Baby Bearded Dragon Eating Sand

This can make the digestive system worse because it can t dissolve sand and even lead to death.

Baby bearded dragon eating sand. You don t have to tell me that they. However play sand is still not really an ideal substrate for bearded dragons because of the ingestion and infection risk. Svetlana s 21 baby s for the first time on sand they re all eating it hope it s just because it s the first time on sand. Therefore in the first instance i d suggest checking that they re getting all the additional vitamins and minerals necessary or possibly give him a larger quantity of said supplements if this behaviour continues.

A common cause for bearded dragons and most other reptiles to be eating sand is that they re trying to get more calcium. I know the terrarium is to small. Hence great sand for the bearded dragon needs to be safe even if our dragon consumes it. In fact it is true that bearded dragons ingest sand because that is their instinct.

By rhiland mon nov 17 2008 9 10 pm my hands are always in there the spoiled brat just tries to climb up them and its not all that hot ill have to try the bath cloth and my other younger baby does not like the baths ither. Also play sand despite the name isn t necessarily ideal for playing since it doesn t hold its shape well. On the flip side play sand is a better sand option than calcium sand. Learn how to properly house your bearded dragon.

All loose substrates for that matter are bad.