Sudden stress marks

[LimKH]

I got my baby bearded dragon for almost three weeks now. I feed baby dubias as a staple diet. So one day I decided to buy some treat. Mealworms!!!(I'm not gonna feed mealworms all the time, around 3 months once) I brought it home, decided to take some out for the baby beardie. The mealworm was on my palm and it ate the mealworm without hesitation. Then I realized there was stress marks. It was very sudden. Relocation stress was over for the baby beardie long ago. What is the cause?

 

[Claudiusx]

Stress marks can be caused by more things than you can count. Sometimes it's related to stress, sometimes they are just cold, sometimes it's because they are little princess's that want everything to just be absolutely perfect lol.

If your husbandry is fine and your dragon is acting fine and active and eating, I wouldn't pay it much more thought than that

-Brandon

 

[LimKH]

Stress marks can be caused by more things than you can count. Sometimes it's related to stress, sometimes they are just cold, sometimes it's because they are little princess's that want everything to just be absolutely perfect lol.

If your husbandry is fine and your dragon is acting fine and active and eating, I wouldn't pay it much more thought than that

-Brandon

So it's ok? Do you think it might be the meal worm as this is the first time that the little guy ate/seen meal worms in a long time. Just curious
(Except the time where it's still with the breeder)

 

[Claudiusx]

I would doubt it. They see bugs like that as prey items and food, and it wouldn't necessarily stress them out. It might excite them, which could potentially cause "stress" marks. But the confusion really comes from the name - Stress marks - as they aren't always caused by stress. That's why I said I wouldn't pay them much thought if everything else seems to be fine

-Brandon

 

[LimKH]

I can feed mealworms as a rare treat right?

 

[LimKH]

I would doubt it. They see bugs like that as prey items and food, and it wouldn't necessarily stress them out. It might excite them, which could potentially cause "stress" marks. But the confusion really comes from the name - Stress marks - as they aren't always caused by stress. That's why I said I wouldn't pay them much thought if everything else seems to be fine

-Brandon

Ok, thank you for your help . I may just be over thinking and hallucinating as I get really paranoid over small little things XP.

 

[Claudiusx]

Worrying comes with the territory of being a beardie slave LOL

-Brandon