I know he won't soak up water, the point of the baths are to get him to drink something, hoping if he is in it long enough he'll attempt to drink. His live food is gut loaded, the dubia roaches get plenty of food & fluids. He's not eating his salads nor his greens. The vet took a stool sample & some blood work. And taking him outside is something I can do, & I'll look into some repto-boosts. Also he never has a black beard unless I'm having him do something he doesn't like, or I was doing something to him he wasn't to fond of. In these images he just got out of the bath, which he dislikes with a passion.AHBD":cfzn5wvi said:Hi there, are you sure that Nacho's a male ? Post a couple of pics with the tail arched up like in this article :
https://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/sexing/
I don't think brumation is a factor here, Nacho just does not look very well and probably does not feel well , that's why you see a darker beard Nacho is on the chubby side as you mentioned. No need for more than 1-2 soaks a week, forget about wasting time doing it twice a day. Nacho will only get hydrated by drinking the water, not sitting in it. That's old info that has been debunked long ago. Did the vet tell you to do that ? Did the vet do a blood test ? Something else you can do is get some Repto-Boost from a pet store or online, most beardies will drink it and you can add extra water. You can take Nacho out for some natural sun, set him in the grass when it's not too hot for at least 30-40 minutes a day. He's in no shape to get away from you so you don't have to worry about that.
I took him out for some sun & he was more interested in running away from me then sitting still. lol. Also I posted an image above with the rest of his under belly. I believe he's male. Also the darker areas of his skin where they're orangish is part of his skin that didn't shed this last shed which he's been slowly shedding for about a month now.AHBD":1wcj626w said:O.K, good , hopefully the sun and some extra hydration from the Repto boost will help. I really think Nacho's a female though, did you double check ? Did the vet do an xray by chance ?
Sorry thought I posted both of the images....I added the other one as well. Also if he was indeed a she, wouldn't she have already laid some eggs at some point? I've had Nachos since they were 1 month old & it's been 3 years now. Or is common for female bearded dragons to never lay eggs? Also I did forget to mention above, but I recently relocated Nachos' to a different part in our house also Nachos' enclosure is higher up off the floor then normally. Also no the vet didn't take an xray.AHBD":1a7b6asl said:Ah, being out in the sun always brings the wildness out of the beardie.Maybe you could make or buy one like this one I have :
https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29954/full
And sexing a beardie is impossible while holding them like that. You have to put them on a flat surface and arch the tail up in the air.
loljelloclowdz":3p6lp8m3 said:For hydrating them:
1. Get a blueberry
2. Inject it with a 1:1 ratio of pedialyte to water
3. Allow osmosis to do its thing. Soon your beardie will be a water magnet.
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