That is awesome, I am sure he feels better now. As far as the soaking goes, 3-4 min of soaking is not long enough. Let them soak about 20 min or so.

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:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

I'm glad your brother's little one is ok now, i was worried there for a while but all is well

As everyone else said, bath them for longer. When I bath ours I don't leave them in for as long as 20 minutes, but I leave them in for longer than 3-4 mins. It does them no harm to have a long bath, and they can really learn to enjoy it. Our adults love to swim around Our adult male used to poo every time we put him in and really hated the water but he has come round to the girls' way of thinking now and just today was kicking back his legs and swishing his tail, nudging the girls out of the way as he swam like a fish

Our new younger girls hate the bath, but even when they try to get out, leave them in, they will calm down. Don't leave them unattended though. Dragons will often puff out their bodies in the water so that they will float, but there is always the danger of drowning, so don't wander off while it's bathtime.

Looking forward to seeing the new tank! How large is it in feet and inches? (Sorry, no good with gallons!!) I'm sure the Bearded Dragons will love it!

Great job in helping out your brother's dragon,. well done.

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good job on the task that happend. i have a question though did your bro's Bearded Dragon come from a breeder that used sand as it's substrate from birth?

I'm not sure what the breeder used, probably not. My brother was using white sand, which he was pooping up. They aren't in a sand setup anymore though. I haven't had a problem with my two on play sand, but they are alot bigger.

I'll try to get the dimensions next time we bring a load of stuff to move to the new place. Its pretty darn big, not light either.

The cage is 62Lx27Wx27H, its pretty nice. It has sliding glass front doors for easy Bearded Dragon access.

pretty big your bro's bd's will be in heaven lol what substrate are you using at the moment?

He doesn't have the lighting for the big cage yet, he is using newspaper in the little guys 20 long. I think he is planning calcium sand later on down the road.

There have been many claims that calci-sand is not as digestable and safe as was earlier thought. Play sand might be a better option - it is much finer and cheaper. However it is up to the individual ofcourse to make their own choices, we used calci-sand for a while with no problems, but others have experienced problems with all kinds of particle substrate. The only things safe to use with absolutely no risk of impaction are paper towels, newspaper and carpet. Sand, wood chips, etc, all pose a small risk of impaction, but many people use these substrates with no problems at all. Just giving you all the info so that you can make your choice knowing the facts.

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I use repti sand for one of my dragons

kool im happy to hear that he pooped but since he was in this state I reccomend u bath him 1x a day in warm water for 20 min and stroke his belly this is the best way hope he feels better

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