Volcano my beardie has a lot of quirks. He was a rescue I adopted about a year ago. He was taken out of a drug house where the police found him running around not in any type of cage. He was underweight and very aggressive. I was the 17th person to go look at him at the shelter when he was finally put up but no one wanted him because he was so aggressive. I immediately wanted him and after they asked me are you sure about 30 times I took him home. After I let him get used to his new surroundings (about a week) I tried handling him. It did not end well (he bit me in the face just under my left eye). It didn't deter me. After long hours of working with him he is now my night time TV buddy. He'll climb up my shoulder and usually falls asleep there. But he still has tendencies to get aggressive. He'll gap at me and charge if he's free roaming the house and he thinks I'm picking him up to put back in his enclosure. But through that all I wouldn't change a thing. I like to think those other 17 people passed on him because he was meant to be with me. Now if he'd just stop pooping on my rug
Wow. It definitely sounds like he was meant to be with you. And you sound like you're doing such a good job caring for him and being patient with him. 🥰
I had this large sofa thing with no arms and back and my little gremlin of a beardie pooped a stench loaf on it and PERMANENTLY stained the thing with his lil wiggling buttcheecks😂XD
I lost my best friend Beth this June to domestic violence. Lizzy was her beardie. When I 1st brought her home she would rock back and forth for about 4 months. I would hold her wrapped in a blanket or towel and hold her to my chest and would rock her to get her to stop her rocking. I'd hum to her and she would tilt her head and it seemed to calm her down. She cuddles now up under my cheek on my shoulder now. Her rocking has stopped after about four and a half months. She has definitely brought me much joy and coping with the loss of my best friend. She's a love that goes deep. We both needed each other and provides great comfort for the both of us.
Fun little quirk about my baby beardie: they're pretty young and when we first got them and were feeding them crickets, I noticed they would arm wave at the crickets before pouncing which I found so funny because they're trying to communicate to the crickets in beardie language, "dont worry, I'm smaller than you, I won't hurt you" immediately before eating them. They haven't done that in a while but it made me laugh a bit 😂
Mine is a lil different... His name is Sosa and he's a few months old.. the other day I was feeding him and Im pretty sure he thinks he's Godzilla. He put his hand on a worm before scooping it up and eating it and then looking for his next target.....
man I got my beardie back in january and when i tell you that LizardGuru and you taught me everything, y’all really taught me everything. keep making the great content!
I got my baby beardie a few hours ago. I named him/her after my favorite pizza place Guido. He ate 2 mealworms for me a couple hours after I got him. He’s the sweetest animal I’ve ever met and is my first reptile. I was gonna get a snake but they didn’t have any at the pet store so I just got a cute beardie instead. I gave him a 40 gallon and he only used like 10 gallons. About to have my first night with the beardie. He only uses the 10 gallons so I had to move the water dish… He loves being held and is in good Heath! Also obsessed with the basking spot!😆 won’t leave… ever…
@@snakesrule7067 hey man that’s great! only things id say is give em a couple days to themselves first to let them feel out their new environment, let them explore and make it home. also its ok abt the basking light lol, he might just be cold or realizing that’s his basking spot. good luck tho dude! hope you love him they’re great pets🤩
The segment about head bobbing reminded me, our beardie, Firefly, started scrabbling across his cage and bobbing his head with his throat all puffed out and pitch black, and we were all worried we were doing something wrong since he seemed so stressed and upset, until we eventually realized that he's actually just an idiot - he saw his reflection in the glass and thought it was another beardie. We had to adjust the angle of the tank so that the light didn't give him as many reflections though because he started trying to attack the glass and we didn't want him to bust a lip or break his jaw being a territorial dumbass lmao
Bro after 2 minutes when i read that my beardie started looking at the glass then started moving alot every where and saw his reflection following him then he hit the glass and is running again haha
We just got ours and I noticed he was like jumping at the glass tank then I realized it was his reflection that was triggering him lol........So here I am trying to learn all I can.
We adopted a beardie from a family member and his partner and he told us that she would hiss and get mad at them a lot, but she has NEVER done that to me and my partner. I’m just so glad that we have given her a better home and that she’s MUCH happier and thriving :)
OMG! Im a bearded dragon owner and I never knew about the tail whipping I WILL NEVER HOLD HIM LIKE THAT AGAIN!! That was bearded dragon life-saving thank you!
Definitely great to mention the eye bulging. That freaks out a lot of new beardie owners. I'm glad I read something about that before getting mine lol. It's worth mentioning, they usually do this with closed eyes when shedding for relatively brief amounts of time. If their eyes bulge when open or for an extended amount of time, it could be a sign of high blood pressure.
