NicoleVanUnen
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I couldnt decide where the best place would be to post this question. So i recently acquired 2 awesome healthy almost 2 year old beardies. The family we got them from truly loved and cared for them well. I am new to beardies and there's so much conflicting info out there it can get extremely confusing. One thing i thought was pretty awesome with these 2 guys is the previous owner said they are basically potty trained. Both prefer not to poop in there terrarium but in the bath. So she bathed them 2-3 times per week. Of course occasionally they poop in there terrarium but not often at all which makes cleaning so much easier. Well i posted this on a beardie fb group and got chewed out. Believe me im in no way trying to hurt them. I will do whatever is best for them. They really enjoy the bath time. But on the fb group many people said beardies shouldn't have baths unless soiled or impacted and that only pooping in the bath is unhealthy because it can cause them to poop before there food has been fully digested. Although since ive had them there poop looks great. Not undigested food. Are baths ok? They are both healthy and probably just a bit on the over weight side to be honest. And one more question off that topic. I got chewed out for one more thing. As I said before my intentions are all good with these new babies of mine so please be nice. People ask questions because they care and want to do the right things. So there enclosures are decorated with natural things to climb and bask on ECT. But I added comfy cute beds I bought off etsy that they seriously love. It may sound silly but they both snuggle with there pillows and sleep on the beds. They both have caves where they always slept at there old house but they love these beds. I wash them on the sanitary cycle in the washing machine twice a week and obviously would right away if soiled. The fabric is not weaved or anything for them to get a claw stuck in. I was chewed out for the beds being a fire hazard which i truly don't understand how that could be and that it's unsanitary. Which if thats true even though I keep them very clean I will get rid of them. They also have matching cloth hammocks which i wash the sane as the beds and was told thats bad for the same reasons. Id love others opinions as i only want whats best for them. I am new to all this so there's no need to be angry though. Thank you all so much! Im attaching a pic of one of there enclosures with the bed and hammock. Please note they came with there enclosures and i have since fixed the lighting appropriately. Moving the uvb over the basking area and replacing the ceramic heat emitters with white basking bulbs so we are all good lighting and temp wise.