Stress Marks or just part of his coloring?

[Thor1499]

I have heard about stress marks on the stomach and Thor has black marks on his tummy - tail. They are kind of like black parenthasies () on th stomach. Are these stress marks because he's had them since before I ever got him.

 

[ziggydoodles]

Hi, those do look like some light stress marks to me, and his beard looks a little dark. How long have you had Thor? What kind of setup do you have for him (UVB, temps, substrate, etc.)?

 

[Thor1499]

I've had him for 2 to 3 years and he's on repti carpet and I have a repti sun 10 on the way

 

[Katie007]

Had he been basking right before you took this picture? He might have just been cold and turned a little darker to heat up. And his beard doesn't look too dark to me. My Norbert's beard is ALWAYS slightly dark, but its fairly common, especially in males.

 

[Thor1499]

No he was running around my bed for a while.

 

[ryback]

If you had em running around something he noticed could of stressed and caused the marks. I had to move a tank because the male would turn beard black and head bob because he sees the female. Would do this for hours banging on glass. Repti carpet is good but cleaning them bites. Shelf liner non adhesive works great even after a poop. But as adults they scratch it up pretty good.