Feisty will only poop on our bed!

[bethfaye96]

Hi again!

So, we've had our Feisty girl (about 4yrs old) for a week now, we had problems when we first got her (like us being told she was a he!) but they seem to be on the mend. One thing we have noticed is that she constantly wants to be out the viv, constantly scratching at the door until we let her out! Apparently this is less frequent when I'm not around, doing it less often when it's just my boyfriend in the room.

One time she definitely does it is in the morning, and she has taken to only pooping on our bed or us, never in her viv. Everyday, between 11am and 1pm, almost like she's holding it. As much as we love her, I can't wash my sheets everyday! Its like she knows she's done something wrong as she grabs onto my arm and pretends she's asleep afterwards, not letting me put her in her viv.

Does anyone know how we can get her to poop in her viv? This is exclusively on us, not even going in the bath like a lot of people say their beardies do. We think she may be doing it as we think her previous owner was a tad neglectful, not letting her out or handling her for a year.

All help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Beth

 

[AHBD]

Hi there.... when you take her out just set her on the floor on a wad of newspaper and keep her on that area until she goes.

 

[bethfaye96]

Hi there.... when you take her out just set her on the floor on a wad of newspaper and keep her on that area until she goes.

Thanks for the suggestion! We've tried doing this with a towel (not the same one everytime) but she doesn't like not being able to wander. She usually stands at the top of the bed so she can look out the window and even if we put a towel there, she'll shift away from it :/

 

[CooperDragon]

It takes some practice, but AHBD is right. They respond well to routine but it can take a while to establish it. Keep putting her in the same spot at around the same time every day and keep her there until she goes (within reason). She will eventually learn that's the routine and play along. I provide morning time for my dragon on the vinyl floor in the kitchen every morning. The door is closed until he goes and he has a basking spot there. After a couple of weeks he learned that's the routine and now he usually goes within an hour or so while I make us both some breakfast and read the news. Keep at it and you'll be able to get her out of that habit and into something that works better for both of you.