VERY CONCERNED!

[ILoveRJ]

So, I know how susceptible beardies are to infections, so I need to ask. Should i be concerned or is there anything I can do about the fact i was cleaning RJs (my beardie) poop out of a crevis with a q- tip and he ran over and bit the q-tip...WITH POOP ON IT! Not sure what he actually got in his mouth. Keep in mind I was just wiping remnants, so it's not like there was a huge log in the end of the q-tip, and then it was gone. But still,I don't imagine feces in the mouth is proper hygiene. Anybody, anybody...????

 

[kyleena29]

Lol that sounds so cute and funny. If he had parasites then he could reinfect himself but I wouldn't be too overly concerned right now.

 

[ILoveRJ]

Is this a serious response?

 

[Rankins]

Yes, it's a serious response.
Dragons sometimes intentionally eat their feces to replenish their gut flora.

 

[ILoveRJ]

Gut flora?

 

[Rankins]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora

Google's really useful.