Color vs Emotions

[xJaZx]

Do beardys always show their emotions through their color?

For example... My boy acts like he hates bathing. He tries to crawl out, or crawl up my arm when I go to put him in or if i have my hand in there for him to grab onto, etc. Basically he wants out. Yet he always brightens up to his birghtest colors during bath time. I can tell when he is content/happy and he will be colorful, however his yellows arent real bright yellow, and his sidebars are more brown. During bathtime he is bright bright yellow and his sidebars turn lavender.

 

[zimbabwepegasus]

I don't think it has much to do with emotions.

I actually think it's more temp based- like whether or not they are trying to absorb heat. Internal temp at that, so it's not always a clear indicator. Both my beardies tend to darken up a little when they are outside of their enclosure- EXCEPT, when in a nice warm bath. I think they also darken up a little when they go to bask, as though it's a way to get more heat out of the heat. Sinclair, especially, seems to be lightest & brightest when he's being super active- running around tank, etc. It seems to me that if heat is what gets them moving, blood moves faster, all systems go, etc- that him running around means he's pretty well warmed, hence the lighter color.

Maybe it's some combo of the two.
Now a black beard on the other hand....

 

[dreshany]

Are you checking the temperature of the water? If your beardie is jumping the water may be a little to hot.

 

[Kazul]

My Squirrel is always dark when she's in her enclosure unless it's feeding time. As soon as there's food, she brightens and goes scurrying. She's also really bright in color RIGHT after bathtime (she darkens when she's in the water), and she's the brightest in color right before bedtime when she falls asleep on my shoulder. She's happiest when she's cuddled up with her mama. ^_^