water...drinking must be a vunerable time in the wild...

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Posted by Niki on December 01, 2000 at 11:13:52:

In Reply to: Re: EJ... posted by EJ on November 30, 2000 at 19:51:03:

He has a water bowl, the shallow saucer type with
the wider bottom in his cage at all times. In the
summer I don't usually put water outside, I have
and it just attracts insects. Teddy drinks out
of his bowl at least 4 times a week, that I see,
but he's sly about it. He will wait for me to
go through my spider cages and geckos giving
everybody fresh water (daily) and of course
Teddy's. He'll watch, basking. Then when I
am finished and "disappear" he will go across the
cage (water is on cool side) and drink half of
the bowl! LOL! I spy on him, he seems to be keeping
a lookout for me, and when he thinks I'm out of
range he'll drink. He doesn't seem afraid, just
careful. Possibly this is a vunerable time in
the wild - drinking (as it is with many animals).
Sometimes he will just trapse through the water
dish if he doesn't feel like walking around it, but
not usually. I've never seen him soak, nor outside
in the summer in warm water. He doesn't really
care for soaking, prefers the sprinkler.
I have never seen him drink at any other time than
in the morning. But it's for sure at least 4-5
times a week, and daily in the summer before going
outside. niki

Let's see, I got him Oct. 99, and he was 78 grams,
supposedly 5-6 months old. Now he's over 700 grams,
and I've had him 14 months. niki

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: He has a water bowl, the shallow saucer type with : the wider bottom in his cage at all times. In the : summer I don't usually put water outside, I have : and it just attracts insects. Teddy drinks out : of his bowl at least 4 times a week, that I see, : but he's sly about it. He will wait for me to : go through my spider cages and geckos giving : everybody fresh water (daily) and of course : Teddy's. He'll watch, basking. Then when I : am finished and "disappear" he will go across the : cage (water is on cool side) and drink half of : the bowl! LOL! I spy on him, he seems to be keeping : a lookout for me, and when he thinks I'm out of : range he'll drink. He doesn't seem afraid, just : careful. Possibly this is a vunerable time in : the wild - drinking (as it is with many animals). : Sometimes he will just trapse through the water : dish if he doesn't feel like walking around it, but : not usually. I've never seen him soak, nor outside : in the summer in warm water. He doesn't really : care for soaking, prefers the sprinkler. : I have never seen him drink at any other time than : in the morning. But it's for sure at least 4-5 : times a week, and daily in the summer before going : outside. niki : Let's see, I got him Oct. 99, and he was 78 grams, : supposedly 5-6 months old. Now he's over 700 grams, : and I've had him 14 months. niki

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