I suspect that my beardie follows me around his tank. My bed is on one side and computer on the other and without fail he always seems to be just behind my head, watching...waiting. While he doesnt glass surf to get my attention I have noticed he flexes his beard once or twice and then dramatically flops down into a very sulky pancake until I come over. He tends to do this a lot close to his thermostat turning to night mode, since he falls asleep in my lap each night.
Scientific studies are also a great source of information on behaviours/body language if you’re more interested in the nitty gritty stuff of your bearded dragon. There are tons of studies about stress, comfort, how they act in the wild etc! But like Elle says a lot of it is just getting to know your bearded dragon! Just remember to respect their boundaries as they are solitary animals. A big red flag is any new behaviour or them acting differently than usual, especially if it’s for a long time so keep an eye on that 😊
My Beardie gives me the cold shoulder… Small back story first: We rescued an 18 month old beardie, who we found out a few weeks later, from abnormal behaviors becoming more obvious that she had a calcium deficiency. At first she was pretty lethargic and pitiful. Her legs were swollen, etc. After a trip to the vet that included blood work and shots, we were sent home with liquid calcium and a medicine dropper. Sisu did not appreciate the tiny rubber spatula being wedged in between her lips, much less, the liquid squirt in her mouth BUT after about 4 days of this, she began to feel better and finally decided to show her personality!! Still irritated about the meds, after giving them to her she would turn her back to me and look straight ahead as if she was giving me the cold shoulder for as long as I was talking to her. As soon as I stopped talking and pretended I was gone, she would slowly turn her head as if she was checking to see if I was still there! When I started talking again she would again turn her head forward to look away like,” I’m still mad at you.” She is soooo sweet and has a HUGE personality. She runs to us now when we walk toward her enclosure and when the door opens, she is ready to be picked and a couple of times has jumped toward hands/arms and go snuggle up on a shoulder. I am grateful for the ability to have rescued this sweet girl and also for Elle, as she has been a lifesaver in sharing her beardie knowlege!
@@haydenmccaffrey3091 I love my guy but he is a lot of work. You have to have the correct lights and temperature. To me it is very stressful. I am always worrying if I am doing it correctly so I don't hurt my sweetheart. Would I do it again Yes in a heartbeat.
My bearded dragon, Gavin, will sit on my chest/shoulder area. He then decides he is going to nap and does this really adorable "scrunch-wiggle." Love it 💓
Oh thank goodness. My juvenile beardie named Steven was doing the arm wipe and I thought something was wrong with him/something in the enclosure was wrong. Now I notice he is eyeballing his reflection when he does this, so I think that’s it.
We’ve had our baby for a little over two months now he’s almost 7 months. His name is Khan. He took sometime getting use to us but now he’s showing us how much personality he has. He loves running, jumping and climbing all over his enclosure and we have started letting him free roam the house a bit(we’re a bit of helicopter parents atm). So we always pick him up and replace him if we need to and he’ll run right back to where we picked him up and sit there and wait, he’ll do this a couple of times. It’s really cute. He’ll also creep to the glass and quickly pop his head up and then he’ll slowly lower it down it one more time then run away. 😂we think he’s playing peekaboo.
Jupiter sometimes blanks out during feeding, and even sometimes just sitting there. That’s the only way I can describe it. He just stares, doesn’t really react to anything, his name, touch, a bug in his face... Then when he snaps to it’s almost like... “where am I, how did I get here, who are you.... then he is back to normal with in 30 sec. Almost like a human having an Absence seizure. Any ideas, does this happen to anyone else’s?
Zsasz spaces out and won't take bugs or anything if she's consistently missed when trying to eat - just her getting frustrated. She also will space out in her feeding bin after quickly consuming a lot bugs. I just figured she was waiting for it all go down. Then after a few seconds she'll start eating again. 😊
As someone with epilepsy this freaked me out a bit when I first inherited my bearded dragon and he would just stop eating and stare but I totally think Elle's right he gets frustrated when he misses his food. He is a messy eater and if it falls out of his mouth he just stares at it like how'd you get there
We just got a new bearded dragon just over this past weekend, and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about this precious little guy. Thank you so very much for the video! ❤👍
We just rescued our beardie, he was dumped in a parking lot so we took him in. Toothless is wild AF. He got so excited the other day the dipshit fell out of his little tree on to his head to get to the cockroaches. My gf thinks I spoil him because I burrito him and i'll play ps5 for hours with him wrapped up and sleeping on my chest. I was glad when you mentioned that when they're mega relaxed they get pale because I was worried he was too cold. He has been awesome and I'm so glad we found him.
