Monitor's Toe Talons

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by MrBosc

Could you extend what you meant by "pooping in water" as mine does this all of the time. I assumed this was normal behavior for them?

Perhaps it's learned behaviour, but mine poop on the ground inside their cage. in nearly a year of ownership, I have had turds in my water bowl exactly twice.

We have had discussions here on this subject in the past, and the general consensus is that this behaviour is supposed to mean that something is wrong with the cage humidity if they are pooping in the water bowl.

Chomper used to poop in his water every day, I too thought it was normal at the time, but since I did a complete turnaround with my husbandry, I have not been seeing this happen like it used to.

[MrBosc]

Originally Posted by infernalis

Perhaps it's learned behaviour, but mine poop on the ground inside their cage. in nearly a year of ownership, I have had turds in my water bowl exactly twice.

We have had discussions here on this subject in the past, and the general consensus is that this behaviour is supposed to mean that something is wrong with the cage humidity if they are pooping in the water bowl.

Chomper used to poop in his water every day, I too thought it was normal at the time, but since I did a complete turnaround with my husbandry, I have not been seeing this happen like it used to.

In that case it would also be hard for me to determine this, because the substrate swap around was done only a week or two ago it may have been that he was doing it before because the humidity levels where always low with the wood chippings substrate and it has now become a habbit even though the humidity is now correct.