Weird behavior after bath ... ?!

[ChrisVerena]

Hello,

We gave our bearded dragon a bath for the first time today (unsure if he had a bath in the past as he had previous owners). After placing him back into his cage, he scratched his head, got into his water dish, and rubbed in the sand (the cage is full of mud now). He was also bobbing his head and I think that his beard turned black. What exactly does this behavior mean? Did he like or dislike the bath?

Thanks for all the answers in advance.

 

[brandice]

Sounds to me like he's working on getting a shed loose. Maybe his bath softened him up enough. Most dragons will rub on things when they're shedding to help loosen the skin. Some of the positions my dragon has gotten himself into to try to remove shed on his head... let me tell you it's hilarious! If he didn't like the bath you'd know during the bath that he didn't like it :lol: trust me!