Mike&Ike
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My dragon Ike has been on granite tiles for all of his life. Just about three years now. This past winter he did much more "digging" than usual. His nails have always been pretty short from the tile but today I was looking at his back foot and noticed that there is almost no nail. Just tiny nail tips or stubs.
I searched for a while to see if others have asked about this. The small amount of info I did find. People had said the nails were so short they were bleeding. Most of these cases were after switching to tile or adding stone basking spots.
I have never seen any blood and it doesn't seem to bother him as I'm playing with his feet and toes now. Sometimes he slips while climbing but like I said his nails have always been short. Could his quick be very short as well from always being on a rough surface?
I've taken a few pics, these were the best I can do to show how worn down they are. Should this be a concern? If so, I plan to cover the bottom of his enclosure with repti-carpet to slow the wear down and just leave a small 1' x 1' area plus his basking rocks to file his nails.
Thanks in advance for any help that can be given.
I searched for a while to see if others have asked about this. The small amount of info I did find. People had said the nails were so short they were bleeding. Most of these cases were after switching to tile or adding stone basking spots.
I have never seen any blood and it doesn't seem to bother him as I'm playing with his feet and toes now. Sometimes he slips while climbing but like I said his nails have always been short. Could his quick be very short as well from always being on a rough surface?
I've taken a few pics, these were the best I can do to show how worn down they are. Should this be a concern? If so, I plan to cover the bottom of his enclosure with repti-carpet to slow the wear down and just leave a small 1' x 1' area plus his basking rocks to file his nails.
Thanks in advance for any help that can be given.