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01-11-13, 12:56 PM
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My Boscs never drink.....
Just an observation, I have never witnessed Littlefoot or Cera take a drink from the water bowl.
They bathe in it, they knock it over, muddy it up and run through it, but not even the spy cam has seen them drink, not once.
Opinions?
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01-11-13, 12:58 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
they probably dont need to. I watched "lizard kings" and it basically stated that most monitors get their water from their food. Pajaaamas never drinks either
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01-11-13, 01:31 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
From nature shows over the years i have heard them say many times about lizards of all sizes getting their water from their prey, i guess it is the same with yours.
The mice they get - are they wet?
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01-11-13, 01:40 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
Yes they are getting all the water they need from their food, and they are also not losing any moisture.
Indicating that everything is balanced as it should be.
The rats themselves are dry on the outside, they are however comprised of a percentage of water, I can't seem to find the exact percentage, but like most mammals, there is a lot of water in a rat.
The other whole prey contains a bit of water, and all those night crawlers (lobworms) are very high in moisture too.
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01-11-13, 01:41 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
Wayne do you provide a big dish to fully submerge in? I'm trying to plan my albig water source, but don't feel like putting a bath tub in lol.
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01-11-13, 01:47 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
They still have that 18 inch pizza pan, I need to go bigger, they tip it over constantly.
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01-11-13, 01:53 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
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Originally Posted by infernalis
They still have that 18 inch pizza pan, I need to go bigger, they tip it over constantly.
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idk if its something to look into but those turtle tubs are pretty boss
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01-11-13, 01:54 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
i know its not a lizard,but.....
just a few days ago was the first time,ive ever seen my female diamond drink,and ive had her over 4 years
cheers shaun
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01-11-13, 01:55 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
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Originally Posted by shaunyboy
i know its not a lizard,but.....
just a few days ago was the first time,ive ever seen my female diamond drink,and ive had her over 4 years
cheers shaun
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01-11-13, 01:58 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
speaking of odd things monitors do heres a question I have. My monitor actually likes to get in the bath tub to swim around, the weird thing? He sticks his whole head under water and crawls on the bottom flicking his tongue all the time. WHAT IS HE DOING!?
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01-11-13, 02:05 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
hunting for fish...
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01-11-13, 02:06 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
Ive only ever seen mine drink once. There is a similar thread that was put up a few weeks ago on another forum I belong to. Almost all the common captive varanid species were accounted for as drinking from water dishes/ponds. Im sure there are variables, of course, but could just be individuals preference.
Just a thought Wayne, but it might be that in such a shallow dish the water isnt particularly palatable?
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01-11-13, 02:13 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
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Originally Posted by jarich
Just a thought Wayne, but it might be that in such a shallow dish the water isnt particularly palatable?
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Every time I change it out, they almost immediately go straight to it and investigate, they know when the freshest water is in it, and ten minutes later it's brown swill.
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01-11-13, 02:19 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
I've never seen the albigs drink. As far as I'm concerned, the water bowl is only good for the monitor getting its revenge on us. By replacing all water with mud.
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01-11-13, 02:21 PM
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Re: My Boscs never drink.....
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Originally Posted by War Machine
I've never seen the albigs drink. As far as I'm concerned, the water bowl is only good for the monitor getting its revenge on us. By replacing all water with mud.
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Me too, they like to see us clean up after them.
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