I have three dragons, one in particular, Sunny, she wasn't handled much by her owners so she's always sassy when i try to interact with her. She puffs her beard, tilts sideways but wjen i start petting her head she stops and when she's had enough pets she'll whip her head and get all angry again. After feeding her bugs she will be fully standing and looking at you like your food with her head tilted ready to eat 😂
6:47 my bearded dragon hates baths and does this whenever he sees the faucet on or whenever he sees the red bowl we wash him in or the sink. i want to get him more comfortable with baths, we put this cleaner in the water to take any chlorine thats maybe in there, we also have a rock (store bought and cleaned) for him to sit on but he hates it. I also put my hand for him to lay on sometimes but yet he wants to get out.
Oh!!! We brought home our first reptile last night, a juvenile male bearded dragon!!! I did months of research and found him as a rehoming situation from a young college guy who realized he didn’t like insect feeding… Thank you so much for your videos that have helped pave the way for us to be ready for him! 💚🦎🐸🐍🐢
Tiamat is my bearded dragon and she does some weird stuff she is now 10 months old and one day I had got her food ready and some times I give her a piece of food so she knows it is there and I had calcium on my finger and after she ate the leaf she tried to eat my finger and it felt so weird and some times I bring her out with me while I do work on my Chromebook and she will go at the end of my bed and run all over my keyboards till I pick her up and put her to the side and pet her head I think she just wants attention. She loves her head to be petted.
Love your videos. I have learned a lot from you. Yesterday I went out and bought some Kale and Collard Greens. Although he is a baby Drogo loves the Kale. Oh I also got a good size storage container for crickets. 3 times the size of the Large cricket keeper that Petco sells and a 1/4 of the price. So glad I found your channel.
our baby dragon is super cuddly. Tiny likes to rub his head on us like a dog doea to show love and turns his head when we are talking to us. he will crawl into our shirt to go to sleep when we are holding him.
My baby birdie died within 2 weeks of bringing him home. The star gazing behavior was extreme with him. The vet said he was just getting used to his new home. He did enjoy being sung to while resting on my chest. I miss him so much. 😢
I remember when my bearded dragon first puffed out his eyes, I started freaking out cause I thought he was about to die or something and then I looked back and he was normal. This really helped me understand him more and I have a very healthy beardie right now
My bearded dragon is still a juvenile. I see a lot of people complaining that their beardie doesn't want to eat its vegetables but will eagerly munch on bugs. My beardie doesn't seem to like bugs that much. Half the time he refuses to eat them or acts as if he's annoyed that I'm giving him bugs, but he seems to like his vegetables and fruits. I read that flowers are safe to feed to bearded dragons and I have rose bushes in my garden. I checked and roses are safe for beardies. I gave him a few pink petals and a few red petals. He ate the pink petals, but when I first offered him a red petal, he freaked out with a puffed up super dark beard and open mouth as if the rose petal was a predator that might hurt him. I wonder if it has to do with the color because red insects often are dangerous. He eventually calmed down and ate it, but I thought it was pretty funny he was afraid of a rose petal.
Im doing my best to learn about Beardies, my sister recently got one as a pet (one of my dream pets) and i want to make sure Sparky (the beardie) can be as happy and comfortable as possible. She’s only 10 and i know she doesnt fully understand peoples feelings, so i just dont want her to accidentally mess up and have Sparky be unhappy with her. (Trying to be a good older sibling)
Thank you for your videos I just got my bearded dragon and he has stress lines and his neck his dark I learn a lot from you and I ordered dubia roaches thank you they will be here Wednesday 😊
I would also like to point out, if you have a male beardie, they may start head bobbing just randomly. It usually just means they're horny or something considering it's breeding behavior. Just make sure they aren't looking at their own reflection. But my big guy does it. Vet says he's fine.
What are some tips on your bearded dragon to trust you more cause I jsut got a 3 month old juvenile he trusts me like he lets me hold him sometimes but what about food?
@@Blkfender4 time. Spending time with the beardie, showing that there is nothing to fear from you. When it comes to food offering preferred foods. So if you can ascertain favorites and offer those. Of course if the favorite is say horn worm you don’t want to offer that daily but giving a horn worm intermixed with a less desired food will encourage the beardie to eat darn near anything. But best way to earn their trust is to spend time with them.
