purposely pooping in food?

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stangbanger

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ok, my adult dragon makes it a point to poop in her food every day now.....

she used to poop next to the bowl, so i started moving the bowl as far away as i can so the liquid doesnt run along the bottom on the bowl.....so then everything was fine for months.....now the past week she has been pooping in her food....even if i scoot it or use a different bowl, she goes out of her way to poop in it...she usually goes every few days, but now its like she goes daily even if its just a little bit, and always in her bowl.... she will eat her greens and then poop.....

the only thing changed is i gave her turnip greens instead of mustard like she is used to.....maybe she doesnt like them? walmart was sold out of mustard greens
 

TheDragonKeepers

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When she poops in her food bowl, it gets taken away quickly :)
Let's face it, no-one likes sitting in the same room as a stinky poop - and what better way to have it cleaned up efficiently? Eat your dinner, poop, poop goes away, food comes back - win!

Dragons are brighter than we give them credit for sometimes. Pop a nice big water bowl in for her (with water, obviously), and see if she swaps locations.
 
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