{"id":2176,"date":"2021-06-21T08:42:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T08:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reptilefollower.com\/?p=2176"},"modified":"2021-06-21T08:42:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T08:42:25","slug":"why-do-lizards-eat-their-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reptilefollower.com\/why-do-lizards-eat-their-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Lizards Eat Their Skin? (Nutrition or Instinct?)"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you have see your pet lizard eat its own skin you ma be shocked, or wondering why this happens…<\/p>\n
Lizards eat their skin for several reasons such as its nutritional benefits, helps them grow new skin, and comes naturally to them (instinct). Regarding the latter, instinct, they don’t think twice about eating their skin because they are pre-programmed to eat the skin, same as a baby drinks its mother’s milk.<\/strong><\/p>\n So, now you know. But, is it healthy for them to do this? Is it OK to help them shed by peeling off the old skin? Is it painful for lizards to shed their old skin? Keep reading for these answers, and much more…<\/p>\n\n3 Reasons lizards eat their skin:<\/h2>\n