Can they understand?

[ROOMA]

So me and Ouros have been with each other 24 days now. I noticed some things and wonder, can they tell when your stressed from like 6-10 feet away? I got stressed today due to getting denied financing on my dream food truck business, and start feeling panicky about getting by on my funds without reaching out with this job etc. And he starts making noise running around and tank surfing to til I get him put start petting him then turn on a show and we sit there and watch it together (can he even see the screen and make it out?) and he chills out then back in the tank to bask.

Another time I was stressed with stuff and the business started doing it for the first time (Running around the tank sides trying to climb up the glass surfing I think they call it), I found then he calmed down to music....

So can they tell when the owners are stressed?
Can they understand music or is it common for them to like it?
What about a show on a computer screen, he seems to change to a seemingly uncomfortable position on his basking tree to watch my screen when I have something on. Is it the sound, or do beardies have some concept of seeing and watching the screen at least for the movement?

 

[CooperDragon]

It seems like they can pick up on stress to some extent. I know they at least tend to calm me down like you are describing and it's a huge help. How much of that is in my head, I'm not sure but it helps either way.

I don't see my guy respond to sound much at all but he doesn't seem to mind music. They can definitely see things on screens and will sometimes respond to those.

Sorry to hear about your food truck funding. Funding is quite a stressful part of a small business. I hope it works out in the long run though.

 

[Peach]

Mine will follow whoever is speaking when we're having a conversation by his tank. I've discovered he like music too, especially voices in that husky alto range. This started when I was playing Phoebe Snow (Poetry Man). He came out of wherever he was, climbed up on his rock and leaning his head in that direction. He seems to like Queen Latifah's jazz/big band tunes too - same vocal range.

 

[ROOMA]

Yeah I found any riff heavy rock music gets his attention but stuff he calms down with is like Nightwish and Evanescence

 

[Chaserrhodes7]

My beardie, Reggie seems to love the sound of a saxophone and jazz music ( I play sax)

 

[Lorilyn]

I just discovered my girl Biggs loves to watch Call the Midwife!

I had dental surgery Thursday and was home from work on Friday and since she is a comfort to me and likes to cuddle I took her out for some extra cuddle time. Needless to say courtesy of pain meds I feel asleep and woke up in a panic cause she wasn’t on me. I was so afraid to move then looked next to me and there she was. Very intently watching TV. It was 2 hours after I sat down. When I tried to move her she went crazy till I put her down and she went right back to that spot till I shut the TV off and got one heck of a stink eye. :lol: