i just got him and after every pellet he eats he wipes his face. why??? thanx!!!!!!!!!
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why is my new dragon wiping his face on the sand?????
trevorbennett
Aug 18, 2003 03:07 PM
Replies (6)
reiko
Aug 18, 2003 04:53 PM
might not like having anything stuck to his face, i have one beardie that is very particular about eating, if its anywhere aside from his mouth he shakes his head to get it off, your guy might just be wiping his face after munching
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reiko 
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lil_frogger2
Aug 18, 2003 06:21 PM
Yeah, soem beardies are very sensitive and need to be clean when they eat..but others, like one of mine, don't care. Right now she has rasberry juice all over her face. 
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~Julie~
Beardie_Matt
Aug 18, 2003 08:22 PM
Mine will lick around his mouth for awhile, but if he really does care about being clean he shoud stay in the bath!LOL
GoldDragon
Aug 19, 2003 12:59 AM
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trevorbennett
Aug 19, 2003 01:28 AM
rep cal pellets. why?????
GoldDragon
Aug 19, 2003 05:46 PM
The reason I asked about the pellets is to find out what size you are feeding him. My dragons had a hard time eating the large adult pellets so I switched to the juvenile ones. Now they just stick out their tongue and they stick to it. Maybe when he eats the large size pellets, it gets onto the side of his face and he is just trying to wipe it off.
The question on the shedding is maybe he is trying to get the old skin off his face. Mine always try to rub their head onto things to help try and get it off.
Hope this helps...
Steve
