Adult Male Central Bearded Dragon

[user 41856]

Hi all,

I usually have Pythons but my wife wanted a Bearded Dragon, I got her a rescue animal and got him a good sized enclosure, he has a wooden hide with fine stubstrate not sand. He has a wooden log to climb on and can get in to hide a bit. He scratches at the glass and rocks around, he also goes black under his chin. Originally he had red sand as a substrate but he was getting it everywhere and we had to bath him every night. We feed him Superworms and woodies along with Bok Choy and the occasional Pinkie Mouse.

I am wondering about the scratching, Rocking and Black under his chin. I am worried he is stressed for some reason. Because he was a rescue animal, he has no history and I don't have the experience with Bearded Dragons. We have three cats who don't go near the tank, but sit at a distance watching him like a TV Can someone tell me about these issues please.

 

[pinefamily]

All perfectly normal behaviour for a male beardie. All of what you have described is male mating behaviour, including head bobbing.
I wouldn't be feeding him too man pinkies unless he is undernourished. Is bok choy the only vegetable or fruit you feed him?

 

[user 41856]

All perfectly normal behaviour for a male beardie. All of what you have described is male mating behaviour, including head bobbing.
I wouldn't be feeding him too man pinkies unless he is undernourished. Is bok choy the only vegetable or fruit you feed him?

Thanks for your reply. He has all sorts of salad stuff, grated carrots, bananas and Tomato. My wife is reading up on Beardies but I was a bit worried he was stressing and that wouldn't be good for him.

 

[dragonlover1]

bananas in small amounts are okay same with tomato,check out my favourite page for more info.. http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html
Also nothing wrong with sand but don't bath him so much or he will end with respiratory infection (RI) a beardies worst nightmare

 

[user 41856]

Many thanks, very interesting reading

 

[pinefamily]

Having moved to rural SA, we now have the room to grow most of our own fruit and veg. It feels great picking fresh rocket and mustard greens each morning to feed our dragons.