I'm a newbie when it comes to beardies and have a question. I bought my dragon Brutus from PetSmart about 2 months ago. He is around 8 inches long and has just shed. Again this is my first dragon and my first shed. It looks as if he shed all of his skin this morning and now he's nuts. He loves to be out of his terrarium....held and petted on. Now if i reach in to get him he immediately puffs up and almost lunges at my hand. He's also just going insane, running all over the place jumping, falling ect. Is this normal? In the 2 months i have had him he has not once even opened his mouth at me. Any help would be appreciated!!!! Thanks in advance.....James
New Owner...1st time shed with me and now he's crazy!!
- Thread starter Jamesngin
- Start date
- Status
zimbabwepegasus
Extreme Poster
Hi James! Welcome to the forum!
Let's get a couple Qs out of the way:
How old is he?
How much are you feeding?
Did you recently get a new UVB?
If I were you, I'd put a sock over my hand and approach him slowly, but go for it. My guess is that he'll chill as soon as you have him out. But regardless, you need to enforce the idea that this is not a punishment, it will not hurt him and yes, that he has to do it!
Make sure you are scooping him from under his belly (their natural predators are birds and some get a little freaked from something large hoovering over them) and supporting all his wee little legs.
Let's get a couple Qs out of the way:
How old is he?
How much are you feeding?
Did you recently get a new UVB?
If I were you, I'd put a sock over my hand and approach him slowly, but go for it. My guess is that he'll chill as soon as you have him out. But regardless, you need to enforce the idea that this is not a punishment, it will not hurt him and yes, that he has to do it!
Make sure you are scooping him from under his belly (their natural predators are birds and some get a little freaked from something large hoovering over them) and supporting all his wee little legs.- Status
Members online
No members online now.
Latest resources
-
General Care Practical tips: A healthy brumating bearded dragonPractical tips to help keep your bearded dragon healthy during brumation
- Shinryu
- Updated:
-
-
Lighting Beginner Guide to Bearded Dragon LightingA basic lighting setup for any bearded dragon.
- Shinryu
- Updated:
-
Lighting Introduction to UV LightingMake a more educated purchase on your next UVB light.
- Shinryu
- Updated:
-
General Care Bearded Dragons - Care SheetAn all-in-one guide to caring for your bearded dragons.
- Shinryu
- Updated:
Latest profile posts
I just set Swordtail's timer for his bath and paused it so I could actually fill his soaking bowl up and he crawled over my phone and canceled the timer 
Mirage came out of brumation on April 26. He was doing great. On May 2 he started acting funny. We just redid his tank, and he keeps going into one of his hides. He just lays there. He shows no intrest in food. HELP!
