laserladybug
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hey everyone, i don't know why, but my 1.5 year old male beardy is constantly going crazy, and it has also been happening for months now. he is about a pound, lives in a 40 gallon terarrium, has a basking rock underneath his Exo Terra Solar-Glo High Intensity Self-Ballasted Uv/Heat Mercury Vapor Lamp, (about 90 degrees in the lower temp and 110 in the warmer temp) has a bowl of water accessible to him, reptile carpet, and other little rocks and pieces of wood to play on. he has been pooping normally, i give him a bath at least once a week, and he is also a very picky eater but have been having better luck with earthworms, mustard greens, and blueberries which is dusted in vitamins and calcium supplements. i've let him out to roam around plenty, handled him, and recently took him to a specialist and made some changes to his environment and food (put tin foil on his cage amongst a couple of other things) and no matter what i do it is still going on. i also have a background for him but not on all sides of his cage, so him seeing his reflection may be a possibility but he isnt puffing his beard or anything.
the vet said he is healthy, but it has gotten to the point where he is banging his head on the side of the cage, clawing constantly and trying to get out and i can't really do anything/focus on anything because he is so loud, and i'm afraid he is going to hurt himself. the vet also speculated that he may be lonely and wants to mate. does he need to be in a bigger environment with more beardies? i am afraid i am not giving him what he needs, and also i do not think i can handle all this crashing and thrashing 24/7. he is even disturbing my sleep and waking me up. i've been dealing with this now for about 4 months and i am so over it.
i live in portland oregon and if i were to rehome him, i would want it to be with the right people but i am not sure how to go about looking. any suggestions? thank you.
the vet said he is healthy, but it has gotten to the point where he is banging his head on the side of the cage, clawing constantly and trying to get out and i can't really do anything/focus on anything because he is so loud, and i'm afraid he is going to hurt himself. the vet also speculated that he may be lonely and wants to mate. does he need to be in a bigger environment with more beardies? i am afraid i am not giving him what he needs, and also i do not think i can handle all this crashing and thrashing 24/7. he is even disturbing my sleep and waking me up. i've been dealing with this now for about 4 months and i am so over it.
i live in portland oregon and if i were to rehome him, i would want it to be with the right people but i am not sure how to go about looking. any suggestions? thank you.