Either I am just paranoid or my beardie (Reggie) really doesn't like me. He is always alert and every time I go near his tank he hides behind his rock or in his hide. It is like he is terrified of me. I have had him for just over 3 weeks and I am guessing he is around 3 months old now (about 8.5 inches long). He was fine when I first got him but he is becoming increasingly skiddish and I have no idea what could have caused this. I have trouble picking him up because he literally jumps around his tank to get away from me and most of the time when he does this I will leave him alone because I don't want to stress him out further. Once I am able to handle him he is quite calm and will sit on my lap as I watch TV and I can even hand-feed him worms. He also runs into his hide after I feed him and he just looks terrified. He is also a little less active and I am worried he might have parasites but his fecal matter looks pretty matter. He has recently shed his legs and part of his body so could this be the reason or is there some underlying cause I am not seeing?
Setup:
30 gallon tank with reptile carpet as substrate
40% humidity
Hot side: 110F
Cool side: 83F
UVB: Exo Terra 150 13watt compact
Heat: 150watt heat bulb (unsure what brand)
Fed mainly crickets (gut loaded and dusted with Ca daily and multivitamin 2x a week) and Phoenix worms
Wax worms and silkworms occasionally
Supplemented with moist bearded dragon pellets (I work full-time so I give them these to snack on while I am at work)
Only vegetables he is eating is kale and butternut squash right now
If anyone has ever had a really skiddish beardie, any advice is very much appreciated because I hate seeing him scared and stressed out!
Setup:
30 gallon tank with reptile carpet as substrate
40% humidity
Hot side: 110F
Cool side: 83F
UVB: Exo Terra 150 13watt compact
Heat: 150watt heat bulb (unsure what brand)
Fed mainly crickets (gut loaded and dusted with Ca daily and multivitamin 2x a week) and Phoenix worms
Wax worms and silkworms occasionally
Supplemented with moist bearded dragon pellets (I work full-time so I give them these to snack on while I am at work)
Only vegetables he is eating is kale and butternut squash right now
If anyone has ever had a really skiddish beardie, any advice is very much appreciated because I hate seeing him scared and stressed out!