Hi guys. About two months ago we purchased a painted dragon. Very similar to the bearded dragon. We also have a bearded dragon.
We house them in the same tank when we're in the room and take the other out at bedtime and when we leave. I've never seen my bearded dragon happier. (He's a very timid male who scares very easily and is also very loving)
What I've noticed is my beardie has a morning ritual. He'll wake up. Puff his beard. Yawn a little and puff his beard over and over (doesn't black beard) my painted dragon watches this. And has started to do the same whenever we go to take him out of the tank. Although he doesn't have a beard. He puffs his little throat and runs to our beardie for protection.
Is this normal for lizards to copy each other's behaviours?
Also I didn't think lizards had that 'mothering instinct' yet my bearded dragon seems to get very stressed and will guard the other dragon when he feels a threat or when we're about to take him out of the tank. Is this normal?
We have another tank for the painted dragon and when we let the beardie out he'll just sit by the other tank and wait until they are housed together. There is no aggression between them and they often just lay together.
Thanks.
We house them in the same tank when we're in the room and take the other out at bedtime and when we leave. I've never seen my bearded dragon happier. (He's a very timid male who scares very easily and is also very loving)
What I've noticed is my beardie has a morning ritual. He'll wake up. Puff his beard. Yawn a little and puff his beard over and over (doesn't black beard) my painted dragon watches this. And has started to do the same whenever we go to take him out of the tank. Although he doesn't have a beard. He puffs his little throat and runs to our beardie for protection.
Is this normal for lizards to copy each other's behaviours?
Also I didn't think lizards had that 'mothering instinct' yet my bearded dragon seems to get very stressed and will guard the other dragon when he feels a threat or when we're about to take him out of the tank. Is this normal?
We have another tank for the painted dragon and when we let the beardie out he'll just sit by the other tank and wait until they are housed together. There is no aggression between them and they often just lay together.
Thanks.