when you had an exciting day...

[ChileanTaco]

... Taco went to bed early, lights are fully on and he's asleep in his favorite cave, head sticking out to comfortably sleep in the warmth, color is matched really well, spikes protruding very much - that's how he does it.
Well, looks just like another stone
(For night time, he wiggles flat under that piece of branch. If you look closely, right now he's under it a bit.)

 

[xp29]

... Taco went to bed early, lights are fully on and he's asleep in his favorite cave, head sticking out to comfortably sleep in the warmth, color is matched really well, spikes protruding very much - that's how he does it.
Well, looks just like another stone
(For night time, he wiggles flat under that piece of branch. If you look closely, right now he's under it a bit.)

He looks pretty cozy to me he always seems happy

 

[ChileanTaco]

That's indeed a typical thing for him to do (but with closed eyes not so often, but just hiding and resting in this position, he's doing this often when he has enough of basking).
Took him out today for a while, and showed him over Zoom in a work meeting. People were surprised that such a spiky guy lets himself being pet
During the last weeks, Taco learned that he can influence where he gets pet not only negative (= closing his eyes), but also positively by presenting that body part. I love to see how he finds out more about how humans work
He also, over time, has learned the same for being taken out. For a long time, he was like "not wanting to come out = go away, wanting to come out = go up on higher structures, hold still and be picked up". He's now like when he's sometimes on the floor of the enclosure but wants to come out, when I put my arm in and he sees I just can't reach him (I just can't touch the bottom of the enclosure with my hand, it's almost 80 cm high and opens from the top, and I'm really not tall), he walks over, jumps the remaining centimeters up and climbs.

Yesterday I saw him digging out his cave a bit more, I guess the sand had shifted a bit from constant use, and was not well enough "bed-shaped" anymore. He always likes to rest his head on something that's a bit higher.
When he was younger, he more preferred to do "nose down", face firmly pressed between e.g. two stones, or into any other triangular gap. Now it's more body wiggling under something and resting his head higher on something. I think this change in behavior has something to do with him now being a big, adult dragon he has instinctively less predators to fear, so he doesn't have to squeeze in that tight.
I have seen that my dragon likes some light but steady pressure from above, like with my hand, or him wiggling under something (no worry, everything is secured very well or is light!). Especially when resting, sleeping.

 

[xp29]

That's indeed a typical thing for him to do (but with closed eyes not so often, but just hiding and resting in this position, he's doing this often when he has enough of basking).
Took him out today for a while, and showed him over Zoom in a work meeting. People were surprised that such a spiky guy lets himself being pet
During the last weeks, Taco learned that he can influence where he gets pet not only negative (= closing his eyes), but also positively by presenting that body part. I love to see how he finds out more about how humans work
He also, over time, has learned the same for being taken out. For a long time, he was like "not wanting to come out = go away, wanting to come out = go up on higher structures, hold still and be picked up". He's now like when he's sometimes on the floor of the enclosure but wants to come out, when I put my arm in and he sees I just can't reach him (I just can't touch the bottom of the enclosure with my hand, it's almost 80 cm high and opens from the top, and I'm really not tall), he walks over, jumps the remaining centimeters up and climbs.

Yesterday I saw him digging out his cave a bit more, I guess the sand had shifted a bit from constant use, and was not well enough "bed-shaped" anymore. He always likes to rest his head on something that's a bit higher.
When he was younger, he more preferred to do "nose down", face firmly pressed between e.g. two stones, or into any other triangular gap. Now it's more body wiggling under something and resting his head higher on something. I think this change in behavior has something to do with him now being a big, adult dragon he has instinctively less predators to fear, so he doesn't have to squeeze in that tight.
I have seen that my dragon likes some light but steady pressure from above, like with my hand, or him wiggling under something (no worry, everything is secured very well or is light!). Especially when resting, sleeping.

My guys expect a heating pad over them every night. Even if it isn't on. They snuggle in way faster if it's there. I think it's the same as Taco, I think it makes them feel secure. Once I put them back in their habitats they stay in bed.

 

[NickAVD]

... Taco went to bed early, lights are fully on and he's asleep in his favorite cave, head sticking out to comfortably sleep in the warmth, color is matched really well, spikes protruding very much - that's how he does it.
Well, looks just like another stone
(For night time, he wiggles flat under that piece of branch. If you look closely, right now he's under it a bit.)

I'm always amazed at how well he blends into the background!

 

[ChileanTaco]

I'm always amazed at how well he blends into the background!

Yes, I also... (not only how well he matches the sand tone, but also generally his range of colors) Still, I sometimes have to look for him - and then, "oh, there he is, right in front of me". He has a grey climbing structure and on that, he's mostly displaying greys.

 

[Chris.]

This pic is so great because it shows how well he blends and how secure and comfy he feels in this naturalistic setup that you built for him!

 

[ChileanTaco]

@Chris.
He also sits sometimes at the edge of is climbing background in a way that looks like if that background would be just a bit wider. Next time he does, I'll snap a photo.