Beardie fall!

[Kianakat77]

Hi! My bearded dragon who is a year and a half just jumped from my arms stright onto the ground! He got angry at me when I was holding him and puffed out his beard, then he jumped! He fell stright down on his belly, and then scattered away. I put him back in his tank and He has been eating and running, and climbing just fine in the past 15 min, but he is still very angry! Is there anything I can do?

 

[Gormagon]

Hi! My bearded dragon who is a year and a half just jumped from my arms stright onto the ground! He got angry at me when I was holding him and puffed out his beard, then he jumped! He fell stright down on his belly, and then scattered away. I put him back in his tank and He has been eating and running, and climbing just fine in the past 15 min, but he is still very angry! Is there anything I can do?

Those little rascals are a moody bunch, lol! What on earth mad him mad? I am asking so I don't do it!

 

[Reptilelady]

LOL they are moody... i am dealing with one too. He has been in such a bad mood today, although a lot of stuff going on for him. He enjoys the peace and quiet and as soon as there is noise he gets agitated really quickly. My beardie has jumped off of me two times now and has fallen from quite a leap and he is still doing fine. They are hardy creatures from what i can see. Mine jumped off outside and took off but luckily i didn't lose him or else someone else could of gotten a beardie or one of the birds/animals could of ate him. So I am learning my valuable lessons as we speak :lol:

Did he look at you with those piercing eyes and tracking you down with every move/breath you take? :evil:

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Did he land on carpet or a harder surface such as tile?
It sounds good he is moving around & is active. Be sure to look for signs of lethargic behavior, loss of appetite & loss of mobility, etc as well as blood in the stool in case of internal injury.
I hope that he is just fine! Does he not like to be held?

Tracie

 

[dystopoly]

My beardie did a similar thing a few days ago and took a bad fall onto some hard floor - but so long as he's getting around with no problems, has no swollen limbs or limping, doesn't get super lethargic, and doesn't have any blood in his poo he's probably fine. My girl was similarly mad at me and hostile for a while after, but has calmed down a full day later - so I think he's probably just startled! What I did was give her lots of space and intermittently sat next to her tank, slowly getting her used to my hand again by gently putting it on the ground near her until she was calm enough about it to let me gently stroke her chin. Make sure you keep all your movements around him slow and (at least in my girl's case) try not to lean directly over him if you have a top-opening tank. That seems to trigger their fight/flight response thinking you're a predator when they've just taken a spill. Hope he's feeling better soon!

 

[kingofnobbys]

How is he today ?

 

[Kianakat77]

He's doing just fine! He's been just as he normaly is! My sister decided it would be funny to hiss at him and u could say he didn't like that! Thanks alot for all of your advice! I was getting really worried!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

I am glad to hear that he is doing well then, with no signs of injury right now. Since it has been
this long, I would say he is most likely just fine.
I bet he didn't like someone hissing at him though.

Tracie