Welcome, Welcome! :wave: glad you made it here with your new little Beardie. Someone said Beardies are puppies with scales and it's so true! I just want to say enjoy your baby but with so many wanting to hold it remember it's a small baby and you don't want to exhaust it. Also it may have some relocation stress for a few day to a several days after you get it so he may be a bit stressed right now and should rest and not be handled to much until it has settled in.
No, dragons don't get aggressive as they get older. All 4 of my dragons, 2 adults, 2 juvies, love to be held....a lot....a lot
Many here have fleece blankies for their beardies. I have fleece blankies for all 4 of mine. They are baby blankets and are just the right size.
They will often take a nap when being held and cuddled.
I
bath my dragons everyday for 2 reasons. It hydrates them and water stimulates your dragon to poo. A quick rinse off after they poo and you have a clean beardie and you don't have to worry about any accidents 99% of the time. {Baths: about 10 minutes for babies, a bit longer as they get older, water warm enough for a human infant, check it on your wrist, don't burn your beardie, very shallow water, water only up to their elbows for babies, up to their shoulders for adults.}
It is recommended to NEVER listen to the pet shops in regards to
Bearded Dragon Care! They don't know how to properly care for them! Also the "kits" pet shops sell for Dragons are all wrong. .
I found these links to be invaluable to me and my dragons. I hope they will help you, too!
Here is a link on how to set up lighting
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Here's a link on nutrition for your beardie, it color coded and so easy to use. Most here follow it. and of course your little one will need live feeders, no bigger that the space between the eyes, 2 to 3 times a day, all it can eat in 15 minutes. This can be from 10 to 25 or 30 small crickets at each feeding, and you will need to dust a feeding daily with calcium.
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html
And here's the reason NOT to use sand or anything loose as a substrate.
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Has your little one have a name yet......and we all love pictures ....pictures please
Best Wishes to You and Your new little Beardie.
Amanda