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 #1721211


Klack2008
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 Sick i know lol

Bit concerned about my wd, i dont know if its normal so im gonna ask
He does his business in his water tray and then sometimes ive caught him eating it, disgusting i know lol



04/30/08  02:59pm

 #1721232


Mama42
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   Message To: Klack2008   In reference to Message Id: 1721211


 Sick i know lol

ive actually heard of that! dont know what causes it or why they do it, but maybe something lacking in their diet. or they dont think they get the right amount of minerals the first time around. hope you figure it out...
04/30/08  03:23pm

 #1721628


Cphill58
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   Message To: Mama42   In reference to Message Id: 1721232


 Sick i know lol

That’s a new one on me ....maybe you should get some gold fish for the water for it to eat. Or a deeper / bigger water dish with a rock or three to perch on ...

Just a thought
04/30/08  09:55pm

 #1721846


Mama42
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   Message To: Cphill58   In reference to Message Id: 1721628


 Sick i know lol

well. i remember reading a post one time about it happening. i cant remember the outcome though....

hmm...
05/01/08  02:12am

 #1722029


Geezle
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   Message To: Mama42   In reference to Message Id: 1721846


 Sick i know lol

My dragon has done that a few times...in my case the water has a filter in it so it’s always circulating...well after going poo sometimes the turd would kinda float around the tank before the fish or the filter got it, and I’ve seen her ’attack’ it as if it were food, but as soon as she realizes what it is she always spits it out.

I think she’s pretty much learned now and has stopped doing it that I know of.
05/01/08  10:08am

 #1723142


Jwsurfergirl
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   Message To: Geezle   In reference to Message Id: 1722029


 Sick i know lol

my wd ate his poop the other day and then starting nibbling at his substrate. he has never done that before..I have been keeping a close eye on his. He is also shedding dont know if that matters or contributes to his behavior????
05/02/08  11:42am

 #1723170


Buiatti
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   Message To: Jwsurfergirl   In reference to Message Id: 1723142


 Sick i know lol

Well, the only times I have seen my WDs doing this is because they thought it was food floating on their water.

Now something interesting (I saw at Aninam Planet), that MAY also apply to the WDs. In the wild, when baby iggys find an adult, they start following it around, so they can eat their poops. This is because not all the food is absorbed by the guts, so they have pre-digested food, and in an easy way to be absorbed, right behind an adult iggy.
05/02/08  12:35pm

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Jwsurfergirl
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   Message To: Buiatti   In reference to Message Id: 1723170


 Sick i know lol

hmmmmm... my wd is an adult but he hasnt done it since my last post on this thread...interesting
05/05/08  08:22pm


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