Hi there, I’ve had my bearded dragon, Lucky, for about 9 months now. I got him when he was a couple weeks old. He will eat from my hand, fall asleep on me when it’s evening time, doesn’t mind me picking him up sometimes, but he is still very wary of me most of the time.
I let him run around my room every day for about a hour or two but when I try to take him outside he will jump off of me and try to run as fast as he can to hide. It scares me because I don’t want to lose him if he runs under my house or somewhere I can’t get him out. He often black beards at me and opens his mouth and just in general still seems to not have trust in me. I want to take him around and let him explore more but don’t know what to do. He also had an extended bout of mouth rot I was treating in the fall. I imagine that has to do with it but it’s been several months since then.
Does anyone have experience with having a beardie for this long that still doesn’t trust you?
I will appreciate any insight, thank you.
I let him run around my room every day for about a hour or two but when I try to take him outside he will jump off of me and try to run as fast as he can to hide. It scares me because I don’t want to lose him if he runs under my house or somewhere I can’t get him out. He often black beards at me and opens his mouth and just in general still seems to not have trust in me. I want to take him around and let him explore more but don’t know what to do. He also had an extended bout of mouth rot I was treating in the fall. I imagine that has to do with it but it’s been several months since then.
Does anyone have experience with having a beardie for this long that still doesn’t trust you?
I will appreciate any insight, thank you.