Open mouth basking/Dark beard and back

Hi! I'm a new beardie owner. i just got my dragon, khaleesi, yesterday. she is a female and i'm just a little confused. first of all, is it normal for them to flare up over small things? i am not too concerned because everything including me is brand new to her. she likes for me to pet and hold her but when i got home today and took her out her beard was dark, and after a bit she ended up puffing her beard out and opening her mouth. i waited for her to calm down and then i put her back in her enclosure and turned the heatlamp on. she is now under it and her beard and back seems to be very dark and her mouth is open. she is about a year and a half years old. i read it's normal for them to be darker and have open mouths but i am worried and wonder if my situation sounds familiar to anyone else. she is usually very sweet and calm and only became angry towards her previous owner a number of times.

she seems much calmer and happier now. but please let me know if this has happened to anyone!! thank you

It sounds like something startled her. Shouldn't be a long term problem at all. Did you move quickly around her or pick her up quickly? Was there anything outside the tank that may have scared her like a ceiling fan or another animal?

CooperDragon":26rgsvpy said:

It sounds like something startled her. Shouldn't be a long term problem at all. Did you move quickly around her or pick her up quickly? Was there anything outside the tank that may have scared her like a ceiling fan or another animal?

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the only thing i can think of is i pet her chin a little and she licked my finger. she hadn't done that to me before so i jerked my hand back. i may have picked her up a little quick but it's the same pace i always do and i can't see that upsetting her.

The lick is a good sign, that's curiosity. Perhaps the quick movement startled her. She should calm down in a bit and be fine after that if this is the case.

CooperDragon":1drl5hka said:

The lick is a good sign, that's curiosity. Perhaps the quick movement startled her. She should calm down in a bit and be fine after that if this is the case.

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she's on my shoulder falling asleep now just took a while of basking and a little bit of exploring. thank you so much!!!