Walkerao15
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We got my daughter a bearded dragon for Christmas after months of research. We decided on the bearded dragon because of their mild demeanor. About 5 weeks ago, Miles (our bearded dragon) started acting really aggressive. Trying to bite us, lunging at us when we put our hand in the tank. He's eating fine. We feed him about 30-40 sm crickets/day plus greens and carrots. We have a Reptisun 10.0 tube light and a separate UVA basking light. I am the only one who can hold him because he never quite settles completely while holding him. He will try to get out of my hands so I have to be really alert the whole time. If I hold him against my chest, cup my hand over his head and rub his back he'll calm down. He will also tolerate the beardie burrito at times, but otherwise he's skittish. I generally speak to him gently and try and keep the room calm when I hold him. I have tried to feed him both mangoes and crickets by hand and he won't eat from me. He's probably 4-5 months old. Is there something else we should be doing? I can't be the only one who holds him forever.