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poop

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Question
why does my bearded dragon always poop on me when i get him out. he will hold it untill i get him out on purpose.

please help

Answer
 Because he does not want to poop in his enclosure.  Beardies like to be poop free and hate to be around it.  They will poop on anything that is either out of their tank or that is taken out of their tank regularly.  Many poop in their salad dishes for that reason.  If you put a folded piece of paper towel in a corner and remove it regularly, you can teach him to poop only on that.