possible relocation stress?

[HyperLollipop]

hi all,
recently the door of our bearded dragon's enclosure broke, and we were keeping in the heat with a makeshift sheet of plastic taped to the side. Yesterday we got a new one, the same exact cage, and set it up this morning. However now he's displaying stress behaviors, like hiding and puffing out his beard when i try to handle him. Could this be relocation stress, even though everything is virtually the same?

Also to add, he was basking regularly all day and ate like normal. This behavior only started about 45 minutes ago, even though he's been in the new tank all day. He was also displaying this sort of behavior yesterday but he allowed us to handle him. Now if we try to get close he open his mouth and out comes the beard.

 

[xp29]

It could be yes. A lot of beardies don't like having their setup messed with, it's their safe space and when we change things up even a little it can stress them.

 

[Bearded joey]

hi all,
recently the door of our bearded dragon's enclosure broke, and we were keeping in the heat with a makeshift sheet of plastic taped to the side. Yesterday we got a new one, the same exact cage, and set it up this morning. However now he's displaying stress behaviors, like hiding and puffing out his beard when i try to handle him. Could this be relocation stress, even though everything is virtually the same?

Also to add, he was basking regularly all day and ate like normal. This behavior only started about 45 minutes ago, even though he's been in the new tank all day. He was also displaying this sort of behavior yesterday but he allowed us to handle him. Now if we try to get close he open his mouth and out comes the beard.

Sounds like he might be getting ready to shed

 

[HyperLollipop]

It could be yes. A lot of beardies don't like having their setup messed with, it's their safe space and when we change things up even a little it can stress them.

Yeah I think that's what it is. He's been hiding a bit less but it's still an adjustment.

Sounds like he might be getting ready to shed

He just finished a shed.