Turbo will not drink no matter what. He wont lick anything off his nose or anything. Is there any way to teach him? Iv'e seen the video on youtube, but It wont work for him, because he won't even lick water drops off his nose. He gets a bath daily but I'd like for him to learn to drink that way he doesn't have to sit in there so long (he's not a fan of bathing).
Cammy will usually take a few gulps of bath water as soon as I stick her in so once she poops she is allowed out of the water, cause she reeeally hates it in there.
Instead of trying to teach him to drink (because in the wild they probably didnt often drink from any standing water) spray his greens so they are saturated with water before he eats..most reptiles get all their water from their feeders and greens anyway, learning to drink is not imperative for them. Misting him once in a while and bathing and spraying his greens will be more than he would ever be getting in an Australian desert, right?
Yeah I do that. He loves beardy pellets so those are saturated with water and used as a topping on his salad as well. I just want to make sure he is getting enough. But I suppose you are right as far as comparing it to a desert.
In addition to what has already been suggested.
I don't use a water dish any longer, but when I did I would swirl my finger around in the water dish this usually gets them very curious they will come check it out and most of the time take a drink.
Also if it is a baby beardie you can run water droplets down the side of the viv it is like a cat with a string. They rarely can resist it. An it's very entertaining to watch. :wink:
But the spritzing of the greens works great for any beardie that will eat their veggies.