Question for bearded, bearded dragon owners...

[BeardedJordan]

Does your dragon react to your beard? I've had my little boy for a few weeks now and I've been growing my beard more and may be noticing him stress out because of it. He is also shedding, so it could definitely be that, but I think he is happier with my wife now even though he usually runs to me (I feed him). And though he looks stressed, when I pick him up he gets much happier, so it's hard to tell the cause. I usually have a beard but shaved recently, so my little guy is now just seeing me with it. I do hope I am wrong, as I like my beard, lol. Anyway, I thought it would make an interesting thread. Would love to hear your stories. Thanks!

 

[MsCarter]

Since I'm a female and not capable of having a beard I can't comment on that haha. But I will say for the longest time when I would wear sunglasses on my head (to keep my hair out of my face) my girl would beard out. I couldn't wear them on my face or on top of my head without her tilting her head and staring at them and than bearding out. I'm still "not allowed" to wear them on my face but she's now cool with them being on my head. It may sound crazy but she truly just doesn't like sunglasses ? It's like she thinks I'm a bug eyed monster when I wear them.
So he really may not like your beard. He's thinking "I'm the only one that's suppose to have a beard around here!" haha. But it is also common for them to become stressed while going through a shed.

 

[Enzynom]

My boyfriend has a fully grown beard and the only thing my bearded dragon has against it is the way it feels. He hates how the curly hair brushes against his skin and will flinch when touched by his beard. Though he has used it as a ladder to crawl onto his face before too.