I have 2 bearded dragons, Igneel is older and she is 3 and Acnologia is 2. Acnologia was paralysed last year by Igneel and cannot move his back legs properly. Since then, every time a finger enters his tank he will hiss and bit and scratch at it. He hates being pat, picked up, he even tries to bit anyone who feeds him. We've tried everything to get him to calm down, from hand feeding him vegetables and roaches to holding him and picking him up daily. The only time he wont hiss at us is if we've picked him up or when he's having a bath. He used to love people, but now he hates when we try to feed him!
Can someone out there please tell me how to connect better with him? Igneel is substantially larger at 40 cm and has no problem with people, in fact she loves being held. But Acnologia is a small boy at only 10cm (not including his tail) and hates everything.
It might be PTSD but i doubt lizards can get PTSD, so please help. Maybe it's a phase but i don't know and can't be sure. So please help!
Can someone out there please tell me how to connect better with him? Igneel is substantially larger at 40 cm and has no problem with people, in fact she loves being held. But Acnologia is a small boy at only 10cm (not including his tail) and hates everything.
It might be PTSD but i doubt lizards can get PTSD, so please help. Maybe it's a phase but i don't know and can't be sure. So please help!