So I move Mordecai into his new larger enclosure and ever since he has been pooing every day (was once a week) and he is going in his enclosure where before he would hold it till we put him in his potty spot. Why would this behavior change so much? He has been in the new enclosure for a month or so. It Is also in a the living room know and not the den. I am trying to get him back on a routine by putting him in his potty box every morning around 8am but he doesn't go. He waits till no one is home to take him out. Help!
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I'm not really sure how you can get him to go in an exact location if he doesn't want to. I will say as long as his poop is healthy it's great that he is going every day, sometimes their routines change. Was his old enclosures temps maybe too hot or cold? Sounds like he's digesting things a bit faster now. Slight changes in temps can really impact this believe it or not. My girl would go twice a day until we lowered her baby temps to be more juvenile friendly, now she goes once every other day. Something worth inspecting maybe?
SpacialCoogs
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Mine likes to poo on grass, i'm going to put a little poo patch in so I can clean it regularly. Otherwise I scoop it off the newspaper.
He's absolutely beautiful. Sorry I can not be more helpful I've never been able to train my girl to go anywhere lol. Tried to teach her to go on a paper towel but failed miserably.
As suggested, maybe you can place something in his enclosure in the spot he seems to go the most. Maybe fake grass, newspaper (or whatever you believe may work best for your dragon). If he's insistent on going in his enclosure maybe you two can atleast compromise lol. Good luck to you, hopefully you can find something that works well for you both
As suggested, maybe you can place something in his enclosure in the spot he seems to go the most. Maybe fake grass, newspaper (or whatever you believe may work best for your dragon). If he's insistent on going in his enclosure maybe you two can atleast compromise lol. Good luck to you, hopefully you can find something that works well for you both
Urrgg... there has to be something else I can do or something I'm doing wrong. I take him out every morning to give him time in his potty box and run around. He usually won't do either and the a few hrs later he goes in his tank! What is his deal? Is he mad because I moved him? Should I turn his lights on sooner so he can warm up longer? Also can the cold affect them?
SpacialCoogs
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He might not be warm enough in the morning for his digestive system to catch up. Can you take him out more in the afternoon?
I wish I could I leave for work around 8:30 9 and don't get home till 6. Ill keep trying in the morning. My son gets home at 3 but by then he has already mad his mess. Should I still have him get Mordecai out and put him in his potty box. Maybe he will get the routine and hold it till then.
SpacialCoogs
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You can try the 3 oclock thing, he might get used to it if he knows there's a regular afternoon break.
Gormagon
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I could be that his other viv was smaller and didn't want to go poo in it because of mobility restraints, now that he is in a larger home he finds that there is room now. They can really test you at times, he has you trained well. He has you working double time to clean his NEW HOME, "hey where's the butler", lol!!!
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