I was told that those oblong, leopard like spots on their stomachs and beards are stress marks. My beardie, Gerald, has always had those spots since I got him for my birthday. The guy gave me everything I needed to care for him like the heat and UVB lamp. His cage is at the right temperature, and the UVB is a 10.0 like they need, I even make it as humid as it needs to be (which is easy anyway because its very humid where I live). He has rocks and stuff he can hide under and even a log that he can climb up in case he chooses to get closer to the light to bask in the heat. He loves it! He eats like he's supposed to. In fact he has gained weight, because when I got him he was relatively skinny for a beardie. Now he looks like a healthy lizard. He loves his
bath times, he loves the time he’s out of the cage. He walks around and everything, he's quite active. Our other animals don't seem to scare him, in fact he loves my dog. He will climb up onto her when shes laying down and stay there. He’s also really friendly for a beardie, he will let anyone hold him and he will even fall asleep on them, which I was told if a beardie closes their eyes that means they trust you. He shows absolutely no other signs of stress! I should also mention he passes stool along properly as well. But he always has those spots. They’re not even that dark, it just looks like a pattern meant to be there. Help me? I don't think I'm doing anything wrong. I’ve had him for almost a year now, and he seems healthier than when I first got him.