kimf.
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« on: January 14, 2010, 09:05:00 PM » |
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Has anyone had any success, or is it even possible, to encourage a beardie to poop in one area of their enclosure? Our 12-month-old male tends to poop on his basking rocks, which makes for a LOT of cleaning! Until he reaches adult size and we get a larger enclosure which we plan on tiling, we are putting down newspapers on the bottom of his aquarium. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated since I (mom) do all the cleaning.
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« on: January 14, 2010, 09:05:00 PM » |
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« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2010, 09:55:49 PM » |
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Some dragons will always poop in a specific spot, but I don't think it's something they can really be taught. They just do it on their own, as a matter of preference. You could try bathing him every day until he poops, and he should get the idea that the water is where he's supposed to go.
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« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2010, 11:46:20 PM » |
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i wish that all of my animals were like my savannah...he only poops in his water...makes it easy on me
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blood4eva69
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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2010, 12:17:59 AM » |
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well my beardie does poop in water most of the time but if i forget to give her her daily bath she will poop in her tank.
my burmese python would only poop in water. No exceptions
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Elias
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BoogiesMom
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« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2010, 09:22:01 PM » |
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Boogie poos in the same spot all of the time but Tessie goes where ever she feels like it... lol Girls for ya!!!
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flyman
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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2010, 03:09:39 AM » |
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I tryed all temps and my boy still wont go in the water. Am i doing something wrong?
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Thibor
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« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2010, 04:29:51 AM » |
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Mine goes anywhere she feels the "urge", but, if it's in her tank then she runs around banging on the window till I clean it up.
Either she likes her "room" to be tidy, or she can't stand her own stink haha
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PeterD
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« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2010, 09:22:06 AM » |
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Haha mine does something similar he will poo one end then run to the other and try burying his nose into the wood as if to say, "it stinks save me!"
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Snow
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« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2010, 09:50:54 AM » |
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I have tried to train thriller to poop only in water, but to no avail. If you gotta go, you gotta go. I have found though that if I feed him and then give him a bath, he usually will poop then.
If I am not around to "poop" him, he will just go wherever. Sometimes he will go right where he is basking. Then he moves over a bit and returns to basking.
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JackieL
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« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2010, 01:11:36 PM » |
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Our girl will poop in the bath without fail!
I cant remember the last time she poo'd in her Viv, it was that long ago!
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