Baths

[linkj154]

My blue tongue skink never bathes or drinks from her water dish. This led to her becoming dehydrated and not eating for a month. I recently gave her a bath and she started eating again and became more active. My question is, since giving her baths is the only way to keep her hydrated, how often and how long should I bathe her?

[Y33T]

Have you tried misting and moving her water dish closer to one of her hides or add multiple water sources? What was the humidity? Was your skink skittish and hiding all the time? I had one of my skinks dehydrate himself once. Turns out the enclosure was too open/bare and he’s too scared to come out, too afraid to even come out to have a drink. I’d try other options and maybe move things around in the skink’s enclosure, before jumping to the bathing option. Too much baths can do more harm than good.

[linkj154]

The humidity is 55 on the cold side, and 65 on the hot side. She does hide a lot. I will definitely move the water dish closer to the hide and add another water source and more enrichment to the enclosure. Thanks for the advice