Why wont my beardie stop digging it is driving me CRAZY! She is only 4 months old and does this from the time the lights go on until the lights go off with short breaks of course.. She is eating/pooping/basking everything normal but the digging is just driving me up the wall because of her nails on the glass.. Why might she be doing this? I have 3 other dragons and none of them are doing anything like this. Ideas?
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4mo old beardie WONT STOP DIGGING!
drunkmike
Oct 30, 2005 04:57 PM
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drunkmike
Oct 30, 2005 08:05 PM
someone please tell me how to make her stop.. I am seriously about to drag the cage across the floor into the other room so I dont have to listen to her scratch anymore while I'm in here working.. UGH I have never had to deal with this before and those little nails digging on the glass over and over and over again are starting to sound like nails on a chalkboard.. HELP!
I have tried moving stuff around so she can hide under it (she keeps digging in the same corner no matter what) logs, cardboard, paper towels, regular towels.. everything and she wont stop.. What is going on with her?
WillHayward
Oct 31, 2005 08:48 AM
Shes an animal. She likes to dig. Be glad shes getting exercise.
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PHLdyPayne
Nov 01, 2005 11:28 AM
What sort of substrate are you using with your digger? Also, is she scratching the bottom of the cage or the sides? A few possibilities you can try is line the cage with non stick shelf liner, which is a bit more resilient to scratching, or you can add a 12"x12" ceramic tile to the bottom of her cage. Though this won't be silent, it will help to file down her claws (oh if she really starts to wear down her claws, you will have to remove it). Another thing you could try is build a 'sandbox' with washed children's playsand. This will give her a place to dig without having sand in the entire cage. Built a box about 8" high, around two feet long and a foot wide (if your cage is big enough to accomindate it). She can dig in there though if she is a real digger she will get sand all over the place.
It could also be a change in substrate which may be causing her to dig as well. If her previous owner kept her on sand, she may be missing digging.
Check y our temps as well, if they are a bit high, she may be trying to dig to find a cooler place to rest.
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