spawberries
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Hello!
I got my bearded dragon Sub-Zero around 3 to 4 weeks ago, He looks happy and comfortable, he likes his temps a little cooler than what is recommended here (about 100 on his basking site,) which i figured out after some trial and error. He eats both his greens and his bugs, he's getting proper nutritional supplements, and proper UVB. He's very active, loves climbing on his hammock.
Initially, he wasn't very skittish, didn't turn down food at all in that first week, seemed curious about both me and my wife. After a week he let us touch him without hissing or bearding, and then after the first two weeks he doesn't let us touch him at all without hissing or biting. When I pick him up he calms down very quickly and settles in nicely, but now he won't eat very many bugs while I'm in the room, I have to leave a bunch of BSFL or silkworms in his food bowl and leave the room otherwise he'll be scared I'm going to try and touch him or pick him up. When I come back in about 10 minutes he'll have eaten everything or if he's full he'll be on his basking spot with maybe a couple lively looking bugs of the big amount I put in there.
Also, i found he enjoys watching youtube with me, he will stay put watching the screen and I don't have to hold onto him to keep him from escaping, he'll just stay put in my flat hand watching the screen and looking back at me if I stop petting him, which is an encouraging sign.
I'm just trying to get him comfortable with me, used to handling so he can be out of the tank more often and he can explore whatever room of the house I take him to. Does anyone have tips on taming their baby?
I got my bearded dragon Sub-Zero around 3 to 4 weeks ago, He looks happy and comfortable, he likes his temps a little cooler than what is recommended here (about 100 on his basking site,) which i figured out after some trial and error. He eats both his greens and his bugs, he's getting proper nutritional supplements, and proper UVB. He's very active, loves climbing on his hammock.
Initially, he wasn't very skittish, didn't turn down food at all in that first week, seemed curious about both me and my wife. After a week he let us touch him without hissing or bearding, and then after the first two weeks he doesn't let us touch him at all without hissing or biting. When I pick him up he calms down very quickly and settles in nicely, but now he won't eat very many bugs while I'm in the room, I have to leave a bunch of BSFL or silkworms in his food bowl and leave the room otherwise he'll be scared I'm going to try and touch him or pick him up. When I come back in about 10 minutes he'll have eaten everything or if he's full he'll be on his basking spot with maybe a couple lively looking bugs of the big amount I put in there.
Also, i found he enjoys watching youtube with me, he will stay put watching the screen and I don't have to hold onto him to keep him from escaping, he'll just stay put in my flat hand watching the screen and looking back at me if I stop petting him, which is an encouraging sign.
I'm just trying to get him comfortable with me, used to handling so he can be out of the tank more often and he can explore whatever room of the house I take him to. Does anyone have tips on taming their baby?