My beardie, Manolo Emilio, LOVES sleeping. He falls asleep around the same time in the evening even before I turn out his lamps. Every morning I wake him by turning his lamps back on and he just lays there all limp, and cracks his eyes barely open and just stares at me while I gently tell him good morning handsome boy! It takes him a good half an hour to 45 minutes to actually start to perk up and get moving lol. He is not a morning person at all, but I think he likes our morning routine as much as I do 😊
Elle this was a amazing video and greatly appreciated. I’m getting my first bearded dragon tomorrow. Our family is so excited. I have dogs and tarantulas but never a reptile so I’m a little nervous. I do have a question for you. The breeder I’m getting her from has been doing this for 32 years and has rave reviews online and is respected. He does keep his dragons on an inch of sand)not calcium, organic play sand) Now I know the conflicting opinions on this but I did have a long convo w him. He says he’s been doing that substrate for 32 years and never had a issue w impaction. I also was nervous in getting a female bc of the egg thing and he laughed and said he’s only seen that once in 32 years so I also got a female. So what I took from him and my own research is I’ll be doing the sand but will only be feeding greens in a bowl in there and will be taking out to feed live food like roaches worms etc. what do you think of this? She was $500 so I don’t want to lose her for something stupid more importantly for the welfare of the animal but also bc $500 isn’t a little chunk of change. I also will be a new subscriber to your channel bc I respect and admire it. Btw I think you are very beautiful but I’m married so don’t get any ideas 🤣 JK thanks in advance for answering.
Hi! 😊 As long as it's not calcium sand, it should be fine. I used to often warn against "sand" in videos, just because if I said regular sand was ok, people would still get calcium sand 😣. But regular play sand is fine! I'll be doing a bioactive setup for my beardie soon, and the substrate will be play sand mixed with top soil (the same thing I use for my leopard geckos). As far as egg binding, my beardie was egg bound and had to have surgery 😅. But that's because she was sold to me as a male, and then she developed eggs at less than a year old, AND the vet I was taking her to at the time didn't know how to really care for her, so even she couldn't tell me about the eggs. So it's not something that happens very often at all. If the breeder is highly reviewed, you should be in good hands 🥰 And thank you so much for the kind words! 😊
Mojave is VERY calm almost all the time like when she’s in her enclosure or when she’s being held, but sometimes when I put her on my bed she just runs around as fast as she can! She loves her exercise i guess 😂
hey i have a question im looking into getting a baby bearded dragon, could you make a video about whats the things I need and what brand,. so I can get the best thins and when I get it I know what to get and get the right things. or you could reply thank you for making these videos.
@@ellesreptiles I got him Saturday and me and My Wife went out for the day.I explained to him that it is one week.I picked him up at 2 am Sunday Morning and called out of work today to play with him.I can't put him down.I got the coolest picture of him after eating a meal worm.He looks ferocious but it is so cute.He licks my face. Such a love bug.My Wife ordered me a sling carry thing and a leash.I am like 250 lbs.Big tattooed ex boxer rough life,turned Muslim but was missing something. It was him and next week I will be walking around with a tan sling because it matched skin tone better then the rest.Then he shed in like 5 hours so now I am ordering another one because he's brighter now.
Love this vid!! Even though I have knowledge of bearded dragons, there's so many channels or vids that pretend to be professional or knowledgeable. When In fact, they don't & spread mixed opinions or misinformation.
as a new bearded dragon owner who thought he looked up enough information before I got a bearded dragon, I’m heartbroken to learn about adnovirus. Our little guy is definitely stargazing, lethargic, underweight…
I actually heard somewhere that bearded dragons may also bob their head simply to get your attention, to say “hey, I’m here, pay attention to me!” Which is super cute, my beardie bobs sometimes and she never looks mad while doing so, so I assume she’s just wanting attention lol, whether for food or for snuggles.
My beardie is very biddy. When his salad bowl is empty, he will try to get my attention, look from me to his salad bowl, and if I dont do anything, he'll keep scratching at the glass. Also, sometimes he'll just wake up grumpy. Nothing wrong with him, he'll just occasionally have a full black beard when i turn on his light. His body is pale, so idk its weird. Hes lverall very fun and quirky and loves to run and explore. I love him and he bosses me around, and sometimes loves me ❤️
Our beardie, Oscar, would scratch at his tank as soon as my husband got home. We'd let him out to run around for a few minutes. Then he'd climb up the arm of my husband's recliner, lay on his chest, and go to sleep. For years, my husband slept on the recliner with Oscar all night. Sometimes, Oscar would poop. My husband would find out when Oscar would move higher up on his chest. All of his sleep t-shirts were stained from Oscar poop lol. We lost Oscar after only 6 years. No idea what happened. Just came home one day and he was dead.
