Night time ritual

[fkalb]

So ive had Thor for almost a week now and noticed a bit of a routine once his lights go off. Hell stay where he was when they turned off (normally his basking rock) for about 3 minutes, Than hop off and run up to the glass at the front of the viv.. bump into it.. and than walk the length of it. Run over to his water dish... jump in it and right back out than tears across the viv and up into his tree. Pretty funny to watch :lol:

 

[Embee]

Thor is a baby then? I'm just assuming but it seems to be the babies that have the funniest bedtime routines... ours used to like sleeping in the corner, standing up. :roll:

That said, when Thor jumps into the water dish, is he getting himself VERY wet, like soaking himself? Or is it just a hop in with the toes and out? My reason for asking would be that getting if he's submerging himself at lights out as the temp is dropping, this could possibly creates problems for him... temp/skin issues, in particular. We used to take the water out of the viv at night, because we found it helped the humidity levels as the temps were dropping. Now, we don't leave any water in the viv at all... just bathe a few times a week.

Thor sounds like a real character! :wink:

The best,
Em

 

[fkalb]

Yeah hes (he for now.. yet to be seen) about a month a a half old.. two tops. I wouldn't say he completely soaks himself but gets in and right back out.. not completely submerged. Yeah its funny watching him fall asleep.. they are pretty sound sleepers hey.

Question though.. what are your night temps Em?

 

[Embee]

Yeah hes (he for now.. yet to be seen) about a month a a half old.. two tops. I wouldn't say he completely soaks himself but gets in and right back out.. not completely submerged. Yeah its funny watching him fall asleep.. they are pretty sound sleepers hey.

Question though.. what are your night temps Em?

We keep our house thermostat at 66 at night, and enclosure stays about the same, or slightly higher. We used to have beardie upstairs in a room that got too cold at night (below 65), so we had to use a heat emitter. Now that she's downstairs, she gets the benefit of the central heating, so no more CHE, which has been so nice! And with summer coming, the temps will rise of course (gees, I wish... this has been the LONGEST winter!).

As to your dragon submerging himself, my only concern would be that at the lower nighttime temps, he wouldn't be able to sufficiently dry off (i.e., fungus possibilities, or possibly upper respiratory issues), as the temps are cooling in the tank. But I can certainly understand the want for a bath before bed... I know I always sleep better this way! LOL :mrgreen: When we bathe our dragon, she takes a very long basking session afterward to dry off. I read somewhere (probably here :wink: ) that that is why it's important to bathe them at least a few hours before bedtime so that they can dry off completely, and regain their proper heating before heading off to bed, and lower temps... so when you said he was jumping in the water just as the temps were cooling, I thought I'd mention it as a caution, something to look out for.

The best,
Em

 

[herpfreak]

Cute!! They can be so funny!

I agree with Em; don't let him get wet unless he can dry off. I bathe Budo every night right before his lights go off, then I towel him off and snuggle with him (or burrito him and put him on a heat pad set on low) for a few hours before going to bed myself. Heat lamps aren't the only way to warm up!

 

[fkalb]

Yeah i see your point. Ill keep an eye out and see how wet he actually gets. Went down to the beach earlier and picked up some nice driftwood and rocks, placed the rocks nicely in his basking area.. looks like hes loving that