Marcy has been settling in very well, so yesterday I decided to give them their first bath! (I wish I knew their gender already!! It's agonizing waiting!)
At first, they were just excited to get out of the enclosure again, maybe eat some food, so it was a sore awakening when I started to run the water. They ran all the way up my arm and just clung to my chest while I was checking the water temp, until I finally had to scoop them up and set them in the sink. At first, they were running around, terrified, trying to climb out, until they stopped for a bit and said "Oh... this is nice." Eventually, their belly turned pale again and they settled in, playing around and drinking the water. Drying off afterwards, they had their mouth open and then laid nice and flat on their log.
Suffice to say, the first time was fun.
At first, they were just excited to get out of the enclosure again, maybe eat some food, so it was a sore awakening when I started to run the water. They ran all the way up my arm and just clung to my chest while I was checking the water temp, until I finally had to scoop them up and set them in the sink. At first, they were running around, terrified, trying to climb out, until they stopped for a bit and said "Oh... this is nice." Eventually, their belly turned pale again and they settled in, playing around and drinking the water. Drying off afterwards, they had their mouth open and then laid nice and flat on their log.
Suffice to say, the first time was fun.
