Reducing reflections - advice needed

[Dogstar5988]

Hello,

I recently got a male 6 month old bearded dragon. This is my first male and he is getting stressed and aggressive toward his reflections. I put up paper on the sides but I am not sure what to do about the glass doors. He's been puffing up like a balloon and beard flashing himself, followed by glass surfing to either get at or get away from his pretend rival. I want him to be able to see out the doors but not get so stressed by his reflection. Any ideas what can be done? I was thinking of getting a glare-resistant screen protector they make for laptops and tablets? Does anyone else have ideas or delt with this before in some other way?

 

[ZachysMom]

My guy Zachary is having this issue as well, so I'll be interested to see what answers are posted. Thanks for asking this question!

 

[KarrieRee]

Not the front doors that is odd- I take it they are glass- you might want to move the tank so the sun is not shining on it to make a reflection
@zachsmom- are you having front door issues too or all around the tank?
Karrie

 

[ZachysMom]

Zachary is having issues all around the tank.

 

[KarrieRee]

Ok you can use wrapping paper newspaper paper bags magazine pages etc on the outside of the tank
Karrie

 

[MrSpectrum]

I was thinking of getting a glare-resistant screen protector they make for laptops and tablets?

That's not a bad idea. FWIW, reflections on the inside of an enclosure are usually caused when the ambient lighting outside the enclosure is darker (think reflections on the outside of a tinted car window).

Mine is glass-surfing right now, but I can always chalk it up to one of 3 reasons
(in no particular order):

• He's just turned 7 months (teenager) so probably has some raging hormones.
• I've been taking him out for taming, and he's eager to get out more to explore
• He's lately taken to surfing as a sign he needs to poop (and I can't blame him for trying to do it elsewhere than where he lives... ? PEW!!!

 

[ZachysMom]

Unfortunately, his behavior was so extreme I got worries. It was actually a good thing that I did. Took him to his vet and he has some abnormal liver and pancreas blood tests. His vet is keeping him for a few days and says that we caught it early enough that Zachy should make a full recovery. I DID add a covering around the outside of the tank enclosure though - thank you for that advice.

 

[KarrieRee]

I am sorry to hear that --- keep us posted please
Karrie