- Beardie name(s)
- Sinatra, Zsa Zsa, Stumpy, Lucy
Adults I offer water 1 to 2 times per week. I also feed hornworms, they are great for hydration. If he eats his vegs misting or rinsing them provides hydration also.Thank you for clarifying why no standing water! Kai doesnt poop in his water dish (yet) but the exotic specialist told me he doesnt keep a water dish in his tank and I had wondered why. It seemed so cruel...but now it makes perfect sense. Should I eyedropper Kai too instead of misting? Mist/eyedropper how often? I rinse his veggies and give him fresh greens daily. He is an adult...a year and 2 months.
If Kia doesn't take to an eyedropper straight away you can use just a little fruit punch or fruit juice to flavor it. Try to find something without citrus.
Also if it run down the chin use a wet cloth to wipe it off. The sugars in the juice might could cause bacteria or fungus to start growing in the scales if not cleaned away.
Personally I don't mist. Adult dragons won't lick up enough water to stay hydrated that way. Also constant misting could cause mold in some materials. Another horrible myth is that soaking beardies hydrates them. That's just dead wrong, they have to have water orally to be hydrated. The only time they ever need a bath is if they are actually dirty. Even then I rinse mine under a faucet.
Oh my adult dragons usually will drink 1 to 2 droppers full at a time, babies about a half to 3/4 if a dropper.