Ruby and Spike in bathtub

[zabeardie]

Hello,
My brother and I usually bathe our beardies in the bathtub every month or so, and is it normal for them to poop every time they like "touch" water? We like to use this method to make them poop so they can freeroam in the house. Is pooping when in contact with water something they should be doing? This has happened several times.
Thanks,

 

[snazzyglasses]

Most bearded dragons poop in the bath, actually
They naturally absorb water through their vent, so a lot of times it can act a bit like an enema and make them poop. (Sorry, kinda gross lol. But the absorbed water also helps with hydration which is good!) So it's perfectly normal, no worries!

And actually you can even increase their bathtimes to a couple or few times a week instead of just once a month; it will help them stay hydrated.

 

[zabeardie]

Thank you!
I have been worried a lot about them pooping every time they're in the bath.

Thanks,

 

[mudskipper]

I have been bathing my baby everyday. She poops every time. Sometimes within seconds. I just rinse her with running tap water.

 

[zabeardie]

I have been bathing my baby everyday. She poops every time. Sometimes within seconds. I just rinse her with running tap water.

Your beardie must be really trained or something...
Yesterday I bathed them and neither of them pooped.
Is that something strange?
:|

Thanks,

 

[mudskipper]

I have been bathing my baby everyday. She poops every time. Sometimes within seconds. I just rinse her with running tap water.

Your beardie must be really trained or something...
Yesterday I bathed them and neither of them pooped.
Is that something strange?
:|

Thanks,

Maybe it's temperature? I have only had her for less than a week. I put her in a bath of 105F, measured with a temp gun.

There are members here whose beardies will only poop in water. That's what I'm training her to do so she doesn't make a mess in her cage. So far she has pooped in her bath, a couple of times in her salad bowl, and once in the dubia bowl. She has yet to poop on the floor or her basking rock. Maybe she'll only poop in some sort of containers. LOL

 

[Rikko145]

M y beardie isn't a picky pooper. :lol: He generally goes in one quadrant of his tank. He doesn't seem to go into his water dish very often. I will give him a bath today and observe and post my findings.

*EDIT*

My beardie does not care for the bath at all. Tried his darndest to get out every couple minutes and never went, so I don't think I'll be bathing him as often as some. He tends to leave little piles in a quadrant of his tank like a scaly dog. :lol:

 

[zabeardie]

Oh cool, my beardies almost always poop in the bathtub or outside.

Thanks,