So earlier today, before I went to work (~12:30pm) my bearded dragon (Parthurnax) was fine, she was awake, standing on her pride rock formation, surveying her kingdom.
When I got home (~10:30 pm) she was missing. I noticed a tail sticking out from under a ceramic, store-bought rock hide. I poked said tail, no response. So I lifted the hide, and she went absolutely insane. Darting wildly around the enclosure, scratching the glass, darting around more. I picked her up, and she jumped away from me onto the floor and hid under my desk, under my computer, etc. I got her again, and though she kept trying to jump away, I managed to keep her.
I went and sat with her, pet her head and back some, and she had calmed down, but she has black all around her beard areas and her stomach, was breathing very heavy and looked very skinny. I put her back in the enclosure after some time and am leaving her alone. She is EXTREMELY alert, reacting to every movement and sound as if she thinks she could be murdered at any moment.
I'm hoping we just did her a major spooking and it's not something more serious. She eats fine, she's generally very calm around me, and likes to explore outside her enclosure.
Can anyone shed light, please?
When I got home (~10:30 pm) she was missing. I noticed a tail sticking out from under a ceramic, store-bought rock hide. I poked said tail, no response. So I lifted the hide, and she went absolutely insane. Darting wildly around the enclosure, scratching the glass, darting around more. I picked her up, and she jumped away from me onto the floor and hid under my desk, under my computer, etc. I got her again, and though she kept trying to jump away, I managed to keep her.
I went and sat with her, pet her head and back some, and she had calmed down, but she has black all around her beard areas and her stomach, was breathing very heavy and looked very skinny. I put her back in the enclosure after some time and am leaving her alone. She is EXTREMELY alert, reacting to every movement and sound as if she thinks she could be murdered at any moment.
I'm hoping we just did her a major spooking and it's not something more serious. She eats fine, she's generally very calm around me, and likes to explore outside her enclosure.
Can anyone shed light, please?