Hello,
my male beardie has been displaying some unusual behavior lately and I'm not sure if it's anything I should be concerned about. His tail recently shed (the last 2 inches have yet to peel off) and I've noticed that the latter half of his tail will occasionally wriggle, sort of like a worm. It happens infrequently and briefly but it isn't something I've ever observed until the past week or two. It isn't aggressive tail swinging, it doesn't happen when he's hunting (he sort of arcs his tail upward when he's stalking prey), and it doesn't seem like the sort of twitching that would be associated with MBD. It's just more like a wriggle.
Any ideas on why he's doing this or if I should be worried? He's a little over one year old, 19" long, doesn't much seem interested in food anymore so it's difficult to be certain that he's getting enough calcium. I offer him crickets which he doesn't want anymore (used to love them) and he only nibbles on his salad of mustard, turnip, collared greens and yellow squash that I offer to him daily (I also put some Rep Cal pellets on top that have been soaked in water first). I sprinkle calcium on his salad six days a week since he hardly eats any of it, and the other day I sprinkle herptivite on it. His husbandry is all correct and he poops regularly. Thanks for your advice!
my male beardie has been displaying some unusual behavior lately and I'm not sure if it's anything I should be concerned about. His tail recently shed (the last 2 inches have yet to peel off) and I've noticed that the latter half of his tail will occasionally wriggle, sort of like a worm. It happens infrequently and briefly but it isn't something I've ever observed until the past week or two. It isn't aggressive tail swinging, it doesn't happen when he's hunting (he sort of arcs his tail upward when he's stalking prey), and it doesn't seem like the sort of twitching that would be associated with MBD. It's just more like a wriggle.
Any ideas on why he's doing this or if I should be worried? He's a little over one year old, 19" long, doesn't much seem interested in food anymore so it's difficult to be certain that he's getting enough calcium. I offer him crickets which he doesn't want anymore (used to love them) and he only nibbles on his salad of mustard, turnip, collared greens and yellow squash that I offer to him daily (I also put some Rep Cal pellets on top that have been soaked in water first). I sprinkle calcium on his salad six days a week since he hardly eats any of it, and the other day I sprinkle herptivite on it. His husbandry is all correct and he poops regularly. Thanks for your advice!
