waffleinakape
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Hey, I have a juvenile bearded dragon. I've had it for about three weeks now, and we still aren't sure the sex. Lately, it's been acting different.
The stomach is constantly dark. If you put your hand in the tank, my beardie will open its mouth, which I heard is a way of showing dominance, along with darkening its stomach. My beardie has not tried biting me and I haven't seen any head bobbing, so I don't think that it's trying to show dominance. My beardie lives alone, too. I have been trying things like hand feeding but it is really shy now.
I think that the stomach darkening is mainly to absorb more heat, which would make sense. I heard that the hot side of the tank should be 95-110F and the cool side should be around 85F, but my tank is a bit cooler. The hot side is around 95F, and the cool side is around 80F. I think that may be the problem, but can you explain the mouth gaping?
The stomach is constantly dark. If you put your hand in the tank, my beardie will open its mouth, which I heard is a way of showing dominance, along with darkening its stomach. My beardie has not tried biting me and I haven't seen any head bobbing, so I don't think that it's trying to show dominance. My beardie lives alone, too. I have been trying things like hand feeding but it is really shy now.
I think that the stomach darkening is mainly to absorb more heat, which would make sense. I heard that the hot side of the tank should be 95-110F and the cool side should be around 85F, but my tank is a bit cooler. The hot side is around 95F, and the cool side is around 80F. I think that may be the problem, but can you explain the mouth gaping?