Beardie bathing question???

[Costa]

everytime i bath my two beardies they puff up. (a lot more than usual to gain heat)
i find this highly unusual and would like to know if there is a set temperature for the water that you should bath them or if its just them expanding there bodies to gain more heat???
the worrying problem is that even after i take them out of the water they stay puffed out like this for at least 10 minutes....
any help or advice is greatly appreciated

 

[adfel]

My beardie does the same thing I usually make sure its a little warmer than what you would have a baby's bath... I usually pat my guy dry so he doesn't get cold and then he sits under the heat puffed out for a little bit..... Its quite normal apparently for them to do that to take in extra heat and u will notice as they get older they will go black instead of puffing up as this is their heat mechanism...

 

[otomix]

They tend to puff themselves out when wet in order to stay buoyant(float) .

Blue tongues etc all do it as well. you can actually see them swallowing down the air.

When they 'hiss' its more just expelling air.

Hope that helps!

 

[Costa]

cheers
thats good to know.
that must be it but ill keep an eye on them...