- Beardie name(s)
- Drogon <3 RIP 2019- March 11, 2024 Lily: new girl in the house/ 5 months old
Hey Everyone!
I hope you're all doing well During these stressful times, it's amazing how much comfort my beardie Drogon has offered.
This post contains two aspects:
1) Substrate: Sand or No Sand?
I previously heard that sand was a big no no with beardies, and perhaps with juveniles and hatchlings it's safer to keep them on reptile carpet or paper towel, etc.
However, I came across this amazing video on bearded dragon behavior and why they need substrate.
Check it out here:
https://reptifiles.com/does-loose-substrate-cause-impaction/?utm_source=ReptiFiles&utm_campaign=9fc11b0141-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_20_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ca262f8de3-9fc11b0141-203996928
2) My Dragon Potty trained himself!
Ever since I put sand in my dragon's tank, he started checking out his enclosure more, but I noticed he wasn't pooping... until I let him out :roll: This behavior continued with stinky accidents on the floor until I started putting paper towel under him just as he was about to go. He pretty much trained himself not to potty in his tank, so every time he sees paper towel on the floor, he knows to use the bathroom on it Afterwards, he gets lots of BSFL as treats. Not sure how this behavior started, but found it interesting to share.
Selkie
I hope you're all doing well During these stressful times, it's amazing how much comfort my beardie Drogon has offered.
This post contains two aspects:
1) Substrate: Sand or No Sand?
I previously heard that sand was a big no no with beardies, and perhaps with juveniles and hatchlings it's safer to keep them on reptile carpet or paper towel, etc.
However, I came across this amazing video on bearded dragon behavior and why they need substrate.
Check it out here:
https://reptifiles.com/does-loose-substrate-cause-impaction/?utm_source=ReptiFiles&utm_campaign=9fc11b0141-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_20_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ca262f8de3-9fc11b0141-203996928
2) My Dragon Potty trained himself!
Ever since I put sand in my dragon's tank, he started checking out his enclosure more, but I noticed he wasn't pooping... until I let him out :roll: This behavior continued with stinky accidents on the floor until I started putting paper towel under him just as he was about to go. He pretty much trained himself not to potty in his tank, so every time he sees paper towel on the floor, he knows to use the bathroom on it Afterwards, he gets lots of BSFL as treats. Not sure how this behavior started, but found it interesting to share.
Selkie