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Can Changing Substrate Stress a Bearded Dragon?
I got a female bearded dragon two days ago from a breeder that housed his dragons(that were old/big enough) on sand. I thought nothing of it and bought the same kind of sand for my set up at home, down to the color.
I brought her home and she seemed happy enough, gobbled her veggies and a cricket. I heard over the grapevine that sand was a poor choice of substrate, so after a day in the tank I changed her substrate from sand to tile.
Now she seems not to know what to do with herself. She didn't touch her veggies, and she avoids walking on the tile as much as possible. A quick dash from soaking in the water dish to the a sunning branch, where before she rather meandered between.
Do dragons stress a lot when faced with a changed home? Or will she adjust quickly?
Ah, the sand debate. The sand debate is a big one in the reptile hobby. You will get as many people telling you not to ever use sand as tell you sand is no problem and then the same number that say not to use sand when they are small. Truth be known no actual scientific studies have been done that actually show one answer to be right or wrong.
But yes, a change in habitat can affect a beardy's behavior. Changing to the tile could affect how the dragon acts. It could cause stress or other problems. Hopefully (if you choose to keep the change) the beardy will adapt to it.
By the way there will always be those who find something wrong with every substrate (heat source, food, etc) one chooses to use.
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