How long ago were the rocks added to the enclosure?
And what made you think that the rocks needed to be soaked in bleach?
A soak in some hot water would have sufficed.
I would ring the vet and ask. Definitely sounds like a possibility to me though, especially since beardies lick everything.
bleach it just to be sure as it's no extra burden to me either way.
Bleach shouldn't hurt your beardy at all. Use a 1/4 cup of bleach mixed with a 3.8 litres of water. This is done easiest in an old, clean, milk bottle. After mixing the bleach and water then fill a spray bottle with the mixture. This makes it easy to cover the entire surface of what you are cleaning and leaves a container full for when your spray bottle is empty. All surfaces that get feces on them should be disinfected, including water bowls, food bowls and cages. This is how we disinfect all cages, cage accessories and the tub after bathing at National Parks and Wildlife.
Spray the entire surface of what you are cleaning until it is soaked. Then let it sit for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes scrub the surface with a rag making sure any old food or feces is removed. Rinse all surfaces repeatedly until you can no longer smell bleach. If you still smell bleach rinse again
Make sure there are no chemicals in the air that could be affecting his health(i.e., air fresheners). Beardies are very sensitive to chemicals, and you should do you best to keep the air(and his cage) as clean as possible.
: A friend and fellow keeper suggested bad breeding? I know there'd be nothing around this... but perhaps?
Did they have any further thoughts on what might have caused it, J?
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