So Iv officially had my first bearded dragon bite. Hand feeding spike a little bit of fruit and he bit the side of my hand while trying to get a piece of apple.....oh my god it really hurt! Wasnt expecting that haha!
My understanding from reading & vids :study: is that BD bites are not that big a deal; possibly, but not often, blood-drawing. Is this not so? Could those who've experienced it please elucidate (as objectively--if possible--as possible)?
When he was trying to get the apple he bit me instead on the side of the palm of my hand then tried again and bit exactly the same place. ? it honestly did hurt more than you would expect, maybe just because of where it was, and there was a tiny drop of blood where I think only one tooth broke the skin on my hand. The little tinker ?
I got bite once because I had to force my girl to take medicine at about 7 months old. She was lethargic from the parasites but I barely felt it. Also I have a high pain tolerance. She could probably get me a lot more now at a year old and big and strong
Hiya DorgEndo.
Spike is approx 2 years old. We have had him nearly 2 weeks now. First bearded dragon I have ever owned. I think his bite was purely accidental as he was happily eating from my hand at the time but as I said before it was quite a shock! Haha
Kayleigh.
To answer mrs spectrum, it's true that an accidental bite may not draw blood but can definitely do so. BUT, if a dragon is angry they can inflict a serious bite, although it's rare that they do it to their owners. They have powerful jaws and even young ones can bite off a siblings foot. Adults can do that as well and that means right through the bone. Strong jaws + powerful bites but they rarely use them to harm us.