kellyash81
Member
Hi All,
We got our new bearded Dragon, Steve 2 weeks ago. I did lots of research before we bought him and thought we were prepared. Well Steve is definitely putting my knowledge to the test. I've already posted about his feeding as I changed his crickets from large black to small silent which I think he is having trouble catching as he wouldn't eat until I helped him by blocking their exit as they ran from him. He's started shedding and lost his appetite all together now, which I understand is normal.
I noticed yesterday that he had a lump protruding from his vent. After looking on here I know it is a Seminal plug and the best way to help this and the shedding is to bathe him regularly.
When I brought him home from the specialist pet shop the guy told me to take him home and bathe him straight away. He loved it. He swam round the bath and drank from the water. I bathed him last week and again he loved it. I've bathed him yesterday and today using the same bath, exactly the same temp water and amount of water and he's been frantic. He's been trying to escape out of the bath. Then puffing up and his chin and underside turning jet black (I beleive this is blackbearding). When I take him out of the bath and put him on his towel he's still blackbearding and fighting to get away from me. He will then sit in his viv blackbearding for around an hour.
My questions are:
Is this normal?
Should I continue to bath him even if he obviously does not like it?
Is it best to leave him be for a few days until he has stopped shedding or continue to try and hold him?
We got our new bearded Dragon, Steve 2 weeks ago. I did lots of research before we bought him and thought we were prepared. Well Steve is definitely putting my knowledge to the test. I've already posted about his feeding as I changed his crickets from large black to small silent which I think he is having trouble catching as he wouldn't eat until I helped him by blocking their exit as they ran from him. He's started shedding and lost his appetite all together now, which I understand is normal.
I noticed yesterday that he had a lump protruding from his vent. After looking on here I know it is a Seminal plug and the best way to help this and the shedding is to bathe him regularly.
When I brought him home from the specialist pet shop the guy told me to take him home and bathe him straight away. He loved it. He swam round the bath and drank from the water. I bathed him last week and again he loved it. I've bathed him yesterday and today using the same bath, exactly the same temp water and amount of water and he's been frantic. He's been trying to escape out of the bath. Then puffing up and his chin and underside turning jet black (I beleive this is blackbearding). When I take him out of the bath and put him on his towel he's still blackbearding and fighting to get away from me. He will then sit in his viv blackbearding for around an hour.
My questions are:
Is this normal?
Should I continue to bath him even if he obviously does not like it?
Is it best to leave him be for a few days until he has stopped shedding or continue to try and hold him?