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Taterbug":1lc6i443 said:

"Stress marks" don't always mean stress, and coloration can be effected by quite a few factors. (Such as trying to warm up.)

How old (or big if you don't know age) is she?
What are your temps like? (Hopefully your heat pad is on a thermostat)

Make sure her setup is on point (especially the temps) and that she has places in her enclosure to feel secure and she should be fine. (Also, If she is very little excessive handling will prohibit her from thermoregulating/basking.)

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KirkHammet101":1k6relmv said:

My baby girl Jerri...I have had her for 3 days now. I get her out often to help build a strong bond...but after I do not hold her for over 2 hours she gets extremely dark and get lots of stress marks. This is really bad considering I am going back to school on Monday, This means I only get to hold her for like five minutes in the morning and for a while at night. Is there someway I can get her used to not being held and get used to being alone?? She refuses to get off my hand at night to go to sleep. As soon as I see her dark stress marks I usually take her out to destress her and after a few minutes she turns white belly and the marks disappear...HELP!!! IDK HOW TO MAKE HER NOT STRESSED WHEN IM NOT AROUND!! .

P.S, she is napping on me right now >.<

Setup:
40 gallon tank
18 inch UVB 15 watt
100 watt heat/light lamp
has around 3 crickets in morning and 12 at night <<< I recommend reversing that , 12 in am , 3 - 4 in pm.
that is just the heating and food schedule. She refuses to eat veggies, takes baths and drink water.
she also has a warm heating pad that is on at night.<<<< that's fine, all mine have home made thermostat controlled heatslabs , beardies set to 36oC , that is under their hides and runs 24/7 and all love them viewtopic.php?f=75&t=224976 .

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kingofnobbys":2esba7ok said:

KirkHammet101":2esba7ok said:

My baby girl Jerri...I have had her for 3 days now. I get her out often to help build a strong bond...but after I do not hold her for over 2 hours she gets extremely dark and get lots of stress marks. This is really bad considering I am going back to school on Monday, This means I only get to hold her for like five minutes in the morning and for a while at night. Is there someway I can get her used to not being held and get used to being alone?? She refuses to get off my hand at night to go to sleep. As soon as I see her dark stress marks I usually take her out to destress her and after a few minutes she turns white belly and the marks disappear...HELP!!! IDK HOW TO MAKE HER NOT STRESSED WHEN IM NOT AROUND!! .

P.S, she is napping on me right now >.<

Setup:
40 gallon tank
18 inch UVB 15 watt
100 watt heat/light lamp
has around 3 crickets in morning and 12 at night <<< I recommend reversing that , 12 in am , 3 - 4 in pm.
that is just the heating and food schedule. She refuses to eat veggies, takes baths and drink water.
she also has a warm heating pad that is on at night.<<<< that's fine, all mine have home made thermostat controlled heatslabs , beardies set to 36oC , that is under their hides and runs 24/7 and all love them viewtopic.php?f=75&t=224976 .

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You are lucky that you got a little beardie who is very people orientated and enjoys snuggles - Peppa was like that from the getgo, Toothless took several months to become a smooger.


She will soon adjust to being alone during the day.
I wouldn't worry about that.

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quyllur":2asftg3v said:

Are the 15 crickets a day all she'll eat, or all you are offering her? For a 2 month old dragon, that is not a lot.

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