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I have two water dragons and was wondering about something they do. I can not find anywhere that tells me what this means. Sometimes when they are out of their cages they will bend down and lick the floor, or objects, or each other what does this mean? thanks Billie

licking is a non agressive greeting between WD's and many other lizards, it's like a human hand shake. It can be a sign of submission between a subservient and a dominate lizard

Licking objects is their way of catagorizing things, like a dog sniffing the ground or a snake flicking it's tongue.
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Thank you both for your answers! I also have another question. We are buying things to furnish our new dragon cage and would like to know of some big plants that we could put in it. We have seen many plants at lowes that we would like, but dont want to put in anything that is toxic to them. The cage is 4 1/2 feet tall, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. thanks
Also is spider plants ok?

They don't eat plants and are no more likely to be poisoned by a house plant then we are. Reptiles in general are not necessarily affected by the same thing we are. Box turtles for instance prefer mushrooms that would be toxic to us, and Green Iguana's love plants high in calcium Citrate, which if you have ever been temped to see what skunk cabbage taste like, its like eating thousand of little needles, trust me, it sucks! Anyway the point is that our knowledge of dangerous plants is based on human responses not reptiles, so there are no guarantees. In general stay away from anything with a strong scent, or that produces pollen. I keep many ivys, ficus trees and other such plants with mine and are just fine.