Dooter
Sub-Adult Member
They all seem to have different "personalities", that's for sure...
I had a male that would actively seek me out when he was out and about the house - I believe he genuinely enjoyed my company.
I also had a female at the same time that would just as soon see me choke to death than let me handle her. :roll:
I will say that they are curious and clever creatures, and that equates to intelligence in the animal world.
Bearded dragons aren't domesticated to the point that dogs and cats are, for instance - and that only happened with thousands of years of living with us, and us controlling their breeding for certain traits - but I do believe they have the mental and emotional capacity to be.
I had a male that would actively seek me out when he was out and about the house - I believe he genuinely enjoyed my company.
I also had a female at the same time that would just as soon see me choke to death than let me handle her. :roll:
I will say that they are curious and clever creatures, and that equates to intelligence in the animal world.
Bearded dragons aren't domesticated to the point that dogs and cats are, for instance - and that only happened with thousands of years of living with us, and us controlling their breeding for certain traits - but I do believe they have the mental and emotional capacity to be.