he won't drink water!

[NachoBeardie]

I have not been able to get my Beardie to drink water. I've had him about 5 days and he hasn't drank any water. I've tried running water on his nose and splashing in the bath also put a water dish in his viv but I don't want to leave it in there too long because of humidity. He's still a little skittish from the new home so if I try a dropper in front of him he usually runs away. Help!

 

[TheReptile838]

In that time he is probably still going through relocation stress.
Bearded Dragons don't drink water (unless they want to). They absorb water from spraying them, giving them baths, sitting in the water bowl or from greens. They don't recognise still water. They just absorb it.

 

[Taterbug]

He will be scared if you for a little while especially if he is new to your home.

A water dish won't raise your humidity much if at all (a small shallow bowl in the cool side) but it will also probably just get ignored. I've only seen one of my dragons drink from a dish one time, and it was more of like a couple licks than anything.

Best way is to keep up the baths, and make sure his insects get plenty to drink, and his greens are nice and juicy

 

[icelore]

They absorb water from spraying them, giving them baths, sitting in the water bowl or from greens. They don't recognise still water. They just absorb it.

Dragons do not absorb water from being sprayed. That is one of the reason that it is completely pointless to spray a dragon or his/her tank - it just raises the humidity and does nothing else. Their skin has evolved so that no moisture is lost in their natural dry climate, and that means that no moisture goes in through the skin either.

They get all their needed moisture from their greens and bugs, and can absorb water through their vent when sitting in the bath if needed.