I just got my first beardie after doing a lot of research and I am kind of amazed at how big of a personality it has. It has times when it doesn't want me in it's tank so I just watch from the outside, and other times it's trying to get my attention. I set it's basking and UVB lights on a timer and the first day when they turned off he looked up and then immediately started scratching on the glass to get my attention. I told him it was night time so the light wasn't coming back on and he ran around for a minute and settled down. I have a ceramic heater to maintain the temperature with a nice gradient of heat from one side to the other side of the tank. I am not sure if it is a male or female yet. My roommate rescued 2 beardies a couple days before I got mine, mine is only a couple months old, and one of his was head bobbing and puffing his throat so I put a piece of cardboard between the tanks. Both of his are males but one is definitely an alpha and the other is super laid back. Mine did the arm wave a couple times but his was pecking at the glass towards mine while mine was trying to take naps so I wanted to stop that. He was basically bullying. For an hour his was running around like a magician maniac trying to figure out how to see mine. Mine also wanted the cardboard removed but I haven't removed it. After a couple days like that mine is much more comfortable and able to rest finally.
Good Morning Ellie I like this video on body language. My 6 month old is just getting braver about things now, I do the wave to him because he was always so scared of me doing things in the tank and it seems to be making him more comfortable about me being around when I do the wave. When I talk to him how he will sit and turn his head sideways and lessen to me so cute. GOD BLESS and have a great Sunday
I'm struggling to understand my baby bearded dragons. They glass surf against my tank, but when I try to pick them up (judging by this video, they want my attention) they always run away.
my bearded dragon has puffed up, hissed, and her beard has gone completely black on me when i’ve tried to pick her up. I had brought her into the bathroom for a little bit to get some extra exercise without the cats around and she wasn’t too happy about going back in the tank. A little background, she is around 1-2 years old and was poorly socialized in that time. I’ve only had her about 2 weeks.
Hi. I really appreciate your documentary. You gorgeous btw. I caught one from the wild. I know probably not something you like to here. But the mother of me kids has a licence. And I was the only one really in love with reptiles. We purchased them from pet shop but they never made it. To young. I cought this one and I don't even really know how old it is. Thanks to you, I believe it might be a male. Does really crazy and funny thing. I nearly have it a year now. I like if it would start trusting me, by now. I've been as good as I can be. But in all honesty, this is as far I ever good making sure they survive. If you like you can stay in touch with me, but I'll also check out the website you were referring to in your video. I'm looking forward to hear back from you. But if not, I'll keep researching. Thank you.
I'm far too good with cats and dogs to be this ignorant. At least my instinct on the matter hasn't been as bad as I've thought. Body language never occurred to me. The fucked up part is I can do kids. So how am I lacking in beardies. Marley is an evolved individual. He is able to cope with more than other beardies. Which makes sense because my main cat Stanley will ration food amongst all the cats independently, can clean, work a sink, open a door, and speak profanity and persmission. I've gotten wolf hybrids to raise Chihuahua mixes. The huskey could speak affection ration food and open doors. I'm all about implausable development. So I'm proud of my first beardie. I neglected knowledge and I have not failed him. Apparently I'm doing pretty bitching all things considering. I rescue dogs and breed cats. I foster dogs and cats. This is very my first reptile. I went in blind. Knowing only feed, temperature, basking, and humidity. Marley is a 4 year old male beardie.
What about slight head shivering? I've noticed lately that on occasion my beardie will "shiver". Just his head. Sometimes when he's out of his enclosure also. Any idea why?
I have a quick question, my bearded dragon Draco has recently started moving his back leg like a dog when I pet him (like when a dog is itching it’s ear). Is this a bad thing? Am I annoying him? Just wanted to know so I could fix it if it’s a problem.
I just got my dragon Osiris. He’s eight weeks old, and has been three days in his new home. Just want to know that if I wanted to give him a bath - and he hasn’t been handled yet by me - is it fine and/or wise for me to scoop him up anyways, or just let him work at his own comfort level? I’ve been trying to just get him familiar with my hand in the cage and sometimes he’s skittish, and very few times he’s not so much, and just more chill. Anyways, i am loving your content! It has been super helpful and relieving! You’re information is great! Thank you for sharing it.
I owned a beardy a long while ago and he was my best friend for nine years. I got him when he was five and I was six, which made him 14 when he died - quite a bit over the average age of 8-10. I still miss him dearly and I still remember all his weird quirks and how picky of an eater he was 😂 thanks for this video! I am hoping to get another beardy at some point and I’ll definitely be using the info in the vid to get back into caring for one!
