reptilez12":2611c99r said:
Hi all! Quick question - should I be brushing my beardies' teeth? I saw an experienced Youtuber do it and said it was very important... is that extra or is it necessary? If yes, how often, what to use, and how to do it in the safest way for my dragon?
No they can get grime off there teeth with crunchy foods insects bugs veggies
Feed rougher and harder foods along with the soft foods. Soft foods include mealworms, superworms, many fruits and so on. Hard foods can become soft by grating, shredding and cooking. Grating and shredding foods requires less mastication, results in less abrasion on the teeth to keep them clean and can contribute to disease.
Particles of soft foods are easily trapped within the mouth which promotes bacteria and plaque build up. Soft foods do not offer abrasive surfaces useful for cleaning teeth. Harder or rougher foods don’t present the same level of issue and they help toughen the mouth tissue.
Easy changes in diet that can be made include switching from feeding mealworms as larvae to their adult stage as beetles. Consider adding the occasional snail, phasmid and other beetles or even isopods, crickets , roaches help with built up plaque