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[ToothlessTheDragon]

How do you potty train a beardie?

 

[chromesaurus]

What do you mean?

 

[CooperDragon]

They tend to follow routines so if you take him out and put him in a specific spot and don't let him leave until he poops and do it every day around the same time it will become close to potty training. You can start by giving baths at the same time every day to get them used to going at that time. Then give them an area to go in and they usually will. Harder to do with younger dragons but it worked for Cooper when he got older.

 

[ToothlessTheDragon]

Ok thanks
I might try that when he
Gets older

 

[Brezzy99]

Learning your beardies routine will make it easier to "potty train". My 5 month old gets a bath at the same time everyday and uses the bathroom then. He hasn't went to the bathroom in his enclosure in 3 months.

 

[PhotoBug]

Learning your beardies routine will make it easier to "potty train". My 5 month old gets a bath at the same time everyday and uses the bathroom then. He hasn't went to the bathroom in his enclosure in 3 months.

Mine is the same way. Bath everyday at the same time. She only goes then. Don't mind that at all!!! If she does need to go, she tries desperately to get someone's attention as she wants OUT! She doesn't like a dirty cage!

 

[ToothlessTheDragon]

Good. Well thanks guys
For the tips

 

[jarich]

If your dragon only goes in the bath, it is more likely a sign that your dragon is dehydrated, not that it is potty trained in anyway.

 

[Tonja]

That's not true at all, many dragons prefer to go in the bath and not in their tanks. Some will even hold out for the bath. You can even get them on a schedule to pooh in the bath. It is not a sign of dehydration at all.

 

[CooperDragon]

I started by having Cooper go in the bath, but eventually got him to go on a piece of paper towel. It had more to do with routine than the bath itself. Although baths do help things along when needed.

 

[jarich]

I guess I would have to ask you what makes you think its preference rather than a physical issue? If they never go outside the bath, how could you say its because they want to rather than because they have to? I know its easy to anthropomorphize our animals but it seems that this could be a misreading of signs.

 

[CooperDragon]

If I went away for a weekend I would come back and he would have not gone. As soon as the routine started again the next morning he would go on his paper towel. This kind of behavior, especially with the baths, seems to be rather universal with dragons who are given the option.

 

[jarich]

Sorry, wasnt meaning the paper towel thing, that I cant comment on one way or the other. However, I would suggest that you leave a paper towel in there if you leave for the weekend as not going can cause them physical distress.

Again, I wasnt saying that if your dragon goes in the bath that it is absolutely one thing or another. Rather that if a dragon only ever goes in the bath, that can be a common sign of dehydration. The warm water relaxes the muscles surrounding the cloaca and loosens the excrement, making it easier for the animal to evacuate. So if your dragon can only ever go with that aid, its worth looking into its hydration levels.