It could be this, or it could be this.... Lol. So basically we don't really know and it's a guessing game as to what is wrong or what it means... Am I correct? Lol lovely. So encouraging for a future first time bearded dragon mom lol. 😂
my bearded dragon is usually very still like a rock on other people but when it comes to me, she usually might move to my neck or just rest on my chest, I'd hope this is because we've bonded and she feels comfortable with me since she mostly doesnt have stress lines when I hold her but she will freak out with other people that hold her even if she knows them. I do have a question: when I bathe my beardie she will slightly puff her beard and back in for a few seconds kind of fast and I was wondering what it means, does it mean I should take her out?
My beardie I swear hates me😭I adopted him from a close family member who recently has a child and didn’t handle him a lot when he was youngish. I’ve only had him for a few months and he turns black whenever I hold him😭😭. It makes me feel so bad, this is my first time having one and caring for one. He’s a year old now. I will say when I hold him he doesn’t do much other than turning dark. I don’t know his behavior very well, but he’s not super aggressive either. He just stares and stresses. I’ve never gotten bitten by him either and when I’m not bothering him or making quick movements he’s chill. Idk how to deal with his stress😭
i jsut got my bearded dragon, from a customer at work. she said she found him on the road wrapped in tuck tape. he bops is head like you said in your video, he’s showing dominance. how do i get him used to me and comfortable with me? little confused on how to do that
I just got my bearded dragon from pet co/pet smart and they had a sale 50% off dragons, but the one i got was an additional 25% because he was already a month old i’ve had him for about a week almost 2 and he’s started letting me pet him and pick him up occasionally but if i don’t show him my hand before i do anything inside of his tank he will hiss at me, and sometimes i’ll go to pet him and he’ll hiss unless i let him touch my hand. I’ve been watching videos like this to try and understand him and how to get him to like me better but i’m just worried since he’s already older and didn’t have much attention he won’t like to be touched or anything
Your video is awesome! But the part about male head bobs is a little off. If they walk a few steps and kinda head bob as if it's listening to Bob Marley it's fine it's more of a ocular surveillance than aggression. If they act like it's a Pantera mosh pit, rapidly stomping a foot at the same time he's horny. Also if the male doesn't attach to the flappy shoulder pads. And say to the spike cluster above or the spike crown of her head he will NOT complete mating. If he has her head intervene. He is not going to attach.
My bearded dragons kinda always been a dick but oddly she enjoys watching the cats antics. She is about 20 inches long and lives in a 6x2x2 bioactive and should be a year old by November. Oh the cool thing is she's yellow and pale purple in color.
When I give my beadie boy, Leaf, a bath he'll swim around and he'll do something that looks like he's trying to scratch his back but also looks like he's splashing water onto his back. Does it mean he's annoyed with the water? I've just never really understood it, he doesn't black beard or puff up so I just wanted to know if it was common for them to do that.
My young dragon, Garth, will sit upright on his glass. I’m not sure why or if that’s normal but he does it on his cold side of his tank and will sometimes just fall asleep standing up. It’s weird but kinda cute. Is this bad tho? Should I be concerned?
My beardie gets cranky when I move her from her napping spot on me, normally because I have to do something and have to put her up so I can do whatever is needed
My sisters beardie, Potato (yes that is his actual name), likes to sit on the backs of peoples necks. Or if he's on your hand, he likes to dangle his back end off your hand. He's like, I trust you not to drop me, I'ma just chill here
What does it mean if a bearded dragon makes little 'puff' sounds? Almost like blowing air out of their mouth or nose. My female (almost 5 years) will often make puff sounds when I give her a bath. She has a bright orange bears so it's hard to tell when it's black. I assume it means she is annoyed? She often walks to leave the bath asap
Just a question without offending anyone. I heard bearded dragons should not be outside of their container for more than 15 mins because of the necessary heat. Yet i see lots of people having theirs walk around for 30 mins plus. So how long can they be outside their container?
My bearded Tweak seems to have a schedule. She wants to eat first thing, veggies are not her favorite, she usually poops soon after then starts glass surfing to get out of her enclosure. She loves free ranging in the house, spending time outside and being held.
Some of these facts are wrong like the black beard because they are trying to impress another beard dragon or you😂😂😂 trust me I’ve had a experience with it😂
Hey,.. hi,.. today my juvenile beardie did something like his head just shaked or kind of how when somthing is vibrating,. His head on and off started to vibrate,.. i have no idea why he does it.. and their is no changes of routines in enclosure or anything new impacted him. I suddenly saw he did vibrate so fast couple of time. And he was under basking light as usual. Please let me know if anyone noticed this behaviour.
What does it mean when my dragon looks at his empty plate and then looks at me until making eye contact and then looks back again at its empty food plate. It’s been years and I haven’t figured it out that yet.
