Advice anyone

[ChrisAndCat]

Calais is very docile, til your not looking and he takes off like there is no tomorrow. I want to know how I can make him not so timid and more comfortable. When I go to pick him up out of his cage he runs and runs... Stops and will pretty much just allow me to pet his head.. Which he LOVES!!! The minute I go to lift Calais, runs no open mouth, no flairing, just runs. I would like to be able to pick Calais up and set Calais wherever I am.

Also, as you can see Calais is small. How and when do I distinguish gender?!?!

Ty

 

[CooperDragon]

He may just need a place to explore and burn off some energy. It may be easier to handle him after he's had a chance to run around for a while. You can usually tell gender after a few months. You can try the flashlight test to help https://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=204533

 

[LLLReptile]

You can also just try giving him more time to grow up. Babies act like babies; there's a big wide world out there and he's not sure what's going on.

As he gets older, he should mellow out quite a bit - it's just that he's small, everything is a lot bigger than he is, and he hasn't experienced much of it yet. You may want to try having him out for short periods at a time (5 to 10 min) for now, and as he gets bigger, very slowly increasing the amount of time.

-Jen

 

[Sauzo]

Count your blessing that he is active. Give it a year and that spunky little runner will turn into a round pet rock with eyes. And I agree, give it time and maybe try to handfeed a couple pieces of greens a day to just build up trust and bonding. Harley used to like to run around her cage when she was a baby. Now that she is almost 1.5 years old, her favorite activity is going to her "spot" on the top of the couch back and stretching out and watching tv or us.

 

[JaffaCake]

My beardie Duncan does the same don't worry, your beardie will get use to you, try put your worn shirt where he usually lays, that way he can get you to your scent.

 

[DragonsForBreakfast]

My beardie is 2 and he still runs around like his tail is on fire aaalllll day long.
It doesn't mean he doesn't like you. Maybe try holding him when he's cooling down after a long day of exploring