2 Questions: Activity and Closed Eyes

redwood":vwetzq1p said:

Hi there! I got my very own beardie about two weeks ago and I'm still learning the ropes. Jupie is a young male somewhere between 1 and 2 years old, super friendly and patient and 10/10 in the sassy looks department. Now that he's gotten more settled, he's been pretty active and wants to run around and explore quite a bit. I've been thinking of getting him some sort of leash and harness ensemble so I can take him out more, are there any commercially available/has anyone had any success in making one?
I can't really let my pet lizards free range in our back or front yards, because we have too many dogs around us (especially next door = 6-8 big not very friendly dogs who will kill anything they can catch), and free roaming cats, and predatory birds (kookaburras, crows, ravens, hawks, magpies, seagulls, and fish and wedgetailed eagles).
My gang do get daily free range time inside the approved areas of our house and love it. They also love to look through the front window (same height and length as our front entry door) and they love watching tv .
I saw someone suggest using loop to tie a trailing length of wool from the lizard's hips ,if it disappears under or behind some furniture the trailing wool strand will review where he Is.
Harnesses , check Etsy.



Also, what are some other forms of enrichment I could provide for him, like good toys or games?

Toys : paper tubes , boxes (to explore) , bubble wrap on the floor, rastly crinkly paper sheets, toss him the occasional meal worm or superworm (this gets them going and are soon watching you like a hawk in anticipation of another) , ping pong balls (too big to swallow), a window to look through, tv on (my gang enjoy wildlife docs and action movies (slice and dice).

One other thing I've been wondering about is his habit of closing his eye/s while being pet. I'm tempted to interpret it as a sign he's comfortable with being touched, but that might be a mammalian view of a reptile behavior. Does anyone know what this might mean?

<<< if he's showing his happy colours, pancakes, breaths very slowly and shallowly, and does the bum wriggle and goes all floppy , you know he is enjoying it. Closing his eyes ==> I trust you.

here is a photo for good measure:

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