My bearded dragon’s head shakes rapidly?

[Jonnieam]

So I am new new bearded dragon owner, my dragon is about 2 months old and has been eating really well, he even likes his greens! I put calcium on all of his crickets and I believe I have the proper set up, but every time he sees something he wants to eat (Like a cricket) his head shakes rapidly! He has no issue with aiming for his food, and he walks around perfectly fine, but to me his head shaking this fast doesn’t seem normally... I was wondering if this was normal?

 

[HerpGirl]

Yes!

 

[Jonnieam]

Yes!

Thank you!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Yes, most of the time when they are going after their food & get excited, their head can shake
rapidly like that.
You do have a good UVB light for him, correct? Just making sure.

Tracie

 

[Jonnieam]

Hello,

Yes, most of the time when they are going after their food & get excited, their head can shake
rapidly like that.
You do have a good UVB light for him, correct? Just making sure.

Tracie

I believe I do, The light set up that I have has been recogmended by many breeders, and my local reptile shop, they’ve always used the lighting that I have, so I’m pretty confident in it.
It’s nice to know that what my beardy is doing is natural!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Ok, just making sure. If it shakes all of the time then that wouldn't be normal. A lot of them when
they get excited before eating, that can happen.
We recommend the Reptisun 10T5 or the Arcadiai D3 12% or 14% T5 tubes more than any other
light. A lot still use the T8 tubes from those companies because they are good bulbs, just not quite
as strong.
Let us know if you have more questions.

Tracie

 

[kingofnobbys]

If he's headbobbying : like shown here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttfKp_nQGx8 , perfectly normal for dragons (and skinks too).