Water temp for soaking

[Niki]

I was wondering about water temp for my RT. I know that you are suppose to use Luke warm water. But what if the temperture outside is 105 degrees? I usually soak her later in the day because she stays in her burrow until late morning. I assume I should never use cold water... But if she has been in heat all day, can I lower temp of water? Does she need to be cooled down? Thx!!

 

[Laurie]

I usually use water around 90f degrees. 5 degrees either way isn't going to hurt.

 

[Jacob]

I use Lukewarm water on reg days, if my little guy is outside tho all day and its very hot i will soak him in cold water. He will usally drink from that as well

 

[Maggie Cummings]

I generally use lukewarm water, but if it's a hot day like 105 I use a cooler water. If it's a baby you're soaking never use cold water...

 

[Niki]

I use Lukewarm water on reg days, if my little guy is outside tho all day and its very hot i will soak him in cold water. He will usally drink from that as well

Thanks, that's what I was wondering. It's really hot here and I wanted to make sure I could put her in colder water.

 

[tyrs4u]

If it's warm outside I'll give them a bath in room temperature water or cooled. bad which is usually cold coming from the water hose. but if you have a hot water maker thing like sierra water i pour that in to make the icie cold water tolerable. I noticed the RT and SULCATAS love a hot bath and by hot i mean baby bottle temp... they adore it...

 

[Tom]

I use 85-95 degree water regardless of outside temperature.