water dish quesstion

[RamboRocky]

i own 2 dragons both live together in the same 40 gal tank. i dont really see them drink alot but i always fill my water dish up.. right now i have a small dish and from day to day while i empty their water dish i notice some skin that they shed or just some kind of evidence of one or both of them possibly bathing. I was woundering if i were to buy a bigger dish like in this link http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752538 that if i was to put it on the hotter side of the tank that they may have more water and also they could do their thing in there.. i dont know tho if it would harm them by drinking their own filth... im sure they are rugged enough to withstand some of their own debri right...

 

[peera]

The primary issue with water dishes is that they raise the humidity of a tank to unacceptable levels. Putting one on the hot side of the tank will make the burn off worse, and could cause them to get quite sick. I would guess that the debris you're seeing is just from them running around the tank. I frequently find shed in my bowls, but as I'm home all day I can tell you for a fact none of them sit in them.

Btw, the tank you've got them in is quite small even for one dragon. For 2 it could really cause some issues down the road, dragons are not social animals & don't like sharing their territory. Even if they act friendly, months or even years down the road one could turn on the other and hurt it quite badly.

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Ive used water bowels for years. I tend to keep them between the hot and cool side. All my dragons from biggest to smallest have soaked themselves on a regular basis. On a diff note I would reccomend seperation of your 2. a 40 breeder is a min size for 1 dragon.

 

[RamboRocky]

they are both 6 inches right now im not really that worried about them right now. i already got my next setup planed out for both of them once they get bigger.

 

[peera]

It's good that you're aware, but my newest girl is 6 weeks old and already missing the end of her tail because of a clutchmate. They're never to young to do some major damage to each other.

 

[beardieaddict]

actually they will drink from the water dish i have seen it but u kinda have to train them to do it this is what i saw.... take the dragon put the front legs on top of the water bowl and then put ur finger in the water bowl and splash it around a little bit and then if there thursty they will drink it.... no joke i saw the lady from tiki tiki reptiles do it and it worked great ...just something to try