so I got a baby bearded dragon from petco 3 days ago and it’s about 2 months old. on the first night , the beardie was jumping and running away from me when I tried to put her in her tank which I kind of expected mainly because I had her for barely a few minutes , so she didn’t trust me at all. she would only eat 1 bug and then bask or she’d only have one bite of her veggies / greens and then she’d bask but I was sure that relocation stress made her not eat as much so I was just assuming that it’d take time for her to adjust.
but then I noticed that whenever she was sleepy, she let me hold her, so on the second night that I had her, I held her when she was falling asleep and she fell asleep in my hands for like 15 minutes & when she woke up she didn’t jump or run away so I thought that progress was being made. I’ve been trying to hand feed her but she won’t eat the food unless it’s in her food bowl / on her mat , she won’t eat from my hands at all , even if I hold live hugs , she will just stare at me until I drop the bugs into her tank.
On the third day mango began to eat in front of me & seemed less scared of me / my hands in general and she also ate 5 meal worms and about half of her veggies / greens which was more than she had ever eaten since I got her. so I was happy , but then she slowly bobbed her head and also waved her hand once at me. she doesn’t do this repeatedly at all , but I’m just curious as to what this means because I heard that it’s a bad thing , as in they’re showing submission BUT it’s more like they’re stressed and afraid so therefore they’re submitting to you ? so if someone could tell me if this is accurate , that’d be helpful.
and lastly , I thought progress was being made so I decided to take a chair and sit down next to her tank and then she began to puff her beard a few times and hissed so I left her alone. I don’t know what to do , so if someone could give me some guidance on if this behavior is normal or what I can do to fix / change it!
but then I noticed that whenever she was sleepy, she let me hold her, so on the second night that I had her, I held her when she was falling asleep and she fell asleep in my hands for like 15 minutes & when she woke up she didn’t jump or run away so I thought that progress was being made. I’ve been trying to hand feed her but she won’t eat the food unless it’s in her food bowl / on her mat , she won’t eat from my hands at all , even if I hold live hugs , she will just stare at me until I drop the bugs into her tank.
On the third day mango began to eat in front of me & seemed less scared of me / my hands in general and she also ate 5 meal worms and about half of her veggies / greens which was more than she had ever eaten since I got her. so I was happy , but then she slowly bobbed her head and also waved her hand once at me. she doesn’t do this repeatedly at all , but I’m just curious as to what this means because I heard that it’s a bad thing , as in they’re showing submission BUT it’s more like they’re stressed and afraid so therefore they’re submitting to you ? so if someone could tell me if this is accurate , that’d be helpful.
and lastly , I thought progress was being made so I decided to take a chair and sit down next to her tank and then she began to puff her beard a few times and hissed so I left her alone. I don’t know what to do , so if someone could give me some guidance on if this behavior is normal or what I can do to fix / change it!