Baby beardie always biting?

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vamoose

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I've had my little dragon for a little over a month now, and yet he won't stop biting me. I think he's about 3-4 months old as of now, but they never told me at the pet store.
When I hold him for a while (which I do daily) he calms down enough that he only opens his mouth slightly when I pet his head. That's as tame as he gets. When I try to put crickets in his tank, he gapes at me and angles his body at me. I even heard him hiss, I swear.
I never move my hand towards him quickly or from above. I've never hurt him, he has jumped out of my hand three times though, from about three feet up (could that be why he hates me?) He is also missing a toe nail on his longest toe. But yes, his lighting and heating are fine. Yes, I'm feeding him normally and he's getting water as well.
 

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vamoose":5lqvwqkj said:
I've had my little dragon for a little over a month now, and yet he won't stop biting me. I think he's about 3-4 months old as of now, but they never told me at the pet store.
When I hold him for a while (which I do daily) he calms down enough that he only opens his mouth slightly when I pet his head. That's as tame as he gets. When I try to put crickets in his tank, he gapes at me and angles his body at me. I even heard him hiss, I swear.
I never move my hand towards him quickly or from above. I've never hurt him, he has jumped out of my hand three times though, from about three feet up (could that be why he hates me?) He is also missing a toe nail on his longest toe. But yes, his lighting and heating are fine. Yes, I'm feeding him normally and he's getting water as well.

pop a food treat in there , he'll soon associate hand and handling with nice things.
 
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