Nixiemaiden
Hatchling Member
Ok so I was never really worried before but I came across a post saying that if they have wrinkly skin that they are dehydrated. Here are a few pics of my beardie for reference on his skin:
Right now I am soaking him twice a week for 10-15 minutes and I also keep his greens misted through out the day. His "meat" portion is phoenix worms and butterworms and he his fed twice a day...I believe these have a fairly high moisture content.
His urates seem soft and wet and there is usually a lot of water (relative to his size) when he poops. His poops are well formed though.
Everything seems totally normal to me except now I am questioning the saggy skin. I thought it was because he just finished shedding and needs to kind of grow into his new skin before he starts another shed. Usually when he is getting ready to shed, his skin seems really tight. Also when he turns himself into a pancake the skin seems tight.
Please let me know if there are any thoughts on this. I can bathe him more if that is what he needs or I can try to get him to eat more veggies or something.
Right now I am soaking him twice a week for 10-15 minutes and I also keep his greens misted through out the day. His "meat" portion is phoenix worms and butterworms and he his fed twice a day...I believe these have a fairly high moisture content.
His urates seem soft and wet and there is usually a lot of water (relative to his size) when he poops. His poops are well formed though.
Everything seems totally normal to me except now I am questioning the saggy skin. I thought it was because he just finished shedding and needs to kind of grow into his new skin before he starts another shed. Usually when he is getting ready to shed, his skin seems really tight. Also when he turns himself into a pancake the skin seems tight.
Please let me know if there are any thoughts on this. I can bathe him more if that is what he needs or I can try to get him to eat more veggies or something.