Is my baby beardie blackbearding me?

[Malloryelizaa]

Naiyla gets in this predator mood and she stares me down. Normally she's a sweet girl so why is she having these weird mood swings?

When normally her facial expressions are more like this:

 

[kingofnobbys]

When they blackbeard , it goes jet black in the beard and under the throat......

 

[onceblue]

I wouldn't consider her stance predatory or aggressive. My beardie stares at me sometimes — I think he just likes to watch me. Maybe wondering why I pester him all the time. :lol:

Here's an example, he's making a very similar face to the one your beardie has in your first couple of pictures.

He sat like this in the bath for a few minutes and then climbed out onto my hand — no defensive behavior despite his stare-down. In fact, right after I dried him off, he snuggled into me to try and sneak a nap.

If your beardie were feeling defensive/unhappy/etc., you'd likely see her puff up or open her mouth at you or, as kingofnobbys mentioned, you'd see her beard go dark under her throat.