We have an 8 year old chinese water dragon and all his his life he has this thing about throwing himself at the glass in a bid for freedom. I have been told water dragons can't see glass (not sure the actuall truth in that). Now the cut on his mouth is getting really bad and i can take him to the vet but he just keeps doing it. Maybe there is something i can put on the glass? HELP?!?!?!
2007-03-24 23:22:09 · 8 answers · asked by Nemo 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
maybe it thinks that the tank is too small.. why not trying to buy a new, bigger one for it?
or if you say it cant see glass, you can wrap paper around the glass so that it can see? hope it helps=]
2007-03-25 01:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by nikki 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i heard you can get a tinted film you can put on the glass that will make the glass 'visable' to the water dragon but you can still see in. only thing is i can see this mite be a bit confusing for the dragon as it may be confusing that they can still see out. could be worth a try.
My dragon is opnly 10 months old and hope he/she will stop the scrabbling thing soon and get used to the glass so i dont have the same problem in the future
2007-03-25 21:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by Carrot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try that site. Its weird but it tells you what they need and such. Getting posters to stick around is a good idea but make sure you can still see him - that is the problem. Try taking him out more when he starts doing it and putting him somewhere where there is no glass for part of the day - a paddling pool???
2007-03-24 23:55:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tape up pictures around the tank. I have never owned a dragon but I sure wish I did. I would think that was so cool to watch them.
2007-03-24 23:37:22 · answer #4 · answered by braveheart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my science clas we had one but it died because my teacher wouldnt buy crickets......but maybe get a different cage.......any pet store could sell you a mesh cage that the dragon can see the sides of, and it wont be as hard as the glass....gosh, you think it would have learned by now
2007-03-25 04:04:13 · answer #5 · answered by Bekah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this. Google this exactly as I type it and see if you can get the help you need.
chinese water dragon + behavior
2007-03-24 23:36:04 · answer #6 · answered by Ex Head 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe try that stuff you put on fish tanks. Erm... like a poster on the back. I have one of pyramids. Maybe try that? Good luck, xxx
2007-03-24 23:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by creamball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probably needs a much bigger cage and you should take him to a vet to check his wound so it doesn't worsen.
2007-03-25 14:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