vexenstein
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Hello! (I'm new here.)
I've had my beardie for about 2 years now. His name is Hiccup and he was surrendered by his previous owners to me. (I have other reptiles aswell.) He was pretty neglected / not properly treated his whole life, but now he is 7 years old and living like a spoiled king!
His tank is in my bedroom, but he also will spend a lot of time in the living room area where we have set up a whole spot for him for looking out the window / climbing / etc.
One major issue I've noticed over the past year is that he is severely attatched to me, and it's only getting worse.
The minute I wake up in the morning, he is upset and angry until I take him out. When I go to work, I come home and he is angry and upset until I take him out.
At first I thought he just didnt like being in his tank, until I would leave him with someone else (my sister, boyfriend or parents) to hangout with while I go do other stuff. I wouldn't be gone far, and he would instantly chase after me and get upset until I returned to him. He's even taught himself how to get down onto the floor just to run and find me and crawl up my leg.
Even as I type this, at 10:49 pm, he is asleep on me, because he simply will not fall asleep on his own. He will only sleep if hes with me first before I put him in his tank.
He also gets very jealous of my other reptiles.
My Uromastyx, 9 years old, named Beansy, loves to sit on my knee, hold my fingers in her hand, and you know, do other Beansy things.
After watching her do this, Hiccup now imitates some of her behaviours out of nowhere and will snuggle into me extra hard after I've given attention to another pet.
I just worry a bit, because its started to effect me in ways, where I will be away for the night or gone for a day or 2 and I'll be worried about him being upset. I'll have people check in on him, and even take him out of his tank, but they say hes simply always upset unless I'm around, even stomping around and throwing a complete fit.
Yet, he is NEVER angry when he's with me. The black beard goes away instantly.
I love my little mans, but I worry. I'm not sure why he's like this, or how to help it, because it's gotten worse lately. I cannot spend every physical moment with him as much as I'd love to. If anyone has any advice or similar experiences, I'd love to know!
(these photos were taken 2 minutes apart. he was upset because I left him with my boyfriend while I made lunch, then he was fine once I returned.)
I've had my beardie for about 2 years now. His name is Hiccup and he was surrendered by his previous owners to me. (I have other reptiles aswell.) He was pretty neglected / not properly treated his whole life, but now he is 7 years old and living like a spoiled king!
His tank is in my bedroom, but he also will spend a lot of time in the living room area where we have set up a whole spot for him for looking out the window / climbing / etc.
One major issue I've noticed over the past year is that he is severely attatched to me, and it's only getting worse.
The minute I wake up in the morning, he is upset and angry until I take him out. When I go to work, I come home and he is angry and upset until I take him out.
At first I thought he just didnt like being in his tank, until I would leave him with someone else (my sister, boyfriend or parents) to hangout with while I go do other stuff. I wouldn't be gone far, and he would instantly chase after me and get upset until I returned to him. He's even taught himself how to get down onto the floor just to run and find me and crawl up my leg.
Even as I type this, at 10:49 pm, he is asleep on me, because he simply will not fall asleep on his own. He will only sleep if hes with me first before I put him in his tank.
He also gets very jealous of my other reptiles.
My Uromastyx, 9 years old, named Beansy, loves to sit on my knee, hold my fingers in her hand, and you know, do other Beansy things.
After watching her do this, Hiccup now imitates some of her behaviours out of nowhere and will snuggle into me extra hard after I've given attention to another pet.
I just worry a bit, because its started to effect me in ways, where I will be away for the night or gone for a day or 2 and I'll be worried about him being upset. I'll have people check in on him, and even take him out of his tank, but they say hes simply always upset unless I'm around, even stomping around and throwing a complete fit.
Yet, he is NEVER angry when he's with me. The black beard goes away instantly.
I love my little mans, but I worry. I'm not sure why he's like this, or how to help it, because it's gotten worse lately. I cannot spend every physical moment with him as much as I'd love to. If anyone has any advice or similar experiences, I'd love to know!
(these photos were taken 2 minutes apart. he was upset because I left him with my boyfriend while I made lunch, then he was fine once I returned.)
