Diving into glass

[lisahbk210]

My 7 month old has been diving into the glass in his viv. Anyone know why?

 

[ShannyBeard]

Is your dragon a male or a female? Have you recently changed anything either inside his viv or outside it? Have you moved it to a different location or a different room, or put any other animals/reptiles in the room with him that weren't there before this behavior started? How long has he/she been doing this?

 

[lisahbk210]

He's a boy and nothing has changed much but its colder outside and he is doing a lot of hiding also. And he is slowing down some on eating too. I do have a background pic on the backside of desert land and some hills maybe he is trying to get to the "other" land?

 

[ShannyBeard]

I have a male, too. We've had him since he was 10 days old and he is going to be 7 months old next week. He's brumating!! Already! :shock: He started to get a little attitude at 4 months old with puffing and his first blackbeard was just about around that time, too. Our vet said he goes by size and sexual maturity when evaluating bearded dragon behavior and our Chief was really huge for his age. If we didn't meet the breeder, we would have almost thought he was older than he was by the way he is acting! :lol:

I wonder if your dragon is starting to feel his 'teenage years' - he's starting to get mature and maybe he sees his reflection in the glass and thinks there is another male bearded dragon on the other side. Honestly, that is my guess.

Chief also slowed down on eating which we attributed to the colder weather and their natural urge to brumate. Chief has been sleeping solidly for almost 2 weeks now, or right about that amount of time. Before this, he did some mini-brumations where he slept for a few days, woke up, and went back to sleep.

What do you think, knowing your dragon? Does any of this make sense to you or seem reasonable? I'm no expert by any means and have learned pretty much everything I know from this forum. I can only share with you my thoughts and experiences. Maybe some other people can chime in as well!

 

[lisahbk210]

Thank you for sharing. Gunner is big also for 7 months so I'm told. I haven't given him a chance to brumate. I warmed it up in his tank and when he hides and goes to sleep "except at night" I wake his butt up and play with him. But I can see his reflection in the glass as well but he don't puff up hardly at all. All he does is make a popping noise here and there. Thank you again