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The only other thing that I can think of, especially given his age, is that he's seeing his reflection and is, in his mind, attempting to run off another male in his territory. All beardies have their own personalities and temperaments. The mating hormones are usually only "on" for a few weeks...

The only time mine do this is when they're hungry or when my son forgets and leaves the cricket keeper next to the viv where the beardie can see it. Keeping the feeder containers out of eye sight helps. When Spot wants crickets, he'll go to the front of the viv and pace back and forth on all...

I use a soft bristled tooth brush and a product I found in the reptile aisle at the pet store called "Jurassiclean." It's supposed to disinfect and be safe. It comes in a spray bottle. Jessie

My, My, My. Hope you have a good cardiologist. Do you let everything get you so upset? Take a deep, cleansing breath. Count to ten. Now then. First, try to realize that loose sand is not natural for Inland Bearded Dragons, which is what most of us have and I assume you have. Pet stores...

Didn't even remember this until after I submitted the last post and went to make coffee. Are you on well water or city water? I remember you saying you don't think she drinks at all and just "sits" in her bath. Animals have been given very keen senses and instincts by mother nature. The...

I almost didn't post. I'm new to this form (although not to herps) and it seems everytime I put my 2 cents worth in, I get reemed. But . . . here's my thoughts because I sense your fear. While I agree that you should switch the calcium and vitamin routine (do calcium 2X a week and vitamin 5X...

My beardie has slowly become a very picky eater. He used to chow down on phoenix worms. No more. Got him some silk worms. He ate one. Refused to touch them after that that. I'm pretty sure he doesn't touch his salad. He's become a one item eater - crickets. When he's hungry, he goes to...

I noticed you just joined bd.org. First, welcome. I'm a newbie too and this is a great place with great folks. May I ask what you were feeding him before he started feeling bad? I ask because pet stores push and some only sell meal worms and the general consensus among the experienced...

I sacrificed one of my landscape rocks that had "followed" my husband and I home from our first vacation together some 20 years ago. We went to the mountains and had little money for souvenirs. This rock had been made smooth by years and years of being part of a river bed. It has a flat...

I think you may be the best candidate since they're not in their original shipping container anymore (it wasn't very secure and they had already started escaping when they arrived). There were very detailed instructions about preparing their food, but not about their husbandry. We had to do...

Beardies find viv changes stressful because their nature is to be territorial. It's a survival instinct. In the wild, their survival depends on picking out an area that has what they need and knowing every inch of it. Meaning there are places to hide when they sense or smell (with their...

I just wanted to say, "Thank You!" to everyone who helped me with the health and shipping questions. I have to admit it was hard taping him up in that box, and I was a nervous wreck the whole time he was in transit, but bd.org had been right about everything else so far and it gave me the faith...

Lisa, I was so excited, I forgot to say, "THANK YOU!" I'm not in between AL and FL and won't be able to help with the rescue train, but if there's anything else I can do, let me know. :blob5: :blob8: Jessie

I wonder if the center in Birminham would work with the rescue train for the beardie that was taunted by children in its first home and then kept in a closet and fed boiled eggs in its second home? But, then again, they are requiring a home with no small (what is their definition of small?)...

I believe in variety. So I did my research and decided to add silk worms to my beardie's menu. The phoenix worms were a big hit, and there was no reason for me to believe these wouldn't be. But my beardie knows the difference and treats the silk worms like in-laws that just showed up the day...