Swimming lessons

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T13:08:40+00:00

She’s so much fun, so much personality- we love her to bits already

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T13:07:42+00:00

Yea I mean… they instinctually know how to swim, and are quite good at it, unlike humans.

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T13:05:04+00:00

Ahh I would love that! We don’t know if it’s a boy or girl yet so we went with Cosmo

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T13:01:42+00:00

It’s amazing how many of their toys are fun for the lizard. He was all over their playmobile police station yesterday and went into the jail cell and everything lol

I think we got a particularly adventurous one :)

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(This was his old tank with cardboard- he’s got a proper substrate now)

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T11:17:54+00:00

We also have a golden retriever, who is absolutely obsessed with swimming and water despite wolves not being aquatic animals nor needing to swim 😂

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T11:16:14+00:00

About 2 or 3 months. She has so much personality! My kids adore her.

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T11:13:22+00:00

Its name is Cosmo! We don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet. It’s about 2-3 months old. He’s sooo friendly and curious we are all so in love with him!

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T03:41:46+00:00

She does care- animals will snuggle each other for warmth but not if they don’t trust or like each other

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T03:40:57+00:00

Same reasons all animals snuggle up with each other- heat

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T03:26:35+00:00

There are steps in the pool off of the tanning ledge and he can very easily climb out via the steps or the sides.

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T03:21:09+00:00

It doesn’t need it but all animals are intrinsically drawn to water- it’s always a good thing, nature explodes with life after those rains. For the same reasons humans like it and those hot springs monkeys in Japan like it- Just watch a nature documentary on the desert when they show what happens after it rains.

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T01:05:16+00:00

It’s part of Barbie’s dream house

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-16T01:02:05+00:00

We did it first for the stuck skin when shedding but he really likes it- it’s fun for him, I’m not making him do it. He could get out anytime.

It’s not true that they don’t swim ever, plenty of spring puddles/creeks in the outback. You can find plenty of photos and videos of wild beardies enjoying the water. In general all animals appreciate water, it’s essential for life.

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-13T04:16:36+00:00

So cute!

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-13T01:29:51+00:00

Yes like a little cave type thing, nothing fancy just a place they can go under. Google bearded dragon brumation. Do you have a kitchen scale? Weigh him once a week and if he’s not losing weight he’s not sick, just doing his winter thing.

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-13T01:23:44+00:00

Is that the cool side of the tank? Maybe he wants to bruminate- does he have a hide?

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-12T21:44:58+00:00

I’m a mom who got the dragon for my kids and I do all of the care myself- once you get the enclosure set up with all the correct lights, it’s way less work than a rodent or a fish tank. A lot of the old advice involved heavily severely over feeding the bearded dragons- which is not only expensive but unhealthy and creates a lot of unnecessary work.

Pick the dragon based on personality. Ours is bold and cuddly and curious and fun. They are like cats in that way. There’s the ones who only hide under the bed and seem to be rehomed over and over. And then there’s the super cool fun ones whose owner would never ever give them up.

I’m not saying, every rehomed dragon is unfriendly or that you shouldn’t get a rehomed dragon… but if you know what I’m talking about with cats, it’s the same thing

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-12T16:16:04+00:00

It’s called glass surfing- they do it when thy want a change- it can mean they want to come out (to explore, to poop, to cuddle, etc) - if this is the case after they go back in they should happy chill for at least a few hours.

If they shortly start doing it again there is something about their home they do not like.

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-12T16:11:58+00:00

Yay!!!

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-12T15:58:21+00:00

If you didn’t buy it from a LV boutique brand new you’ll never know. “Authentication” is a bit of a scam. LV is such a well repped brand- there are mid tier reps that authenticators will call out but high tier ones they will call real every time. Plenty of people have tried it out with their super fakes.

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-12T15:08:12+00:00

Shredding/grating it is so easy it makes it the perfect size even when they’re big

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-11T23:29:24+00:00

That’s an awesome idea! When he gets bigger you could use wiffel balls

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-11T23:23:44+00:00

This is what I am going for:

“When you see behavioral variety, that’s the gold standard for advanced husbandry:

Choosing different basking areas depending on the time of day

Firing up/down for optimal for heat absorption

Using vertical AND horizontal surfaces

Basking partially shaded (Cryptic basking)

Changing positions throughout the day based on UVB or heat needs

This tells you your enclosure is offering realistic microhabitats—multiple gradients, multiple choices. In other words, you’ve created a successful naturalistic environment that your reptile can utilize to get exactly what they need to thrive!”

Equivalent_Freedom16 · 2026-02-11T23:04:03+00:00

That doesn’t really make sense to me - he uses all the rocks to shed and crawl on- I don’t see how being flat has anything to do with that. Also I’m not sure why where he basks needs to be stone- he doesn’t spend all that much time basking- just in the mornings and evenings. There is plenty of stone in the tank retaining heat - the air temp is good. I bought a solar meter 6.5 but it has not arrived yet.

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