Hello Elle & Ms jazz so on quirks lol. My son brought his new buddy home about 6 months ago she was still small only a few months old , & he was first owner so My son Zakk brings in beardie & to be honest they kinda freaked me out but she was new to our home and Zakk was his owner so as it was young I as I did with the geckos did not pick do not pick them up as I do is feed them and clean up the cage when my son was working for shift she was kind of okay with that little bit upset that he wasn't there cuz she's used to seeing him sitting on his game thanks right beside him then he went to third shift she didn't like that at all she started glass surfing just like freaking out kept staring at his chair so it wasn't hard to figure out so I put a picture on the side of her tank right above her canopy so when she was laying in her canopy if she wanted to look at it she could well when she's missing her daddy which is all the time FYI LOL she will sit there and stare at that picture of my son until it's time for her to go to bed it's quite comical and she almost gets territorial and if I could put up a picture here I would but I don't see a spot where I can do that but she is very close to him he's got to go away here next week he's now in the Navy reserves now so he's going for 2 weeks so Grammy has got to learn how to pick her up take her out of her cage so this ought to be interesting , she only knows me to clean her poop up and give her food she hasn't bit me or anything like that but she's a good girl and thank you Ms Elle learn a lot by watching your videos I appreciate that, & our Ms copper also watches with me .when daddy's not home ..
My dragon head bobs but I’m not around him most of the time or I’m just sitting down watching tv and then he’d start doing it and look at me 😂 so I guess he wants my attention when I’m not playing with him also he puffs up but it would be in the morning, I’d come outside to turn his light on and he’s already puffed up so I talk to him calmly and he’d go back regular
My new one Emily... She's so odd. I set her down to play, and sometimes she'll just run to her spot, between a wall and a small table box thing, and get on the mini couch and go sleep. I dunno why, other times she runs around and explores all normal, then takes a nap in her spot.
I’m going to be taking care of and becoming the new owner of my friends partners beardie as he’s unable to make time for her. Her name is chilli and she’s so beautiful. I’m making sure to do my research to ensure her life is enriching while with me. I also own a leopard gecko peaches so I know basic reptile needs but I’m wanting to make sure I know specifics.
I have one , he’s grown very aggressive… he wasn’t mine but was left at my house! I’m scared of him but I really want to create a relationship & better environment for him. Idk what to do
I got my beardie probably about 3 monthes ago and we got her from a family who didn’t keep him and his sibling in a safe invierment there were kept in a small cardboard box with only a heating pad and there we’re probably about 6 bear dies in there and All of them had limbs missing so I definitely couldn’t just keep them there so I bought one so did my best friend and now she is doing very well and is probably very happier then he was a couple months ago
I just got my bearded dragon about a week ago. They told me she is 6 months old and said she wasn't handled very much. She does the pacing, glass surfing, and scratching at the glass like she wants me to do something. But when I try to do anything with her, she hisses at me and jumps away from me. I'm so confused and don't know how to read her. I know she is still adjusting, but I'm not sure what to do since she is showing mixed signals. She also sleeps standing up against the glass with her tail and usually one of her back legs in her water dish. I just want to make sure she is okay lol but I have no idea how to help her since she seems to want and not want help?
Ellis my bailey is a yr old he still doesn't eat o. His own. Yes I spoil him. When his mouth is open that give me a chance to put some green in his mouth. I'm scard if I just leave the green he'll loose weight. Right now he is 424g.
Volcano my beardie has a lot of quirks. He was a rescue I adopted about a year ago. He was taken out of a drug house where the police found him running around not in any type of cage. He was underweight and very aggressive. I was the 17th person to go look at him at the shelter when he was finally put up but no one wanted him because he was so aggressive. I immediately wanted him and after they asked me are you sure about 30 times I took him home. After I let him get used to his new surroundings (about a week) I tried handling him. It did not end well (he bit me in the face just under my left eye). It didn't deter me. After long hours of working with him he is now my night time TV buddy. He'll climb up my shoulder and usually falls asleep there. But he still has tendencies to get aggressive. He'll gap at me and charge if he's free roaming the house and he thinks I'm picking him up to put back in his enclosure. But through that all I wouldn't change a thing. I like to think those other 17 people passed on him because he was meant to be with me. Now if he'd just stop pooping on my rug
Wow. It definitely sounds like he was meant to be with you. And you sound like you're doing such a good job caring for him and being patient with him. 🥰
I rescued 1 and named him Leary bcos I was scared. He's a good boy 😉
Can I ask you how you put in the hours.? meaning what methods did you use?
