dracoowner
Member
hi guys, im new to the forum and just thought id ask a quick question. basically around 4 weeks ago i bought my first beardie, a little cutie called Lucas, he seemed perfectly fine and was very loveable (he was around 3 months when we bought him) but then just over a week ago he stopped eating. hed only been on about 6 crickets a day, which we realised was low but thought he was just settling in. he then stopped moving and would just lie limp in my hand, so we rushed him to the shop to ask the woman to look at him. she took him in for a few days to monitor him and as quick as he'd pick up he'd drop back down again. so the woman told us nearly 4 days ago that she didnt think he was going to make it and that we could have new lizard. as hard as it was to pick a new one, i chose what looked like the biggest of the bunch, and was supposedly the dominant one. we brought him down that day and he had 30 crickets that day alone (he's 4 and a half months old). he seemed fine at first, and would allow us to pick him up to spray him and stroke him (for short periods as we wanted him to settle in) but we went to stroke him in his viv this morning and his beard area puffed up and his mouth opened, then he jumped to my dad and tried to bite. we left him and put the crickets in. so then this afternoon when i went to feed him again he did the same thing.
i was just wondering if this was stress with the move, or if you think we just need to try and tame him. im a bit wary as i havent got much experience with lizards and my first lizard seemed to have a hereditary problem that we couldnt fix. can someone please give me some advice?
thanks
i was just wondering if this was stress with the move, or if you think we just need to try and tame him. im a bit wary as i havent got much experience with lizards and my first lizard seemed to have a hereditary problem that we couldnt fix. can someone please give me some advice?
thanks