil bit then started getting really active again (he came out of brumation a month and a half ago, he's been crazy active since) and wanted out, so he is roaming around my room again lol. Although his beard is a bit more inflated than usual.
Last update: So his beard turns black again after a bit of roaming around my room, and he is head bobbing me a lot! So for now he is back in his tank, but he refused to bask since he already basked for a while today. His beard turns back to normal shortly after, i think walking around might be uncomfortable for him right now, even though he wants to walk.
I gave my 3 year old beardie a bath today, he normally doesn't drink water independently (I spray his veggies with water), but this time he put his snout a tiny bit under the water and began drinking slowly. He seemed very thirsty, as he just kept drinking, and it's my fault for letting him drink that much. But after the bath, he became very active (as he usually does around this time) and when he was running around my room, he started hiccuping once or twice, and his beard turned black. Which then I put him back in his tank under his basking spot, and shortly his beard returned to normal, and didn't hiccup anymore. But it kinda scared me for a bit.
Did I let him drink too much water? I thought beardie's would instinctively know when too much is too much and stop drinking, but he just kept drinking! He closed his eyes as he was drinking and looked really relaxed, so I felt bad as I thought he might of been really thirsty.
Is he going to be ok? I made sure to fully clean the sink (like I always do before I give him a bath) and disinfect it and everything.
Didn't take a picture with his beard black or while hiccuping, but here he is shortly after:
Update: He is flexing his beard (abit of the neck area too) a lot right now, puffing it in and out every now and then, but no black beard.
Update: He's not doing that anymore, he basked for a lil bit then started getting really active again (he came out of brumation a month and a half ago, he's been crazy active since) and wanted out, so he is roaming around my room again lol. Although his beard is a bit more inflated than usual.
Last update: So his beard turns black again after a bit of roaming around my room, and he is head bobbing me a lot! So for now he is back in his tank, but he refused to bask since he already basked for a while today. His beard turns back to normal shortly after, i think walking around might be uncomfortable for him right now, even though he wants to walk.