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my beardie keeps trying to eat his rock and i have notice some small marks on his lip. anyone who could shed some light on why he is doing this i would apreciate it.

Just wanted to point out how well behaved beardies are. i imagined when i go d mine he woudl try to run away from me evry chance he got and try and escape but he doesn't if i get him out sometimes he will sit on my knee then go for a walk around the bed then come back and sit on my knee. there is plenty of places to hide and run off but he doesn't just shows how lovely thay are but by the fact you have one you prabably already know this.

Thanx in advance

Kay

hi
if a beardie eating rocks r eating white partikels out of the sand .
then they need extra calsium.
i would buy na pice of cutlefish the shell of it.
its wqhite and oval shaped they give it to birds you see it hanging in birdcages.
take a knife and make very thine slices and spread that around the rocks.
you wil see he wil go for it.
in nature its comon to eat rocks to get more elements like calsium,magnesium.
byeee

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hey, that's an interesting way to determine if they need calcium! Btw, b22, you had asked for pics of my translucent - did you see them?

(sorry, Kay, don't mean to take over your post )

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Kay what b22 mentioned is accurate, and it does happen if mineral levels are low, but something I experienced once was a dragon who had a cut/lesion in the mouth who had started to bite, and use cage furniture to itch, scratch the inside of the mouth.

If you have been using calcium, and vitamin supplements regularly inspect the inside of the mouth, and make sure there isn't a larger problem brewing in his mouth such as mouth rot or infection that is causing this behavior.

Just thought I'd mention this possibility
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Thankyou so much for your replies i would never have guessed that it was to do with calcium. he has been sleeping for the past couple of weeks so he hasn't eaten much. i have had a good look inside his mouth when he opens it to cool down and it looks normal to me no lumps or funny colours. about giving him calcium do you think using the calcium dust in the rocks will work the same as the white fish thing you give to birds?

Oh by the way lovely pics if the baby beardie. love the one where he is asleep on the leaf great.

Thanx again

Kay

I don't recommend putting calcium powder onto the rocks, especially if he has a loose substrate (ie sand). It would be better to dust insects with calcium powder with D3 and feed him them. If he isn't eating much and sleeping all the time, sounds like he may be brumating. But if he is up and about and eating again, dusting his insects would be better. I would also add a multivitamine to the insect dust, which will supply other trance minerals he may be trying to get from the rock.
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The calcium dust i have has got a multi vitamin on it along with D3 plus i have got a UV that Has D3. I have given him a litttle off of my finger. i think he is bumating so as soon as he gets beck to normal i will just make extra sure that i dust the food well. Thanx again
Kay

A word of caution, make sure to get a seperate calicum powder that is straight calicum without added vitimins. D3, and other vvitimins can be toxic if they are given in excess. Calcium can be given more often, so you want to give them seperately.
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