Does anyone else’s dragon have a death wish?

They are climbers for sure. They also don't tend to worry or consider falling very much. Cooper used to go flying off of my lap onto the floor when he was a little guy. Darwin doesn't have any fear of jumping from the sofa either sometimes although he has adapted this slow slide that he does and it makes his descent a bit more reasonable =). They can hurt themselves doing this though so it's good to have cushion like carpet or fleece down where they tend to jump.

Yeah i decided the injury risk was too high to risk it after he was lucky he was caught an inch from the ground.
I miss the look of the background but I feel much more at ease not having the worry of him getting injured

Dubu used to try to shoot straight off my bed any chance that I gave him :roll: Once he did, he fell on the floor and stayed there for a while in shock and when I put him back in his tank, he immediately hid in his cave for the rest of the night.

Needless to say, he's fine now and he's a lot more cautious about where he jumps off of

It amazes me how these little daredevils survive in the wild with, no fear of heights, no depth perception and, the thoughts in their little heads that they can fly, LOL!!!

Gormagon":2gqg3yi4 said:

It amazes me how these little daredevils survive in the wild with, no fear of heights, no depth perception and, the thoughts in their little heads that they can fly, LOL!!!

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They do leap off termite mounds, boulders , tree stumps, fallen tree limbs and timber farm fence post up to 4 ft to the ground , but are usually landing on long grass or leaf litter so it's quite forgiving to them.

As a kid I had some holidays in the bush (outback) a small country town (Mudgee or Ulan) and also holidayed at Tamworth .
I often went exploring following dirt roads/ tracks and farm fences and regularly encountered eastern bearded dragon on the top of fence posts or tree stumps who would duely pretend they were a part of the post / stump and I could literally walk right up to the dragon (slowly and quietly) and then reach out and pat it or pick it up off the perch it was on. Only then would it react (usually by tail swinging and looking at me with a big open mouth which soon closed when it realized I was not going to harm it.
When I put dragon back it usually leapt off and sometimes did the dragon two legged run …. looked funny but moved fast too , coming back the next day , and the same dragons would be back on their fav post or stump .

I also worked as a consulting engineer in QLD, NT, WA and SA , and had long contracts 6mnths or longer at process plants in the remote areas of WA & SA , and even more recently since retiring I'd done the Grey Nomad thing (4x4 road / fishing adventure camping adventures).
As an adult I've been more inclined to observe and maybe maybe toss a few mealworms or superworms to the wild dragons and maybe take a photo or two. The above behavior is common to all the wild beardies I've seen.