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Hi all!
I'm worried. I soak Ned, my 17lbs Sulcata once a week but it's always a big mess. I'm not worried about the clean up, I know he's supposed to poop & pee in there, but he usually does so first thing and then he's sitting in it for his whole soak, and the water he's supposed to drink is dirty... I'm worried about his health.
I've tried having two soaking bins next to each other so I can take him out of the dirty water and place him in the clean one for the remainder of the soak but he always dirties the new water asap. I've even tried with three bins in attempt to give him a clean soak and clean water to drink but he promptly dirtied the third bin right away too.
I figure if I left him in one bin for long enough he's probably empty his bladder & bowels eventually but in the mean time he'd be soaking in gross water and possibly drinking it (I've seen him drink at one end and pee at the other at the same time)
Questions:
Can they tolerate sitting in their messy water for long enough for him to finish pooping & peeing?
Can I trust him not to drink water that is bad for him? (I feel like I can't)
And if not...
How can I provide him with a clean, safe-to-drink soak?
Background info: I'm using large rubber made bins for the tubs, solid colored, large enough that he can extent his head all the way out, but not large enough that he can (easily) turn around. The water level is to the bottom of his shell. The water temp is warm (not luke-warm, actual warm) but I don't know the exact temp.
Thank you so much for your help!!
I'm so confused!!
- Audra (adore)
Ned the Sulcata
I'm worried. I soak Ned, my 17lbs Sulcata once a week but it's always a big mess. I'm not worried about the clean up, I know he's supposed to poop & pee in there, but he usually does so first thing and then he's sitting in it for his whole soak, and the water he's supposed to drink is dirty... I'm worried about his health.
I've tried having two soaking bins next to each other so I can take him out of the dirty water and place him in the clean one for the remainder of the soak but he always dirties the new water asap. I've even tried with three bins in attempt to give him a clean soak and clean water to drink but he promptly dirtied the third bin right away too.
I figure if I left him in one bin for long enough he's probably empty his bladder & bowels eventually but in the mean time he'd be soaking in gross water and possibly drinking it (I've seen him drink at one end and pee at the other at the same time)
Questions:
Can they tolerate sitting in their messy water for long enough for him to finish pooping & peeing?
Can I trust him not to drink water that is bad for him? (I feel like I can't)
And if not...
How can I provide him with a clean, safe-to-drink soak?
Background info: I'm using large rubber made bins for the tubs, solid colored, large enough that he can extent his head all the way out, but not large enough that he can (easily) turn around. The water level is to the bottom of his shell. The water temp is warm (not luke-warm, actual warm) but I don't know the exact temp.
Thank you so much for your help!!
I'm so confused!!
- Audra (adore)
Ned the Sulcata