Do your beardies get cranky and antisocial while shedding?

[dragonmama2047]

My Banzai is shedding right now and does not want to eat or leave her enclosure. Is this normal for beardies?

 

[CooperDragon]

It's normal for some of them. It tends to vary from shed to shed and from dragon to dragon. Sometimes the shed cycle really bothers them and they go off of food and act grumpy until the shed is complete and then come back to normal.

 

[DaisyDragon123]

Daisy was rather dramatic with her last shed. She hid, barely ate, layed around under her branch and would not move all day, tucked herself in her Timothy hay tunnel and would not come out. She has earned the nickname "Drama Dragon."

She was not a happy camper!! Behold, grumpy face.

 

[dragonmama2047]

Daisy was rather dramatic with her last shed. She hid, barely ate, layed around under her branch and would not move all day, tucked herself in her Timothy hay tunnel and would not come out. She has earned the nickname "Drama Dragon."

She was not a happy camper!! Behold, grumpy face.

I am laughing. Thank you.

 

[SDragons]

Daisydragon I LOVE that photo. What a beautiful dragon

 

[Mordecai]

What a great photo

 

[kingofnobbys]

Here is an entertaining and worthwhile clip I found that might help with a grumpy beardie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQF1eolDn98