digging?

[bonnie]

i got Rocky, 10 mo old male 2 weeks ago yesterday. he had sand in his tank, so i covered it with a good layer of paper towels till i can get it out of there...hard to get him out for any length of time so i can pull maintenance so to speak, till i get him tamed better. anywho, past 2 days he is digging and digging....this morning i got up, turned lights on and he woke up and started digging like crazy. also seems to have more of an appetite? what's this digging all of a sudden, or is it because he is more used to surroundings now? HELP! changes in his behavior make me nervous lol

 

[FranktheTank]

I'm not an expert by any means, and I'm sure someone with more experience will reply also. In my experience I don't think it's anything bad. My male started doing that when we made changes to his cage a while ago. He's settled and pretty much stopped, occasionally he'll start digging around for a little while and usually fall asleep. Some people that have beardies who like to dig often will put dig boxes in their enclosures so they can dig in the dirt. I wouldn't panic just sounds like you have a beardie who enjoys digging.

-Kaleen

 

[Lauram63110]

Are you 100 per cent certain that Rocky is not Raquel? :lol:

 

[wizbee]

I thought Boga was a male also, it's hard to tell really. Then one day she was digging like crazy so I mage a lay box and yep! 22 eggs!

 

[Goonie]

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There's really no rhyme or reason to why some dig and some don't, especially if they're males.
I used to have a male who'd dig until he tired himself, which sometimes would be hours, just because he can.

 

[bunnyrut]

when i take my male outside he likes to dig in the dirt.

you try adding a dig box for him. (shoebox with shredded paper towels, old cloths, etc)

 

[bonnie]

well i went to the pet store to get crickets after work, and asked the woman there. she said that males' beards get black, whereas a female's doesn't get that dark. and also that males have a broader head than females. so am assuming that the guy i got him from was right, that it's a male.....oh lord, not ready to be a gramma if its a raquel instead of rocky lol.

 

[wizbee]

Sorry that's not right Boga Female gets a black beard, very black whenshe is mad.

 

[wizbee]

Go to the top of the page under Care SHeets is a part on sexing your beardie