Pooping when handled?

[Mirandor]

So every time I handle Mohinder for more than like 10 minutes, he poops. On me, my bed, my sister, wherever. Even if he's already pooped that day, he always does. And on days where I can't handle him for more time than to just give him his bath, he only poops once or not at all. Anyone know whats up with this? Because I'm sick of cleaning my sheets every time I pull him out. Also, he never poops in the bath, and that seems like a common thing among beardies, only on my bed or me or my sister. Any thoughts on to how to get him to stop this?

 

[brittani299]

Mine was having the same problem until I started making baths a regular thing. As soon as I picked her up straight to the bath for about 10 minutes. If she didn't go I put her back in her cage. It took a week or so but now. She claws at her cage to go to the bathroom and take a bath. Now she doesn't poo on me or my couch. But if you don't take her right to the bath after grabbing her she will go on you.

 

[sweetpea1981]

my baby wont poo in the bath either, my 6 month old will only poop in the bath or my computer desk now, I find puppy pee pads work nice for poop, I would suggest getting something like that for out of cage time saves washing sheets and blankets all the time.

 

[Soulwind]

I hadn't thought of the puppy pee pads....that's a great idea!

 

[sweetpea1981]

yeah I put those down when I take my guys to run around on my bed, cause I don't want to have to wash my comforter all the time! And when they get active poop usually follows!

 

[discojan]

They're very clean animals and don't like the smell of their own poop. Generally, they'll wait until they're out of their vivs to poop. You *can* "potty train" them to go in their bath. Our girls will now "wait" for the bath. Sounds like yours is indicating it doesn't want to go in its viv

 

[brittani299]

That's how daisy is. She will only go in the bath. It is nice because you don't have to really touch it.