stress marks on bearded dragons....

[CaptainVimes]

I am now REALLY confused and would love it, if someone could enlighten me, or at least TRY to get it into my thick head! :lol:

Here is a photo that Jason posted about the other beardie in that most dreadful shop, where LG came from?

Kirby's reply:

awwww.. does he even have lights?

poor thing, look at those stress marks.. and those little nubbly hands...

My confusion:

IS THE ENTIRE PATTERN ON THE BEARDIE'S BELLY STRESS MARKS, OR IS THERE SOMETHING EXTRA, THAT I'M NOT SEEING?

Now, the reason behind my confusion, I followed a link, from a member on here, to their site full of photos... (I'm not giving details)

A LOT of the photos, if not most of them, portrayed patterns on the dragons' undersides?

That's why I'm asking if the actual pattern is stress marks, or something that I'm not actually seeing in the image above.

My eyes are very poorly, (I have "20/20 vision", it's more what my brain stops me from seeing) and I don't always see what others see in photos, or real life events.

I await your replies.


PS. I now feel it necessary to add that my baby boy's (Dexter, OK - at 3, he's not a baby, but he's still my baby boy, will always be my baby boy - I also call Euan my baby boy, I had to reassure him, that although I call Dexter my baby boy, Euan it's still my "real" baby boy :lol: ) belly is perfectly clear and all one colour, but looking like it's shedding along with the rest of him. :lol:

 

[zillathakilla]

Stress marks are the grey lines on the under belly of a bearded dragon,if your beardie is very happy they should be bright and have a white under belly. This does not mean that your beardie is unhappy though! Stress marks can be caused by anything and everything, most of the time they darken there colour and have stress marks too preserve more heat, but they can literally be caused by anything,my beardie usually has them unless he's eating(When he's happiest ) or when he's out with me, there nothing to worry over

 

[CaptainVimes]

Yes, I DID say Dexter has never had them. I was asking if that photo was stress marks.

 

[zillathakilla]

Oh woops,must have misread that lol but yes thats a picture of stress marks lol