When can I let my dragon swim?

[Chelsea]

How old do they have to be before you give them baths?

 

[kcarello]

You can and should start them right away,,well maybe not hatchlings..not sure about that,,but mine was about 6 weeks when I got her and I started giving her baths.

 

[Refmon]

Is there a way to ease into it? Even in very shallow water hes scared and jumps out

 

[Chelsea]

Okay, I gave her her first bath yesterday. She didn't much care for it but she's shedding so she needed it.

 

[kcarello]

I suppose all dragons are different...but from day one I just talked to Puff,,of course very sweet like and was very gentle with her and took things slow and easy. She wasn't crazy about her baths to start with but I was just real gentle with her and drizzled the water on her back and before long she would start almost falling asleep in her bath. She didn't like the water to be running when she was in the bath so I always ran the water first, then put her in,,just eased her into the water.

 

[kcarello]

Here is the one where she is swimming like an alligator!

 

[kcarello]

This is the one where she is swimming like an alligator.