Bored??

[EllenRae]

A lot of the day I'm not able to be where my beardie is due to school and such, but when I am home he seems to just like to sit under his basking light and look around. He use to run all over his tank and check everything out but lately he seems to have... calmed down? I'm scared to take him out and let him run around since I have a very demanding terrier and a billion things he could run and hide behind where I couldn't get to him. I have a leash for him but when I put it on him he lays down with his arms stretched out and looks at me like "seriously, I won't wear this."

I don't know how safe it is to take him outside with pesticides and all the things he could try to eat.

Just some ideas about what I could do would be awesome. Thank you!!!

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

Dragons all have very different characters - some are naturally lazy and like to do nothing better than... well, nothing.
Take my two for instance: Tsam (my young male) can't be bothered. Literally. He enjoys sitting on his hut watching the world go by, or sitting in his house watching the world go by, or sitting on a human watching the world go by.
Kyle on the other hand (my older female) is extremely active, she loves to run around and explore, demand attention and then just run away. (And for some unfathomable reason, has just stood on his sock and did a tidy little poop on it before he realised.)

By all means, give your dragons things to do: sticks and levels to climb, tunnels to hide in, hide little bundles of dragon pellets here and there - but don't worry too much about it. Play with them every day and make sure their tanks are somewhere where they can see regular human traffic through the house and they'll be very happy.

 

[EllenRae]

Okay! Thank you very much, he does have things to climb all over and in and we do try to spend time with him every day.

 

[herpfreak]

Another great way for them to have fun and get a workout at the same time is baths. Water up to their armpits that is tepid (warm to your wrist) for 10-20 minutes, or as long as the water stays tepid. My beardie seems to really like baths most of the time. It's very cute to watch him swim!

 

[EllenRae]

It is fun to watch them swim around, they are fun to watch period really.

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

Waxworms are ideal for "hide and seek" games as well as training. Show your dragon the treat, make a show of putting it somewhere "hidden" whilst they watch (so they can juuuust see it wriggle) and then let them go get it! Yummy! Tsammy's aim is so fine nowadays he can take a tiny waxie from my fingertips without so much as brushing them.

 

[EllenRae]

That's a fun idea!!! I fed my dragon by hand and now he refuses to go chase them. He's just got so much personality!

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

*grins* He'll chase 'em if he's hungry or they're a real favourite!