After a Bath, do you pat them dry?

[muzikfreakah]

Or do you just put them under their basking spot to dry up themselves?

 

[neecie]

I always have a soft wash cloth (her size mini-towel) to wrap her in - but she does wiggle - then take her over to the viv under the heat. She's 5 months and doesn't show any love for the bath, but gets it any way. Who knows, she may change her mind. I always wait for a poop, then take her out. Since she doesn't stay in the water too long, usually bath her every other day. Lots of folks say, keep her in for 20 min.

 

[muzikfreakah]

OK maybe I will just pat them dry with some tissue, I am scared they mite develop some type of fungus if I don't. And If I use a towel, that means I will have to wash the towel everyday as well, so I will just use tissue.

 

[peera]

Leaving them to air dry also leaves them at risk of developing a URI. They don't know you want them to stay under the basking light and can wander away and get cold.

 

[NegativeCreep]

I do. Right now, she's still kinda small, so I just have a wash rag ready; it's just big enough to put under her and pat her down. I have a HUGE stack of wash rags and dish towels, so when she gets too big for a rag, I will use those. I am still not sure how I got so many towels/rags....
I'm afraid to leave them to dry, too. I don't want her to get an RI, plus I have a megaray now, and I'm afraid that the rays will somehow burn her. This may be crazy, but I worry too much..

 

[muzikfreakah]

I just got a whole roll of large paper towels for them to use, so we can just throw them away after patting them dry. I just use their towels to wrap them when they go to bed that's it :-D