I like baths
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Bumblebat
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I like baths
How often can I safely bathe my skink? I really enjoy watching her paddle around and she doesn't seem to mind it. I like to soak her to encourage her to "go" before I handle her (I don't mind a stinky skink, though" but I want to make sure I'm not doing it too often, either.
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UroFreak13
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Re: I like baths
I dont think baths are bad i gave mine one every day for about a week because he had trouble shedding but it came off when i added a little olive oil. Just make sure that the water isnt too hot tho
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Linnea
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Re: I like baths
i dont think it is a good idea to bathe the skink when you do not really need to. but thats my personal opinion and not really accurate information.
they shouldnt smell and need baths because of that. after all, they do not sweat.
the hygiene issue with letting a skink go in the water and then picking it up to handle is more of an.........unusual choice. its much better to take the skink out after its been moving around and just pooped if so. cause if it lands in the water, the bacterias you dont want to get on your hands are all over the skink in milliseconds XD
besides. a skink always lifts its tail before pooping. once you know the sign you have a few seconds to put a newspaper under. voila. even super slow me have learned the routine n__n
as uro said, if your skink has had a very bad shed or something is very stuck on toes and tailtip, a soak may be needed. also if they managed to get poop smeared on them all over x.x
my skink bathed last time 2 days ago, its been very very dry, humidity dropped when the temps went to -10 for a week, so his belly scales needed some attention. but that was his first soak since august i think. apart from when he turns his water bowl upside down over himself.
some members do give soaks with every shed to help the process.
but no, soaks arent harmful i think. just....maybe not for forcing them to poop?
they shouldnt smell and need baths because of that. after all, they do not sweat.
the hygiene issue with letting a skink go in the water and then picking it up to handle is more of an.........unusual choice. its much better to take the skink out after its been moving around and just pooped if so. cause if it lands in the water, the bacterias you dont want to get on your hands are all over the skink in milliseconds XD
besides. a skink always lifts its tail before pooping. once you know the sign you have a few seconds to put a newspaper under. voila. even super slow me have learned the routine n__n
as uro said, if your skink has had a very bad shed or something is very stuck on toes and tailtip, a soak may be needed. also if they managed to get poop smeared on them all over x.x
my skink bathed last time 2 days ago, its been very very dry, humidity dropped when the temps went to -10 for a week, so his belly scales needed some attention. but that was his first soak since august i think. apart from when he turns his water bowl upside down over himself.
some members do give soaks with every shed to help the process.
but no, soaks arent harmful i think. just....maybe not for forcing them to poop?
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Bumblebat
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Re: I like baths
Oh, I don't care about poop or germs or anything. I work at a pet store. She just looks content when she's in the water and its just a convenient bonus that she poops so it's out of the way.
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BruinsEv
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Re: I like baths
I rarely bathe mine, as I feel she just doesn't enjoy it! Maybe I should start bathing a little more often.
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Rani-May
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Re: I like baths
i only bathe mine if i feel they have trouble pooping or a bad shed.
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