our beardie jumped :(

[momof29802]

Our beardie jumped off my daughter's shoulder and landed on the floor. She is walking fine and doesn't seem fazed by the incident but should I be worried?
Thanks!

 

[AHBD]

Hi there.....if she seems fine she probably is, but keep an eye on her in case she begins to limp or become lethargic. Was it on the carpet ? Of course you know now that you have a jumper.....a great percentage of beardies will jump , having no sense of the height they are at, and of those some will get hurt. It's really best not to carry them like that. I think every care sheet should have a write up about this because there are threads like this on most b.d forums, that a beardie has jumped/fallen from some height. There are dragons that will sit on their owners shoulders but it's actually dangerous because beardies are like toddlers and you can't predict what they'll do. If they land on concrete then the outcome can be very bad....broken bones, internal injuries etc.

So although it looks cool, I highly recommend to everyone that it is dangerous and should be avoided for the most part.