Gus has been doing somewhat poorly over the past month. He is over 6 though so he is just aging. But I have noticed his water needs have gone up and a dripper + mistings many times a day are no longer cutting it. He was getting more dehydrated and more dehydrated. So I have gotten him used to something new. A shower. At first I would just place him in the shower with steam....but soon enough I started placing the shower head on top of a wire cage I use outdoors for him. Within MINUTES he was diretly under the beating water! I couldn't believe it! He had the longest drink ever, then sat there about 5-6 inches from the shower head just letting it beat on him. We do this every three days now and his condition has improved HUGE. At this point I can hold the shower head and spray him directly...which I thought would scare him at first because of the force of water...but he LOVES it!
I just can't believe he sits under such a fairly strong stream of water.....
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Marisa
P,S, He goes under of his own free will and at all times has 3/4 of the cage to retreat too. But he spends ALL his time under the shower head. LOL
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