My beardie hates me!!!

[spikeswithskills]

My beardie thinks i am the worst person on the face of this earth. I have started to handle him every day and try to have some human/beardie bonding, but whenever i get near him, he turns from his very nice colors - to an ugly darkish color. then, when i am feeding him in his feeding tank, he will not eat unless i have left... i know its not relocation stress because nothing has changed in his cage, and i have had him for some time, so can anyone out there help?
thanks

 

[RolandKyramere]

How old is your beardie and how long have you had him for?

 

[spikeswithskills]

i am pretty sure he is around 7-8 months old, and i think i got him when he was 1-2 months old. I am not really sure,

 

[RolandKyramere]

Sometimes the younger ones just hate being held. Nox is about 5-6 months old and just wants to run all over the place, without letting me hold him. I guess best advice I can give is once you give your beardie a bath, bundle them up in a blanket (beardie burrito) and see if he stays in it. Don't force your dragon, that'll just make him more annoyed.