hey guys i put a sandbox in my dragons box a few days ago and he did not pay much attention to it but today i walked by i saw that he was in it and looked like he was diging (there was sand all over the place) but as a looked closer he was just eating it, its just plain old childs play sand deadly scale dieing death sand hehe why would he do this?
eating sand?
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he might be curious and is tasting it to see or find out what it is. Dragons cant really use their hands to hold something and go oh this is sand, if he continues to eat it i would remove it, it can cause impaction.
I would suggest you not put it back in, since he is eating it, it is a big impaction risk. Would be a good idea to give him frequent baths and massaging his right side from armpit to vent. If you feel any hardened areas, massage in a gentle circular motion to see if you can move it closer to the vent area to help him pass it. How old is your beardie?
no the sand is not back in and i gave him a bath as much as he hated it (he hates his baths, almost a fight to the death) he was in there about 15-20 mins just staring at me trying to escape finaly pooped in his water ill make to to give him another one befor bed, that is if i can catch him he is hiding in his cave giving me the evil stink eye right now
When you give a bath, do you put a wash cloth down in the bottom to keep him from sliding around so he can feel more secure? Is the water warm and tested by the inside of your wrist? Do you put enough water in to cover his front legs? Also, putting your hand in the water so he can hang on to it if he wants really helps too. All our beardies love their baths and did as babies, so just offering you some tips.
That's good that he had a poop hopefully he got at least some of the sand out.
That's good that he had a poop hopefully he got at least some of the sand out.
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