my blue tongue is trying to eat rocks... why?
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If you are wondering if your BTS is acting normally or might be sick, this is where you can get help with that.
This is also where you can have some FUN while sharing the enjoyment you get from your blueys!
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Warriorraf
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my blue tongue is trying to eat rocks... why?
so theres this basking rock about two times bigger than my bluey and all it trys to do is bite and chew on it... i just want to know why and if its bad for him... thanks
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Niels D
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Re: my blue tongue is trying to eat rocks... why?
That's a question I've asked myself in the past while wittnessing the same thing with one of my chimaereas!
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Richard.C
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Re: my blue tongue is trying to eat rocks... why?
Chimaereas?have u posged pics of them neils D
Dont see enough of them
Blueys are odd buggers at times,trying to taste weird things,years ago i used an old tin water tank surround for an outdoor cage and the blotchies used to try eating the capped nail bits that held it together,like roofing nails with the washer on the end,they did it year after year,maybe a curiosity thing,ive had some bite at limestone rocks in outside cage to,maybe the moss on it attracts then
One thing they often do at feed time is bite the bowl instead of the copius amount of food piled in it,they do it with plates to,its like der,why dont u just grab the food
Some of mine go stupid when i top up there water to,they bite at the water,westerns the worst culprit,if it moves they go for it,lol,half the time they bite bowl and tip it all out with death shakes
Dont see enough of them
Blueys are odd buggers at times,trying to taste weird things,years ago i used an old tin water tank surround for an outdoor cage and the blotchies used to try eating the capped nail bits that held it together,like roofing nails with the washer on the end,they did it year after year,maybe a curiosity thing,ive had some bite at limestone rocks in outside cage to,maybe the moss on it attracts then
One thing they often do at feed time is bite the bowl instead of the copius amount of food piled in it,they do it with plates to,its like der,why dont u just grab the food
Some of mine go stupid when i top up there water to,they bite at the water,westerns the worst culprit,if it moves they go for it,lol,half the time they bite bowl and tip it all out with death shakes
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Niels D
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Re: my blue tongue is trying to eat rocks... why?
Richard.C wrote:Chimaereas?have u posged pics of them neils D
I've had them in the past. Check this topic for an old picture: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=21538
Really love those skinks acting silly, which they do quite a lot.
Greetings from The Lowlands
0.0.2 T.g.evanescens (Grendel and Scylla)
0.0.2 T.g.evanescens (Grendel and Scylla)
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