So about a week ago i posted about my beardie's sudden change in behavior. Hes always been a massive eater, eating ANY insect i put out in front of him. He would usually stuff himself then go bask and chill out for the rest of the day. He'd also eat his greens throughout the day. Pretty much, as if someone flipped a switch on him..he started acting pretty strange all of a sudden. Every morning when the lights go on he gets EXTREMELY hyper and restless. thrashing around, glass surfing, running around his viv, pretty much trying to get my attention. Hes also started to black beard (something ive never seen him do..ever). The one thing that has me the most worried is that he doesn't eat as much anymore and hes very picky now. (which sucks because i just bought 100 discoid roaches...which he refuses to eat now.) He will only touch superworms and his greens now..nothing else.
I posted about this earlier last week..and someone told me it was hormones, that he just started to go through puberty. It makes sense since he is i want to say..aproximately 7 - 8 months old now. He is at 20" long from nose to tip of the tail. His temperatures are right at 95 - 105 degrees like always. Hes been pooping just fine every morning on his own. I also keep him well hydrated by giving him baths every other day. Every morning i let him run around for a couple of hours in order to blow off some of that steam, however i work sometimes in the morning an do not have the time to let him run around, so i come home to his viv completely trashed. Its already the 7th month since ive had him, so im thinking maybe his uvb bulb has given out? I ordered a new Reptisun 10.0 since i was told to change them every 6 months.
Anyone have any input? Is this really just hormones? if so..how long till this phase passes?
I posted about this earlier last week..and someone told me it was hormones, that he just started to go through puberty. It makes sense since he is i want to say..aproximately 7 - 8 months old now. He is at 20" long from nose to tip of the tail. His temperatures are right at 95 - 105 degrees like always. Hes been pooping just fine every morning on his own. I also keep him well hydrated by giving him baths every other day. Every morning i let him run around for a couple of hours in order to blow off some of that steam, however i work sometimes in the morning an do not have the time to let him run around, so i come home to his viv completely trashed. Its already the 7th month since ive had him, so im thinking maybe his uvb bulb has given out? I ordered a new Reptisun 10.0 since i was told to change them every 6 months.
Anyone have any input? Is this really just hormones? if so..how long till this phase passes?
