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Old 18-Feb-08, 09:47 PM
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Deflating Beardy

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I gave my beardeds a bath this afternoon all except one (new boy) are used to having them, so i made sure everything was safe and left them for 10-15 to swim around. I was taking them out when i noticed that the new boy was like a balloon his stomache was HUGE so i picked him up and gently pressed on his stomach to see if it was water or air then a whole gust of air came out ...now his fine LOL i just want know if thats normal? because i've never had it happen before. Perhaps he was trying to use the built up air as a type of floatation device??
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its normal, its their internal floaties.
 
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LOL it happens to my ones to but i dont push on the guts just incase i do it to hard but they deflate by them selfs. I freaked out to when it happen.
 
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Old 19-Feb-08, 02:05 PM
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Ahh ok ..yes well i assumed that may be the case! and he's doin just fine as well In all my years of caring for beardies it's never happened before LOL well there you go...you learn something new everyday!
 
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Mine also puff up...in the bath ,it helps them do the doo-doo's!
& under the basking lights...even their eyes look like gold fish eyes! lol...especially when they are trying to shed
i just give then a rub with a very soft child's first tooth brush
 

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Yeh it's awesome what reptiles can do! i love all my critters so much and they always continue to amaze me
 
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Yes, I got a shock when I first did it to mine, I thought it was going to explode! I even heard the gust of air when he deflated. Very cute!
 
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