Hi there, this is my first post here but im glad I found this site as it seems to have a ton of information.
So quick run down of what's going on with my beardie. He is about 5-6 months old and I've had him for a month and a half. Within the last 2 weeks he has became very aggressive, before the last 2 weeks he was very easy to handle. He is super finnicky anytime I am around his cage and bites when I stick my hand in to clean. Today for example, i went to feed him crickets and he lunged off his log to the top of the cage where i putting the crickets in.
I dont mind him acting like this (im assuming its a boy because of his behaviour) but its difficult if i want to pick him up or when he needs to bath.
Here are the stats on his cage and diet.
Cage Size: 20 gallon (cage also has background to stop glass surfing)
Substrate: Sand
Temps: 95 basking, 80 cool side
Lights: 75w infrared basking light, 10 UVB white light
Diet:
15-20 crickets/ day (they are not currently being dusted)
1 serving of gourmet blend by trex (its greens, vegtables, and a couple meal worms)
Please help me out, I had another beadie when i was younger and she was super calm and friendly.
So quick run down of what's going on with my beardie. He is about 5-6 months old and I've had him for a month and a half. Within the last 2 weeks he has became very aggressive, before the last 2 weeks he was very easy to handle. He is super finnicky anytime I am around his cage and bites when I stick my hand in to clean. Today for example, i went to feed him crickets and he lunged off his log to the top of the cage where i putting the crickets in.
I dont mind him acting like this (im assuming its a boy because of his behaviour) but its difficult if i want to pick him up or when he needs to bath.
Here are the stats on his cage and diet.
Cage Size: 20 gallon (cage also has background to stop glass surfing)
Substrate: Sand
Temps: 95 basking, 80 cool side
Lights: 75w infrared basking light, 10 UVB white light
Diet:
15-20 crickets/ day (they are not currently being dusted)
1 serving of gourmet blend by trex (its greens, vegtables, and a couple meal worms)
Please help me out, I had another beadie when i was younger and she was super calm and friendly.