Balance

[ridgetail]

Hello...

Just curious, as I watch Ridge run around the room, he does seem to run slightly off balance (as if one of his legs will give out just a little) and I'm wondering if it would just be due to lacking a tail? I don't know if there could be any health issues related to it? All other behavior is normal, including eating, fecal (just had one), lights/temps in enclosure.

Thanks!

 

[ReptileGuardian]

Its possible it could be due to the lack of tail. I know that some lizards that their instincts are in case of danger and tail is being pinned to detach the tail, then they do just fine with no tail. But I don't know if that is the same for beardies. I know my beardie's tail is quite thick and I don't think he'd be willing to detach it. But I suppose its possible they do have that instinct in the wild. If anyone else is more knowledgeable on this please correct me if I'm wrong!

 

[ridgetail]

I know beardies can't detach their tail....he was apparently born with out it. So I wasn't sure how much balance and stability the tail provides for the dragon.... He seems okay, he just have a few stumbles and when he goes after worms or crickets and misses-- sometimes he'll trip over himself. Slightly cute though when it happens though