My bearded dragon beaker has suddenly become upset when I try to handle him he used to love coming out to run around but now he is bearding with a dark beard and head bobbing at my hands, but when I get him out and he sees who I am he goes back to normal. Is this just because it’s mating season?
Could be ---- although I have a male dragon and he is not showing any kind of aggressive behavior like that --- is there another dragon in the house or has he seen his reflection in a mirror or in the tank ?
The head bobbing is mating related --- a sign of domiance
Karrie
Could be ---- although I have a male dragon and he is not showing any kind of aggressive behavior like that --- is there another dragon in the house or has he seen his reflection in a mirror or in the tank ?
The head bobbing is mating related --- a sign of domiance
Karrie
No other dragons, he has been surfing the glass closest to my bed which is the only glass that’s not covered in his tank. He did have a stressful situation a while ago (water inhalation) but has gone back to normal besides the aggression.
Also his lighting is 1 100 watt bulb 1 100 watt CHE in his basking area 1 50 Watt bulb to get his cool side temp up a reptisun 10.0 tube lamp T8 his basking side temp stays around 110 and his cool side 80. I measure with a temp gun.
What is his cool temp side running--- 80's is good -- his T 8 is inside the tank w/ NO plastic cover and is approx 8-10 inches from basking decor? Correct? The reflection if hes seeing one is not good - this will stress him out -- so any place where he can see his reflection you need to get rid of it -- I would invest in a digital probe thermometer from Petco or Petsmart for $6 to put on cool side of tank -- the CHE should be used for winter months -- I would either up the wattage on the basking bulb if your having to get basking temps to where they need to be -- 95-110 -- or raise the basking decor piece if you can
Karrie