I apologize in advance for how ridiculous this probably sounds, I've just been on edge about my new baby lately because of how many issues I had with my last beardie - and I'm most likely fretting over nothing. I got Moxie about 4 days ago, and she's having a bit of a stressful time settling in - on top of me accidentally dropping her as she leapt off of me 2 days ago. I've been watching her very closely for the past few days, and she's been running and jumping around her tank with no problems, eating her greens with relative ease (I need to wiggle them to get her attention, but she takes big bites once she's interested), and slowly getting less stressed about her new setup and beginning to freely lounge on her driftwood instead of trying to dig and hide. However, for the past day I haven't been able to monitor her as much as I'd like - as it's about 103 degrees here, and in order to keep my reptile room a decent temp, I have to stay out of it for most of the day. This means I haven't been able to observe her for long periods of time, but I've been obsessing over her breathing habits - and I can't tell if they're normal, stressed behavior from me coming close to her tank or an underlying sign of something wrong internally. I also learned today that she's NEVER been into a new tank for her entire life, so she was cramped into a narrow, mushy-substrate tank for (I'm guessing, don't know exact age) about 3-4 years, and that knowledge makes me think she's probably MUCH more stressed about this move than she would be if she'd ever moved tanks before. She's probably fine, but for my own peace of mind I figured I'd upload a quick video taken just after coming into the room today that show her breathing kind of heavy (I think), so please let me know if it looks abnormal based on your experience, or if it's just heavy breathing due to stress. Thank you!!
https://youtu.be/rG499ZxVhH8
https://youtu.be/rG499ZxVhH8