I had this large sofa thing with no arms and back and my little gremlin of a beardie pooped a stench loaf on it and PERMANENTLY stained the thing with his lil wiggling buttcheecks😂XD
The ending was unexpected xd
I lost my best friend Beth this June to domestic violence. Lizzy was her beardie. When I 1st brought her home she would rock back and forth for about 4 months. I would hold her wrapped in a blanket or towel and hold her to my chest and would rock her to get her to stop her rocking. I'd hum to her and she would tilt her head and it seemed to calm her down. She cuddles now up under my cheek on my shoulder now. Her rocking has stopped after about four and a half months. She has definitely brought me much joy and coping with the loss of my best friend. She's a love that goes deep. We both needed each other and provides great comfort for the both of us.
You’re the type of friend everyone needs🤍
Im sorry for your loss and I am grateful for kind people like you
Fun little quirk about my baby beardie: they're pretty young and when we first got them and were feeding them crickets, I noticed they would arm wave at the crickets before pouncing which I found so funny because they're trying to communicate to the crickets in beardie language, "dont worry, I'm smaller than you, I won't hurt you" immediately before eating them. They haven't done that in a while but it made me laugh a bit 😂
Note: the crickets we're giving them are the smaller kind for juveniles, so my dragon didnt feel threatened by them as far as I know 😂
That sounds adorable, and that's also a great hunting technique 😂
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My Baby does the same thing it's like a game for Blue stalking them arm waves then pounce on them then he eats lolol 😂😂
Mine is a lil different... His name is Sosa and he's a few months old.. the other day I was feeding him and Im pretty sure he thinks he's Godzilla. He put his hand on a worm before scooping it up and eating it and then looking for his next target.....
man I got my beardie back in january and when i tell you that LizardGuru and you taught me everything, y’all really taught me everything. keep making the great content!
That's so awesome! I'm so glad the videos are helpful! I hope you're enjoying your beardie, they're such cool lizards 🥰
I got my baby beardie a few hours ago. I named him/her after my favorite pizza place Guido. He ate 2 mealworms for me a couple hours after I got him. He’s the sweetest animal I’ve ever met and is my first reptile. I was gonna get a snake but they didn’t have any at the pet store so I just got a cute beardie instead. I gave him a 40 gallon and he only used like 10 gallons. About to have my first night with the beardie. He only uses the 10 gallons so I had to move the water dish… He loves being held and is in good Heath! Also obsessed with the basking spot!😆 won’t leave… ever…
@@snakesrule7067 hey man that’s great! only things id say is give em a couple days to themselves first to let them feel out their new environment, let them explore and make it home. also its ok abt the basking light lol, he might just be cold or realizing that’s his basking spot. good luck tho dude! hope you love him they’re great pets🤩
The segment about head bobbing reminded me, our beardie, Firefly, started scrabbling across his cage and bobbing his head with his throat all puffed out and pitch black, and we were all worried we were doing something wrong since he seemed so stressed and upset, until we eventually realized that he's actually just an idiot - he saw his reflection in the glass and thought it was another beardie. We had to adjust the angle of the tank so that the light didn't give him as many reflections though because he started trying to attack the glass and we didn't want him to bust a lip or break his jaw being a territorial dumbass lmao
Haha
Bro after 2 minutes when i read that my beardie started looking at the glass then started moving alot every where and saw his reflection following him then he hit the glass and is running again haha
“Territorial dumbass”🤣🤣
Yes, I learned early move all mirrors. Lol
We just got ours and I noticed he was like jumping at the glass tank then I realized it was his reflection that was triggering him lol........So here I am trying to learn all I can.
We adopted a beardie from a family member and his partner and he told us that she would hiss and get mad at them a lot, but she has NEVER done that to me and my partner. I’m just so glad that we have given her a better home and that she’s MUCH happier and thriving :)
Awww that's awesome! So glad she's doing better 🥰
OMG! Im a bearded dragon owner and I never knew about the tail whipping I WILL NEVER HOLD HIM LIKE THAT AGAIN!! That was bearded dragon life-saving thank you!
My baby falls asleep on my chest every night, if I put her down too quick she wiggles back in my hand. So cute ☺️ she spoiled as hell
That's so cute 🥰
mine too 😂
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Definitely great to mention the eye bulging. That freaks out a lot of new beardie owners. I'm glad I read something about that before getting mine lol.
It's worth mentioning, they usually do this with closed eyes when shedding for relatively brief amounts of time. If their eyes bulge when open or for an extended amount of time, it could be a sign of high blood pressure.
I suspect that my beardie follows me around his tank. My bed is on one side and computer on the other and without fail he always seems to be just behind my head, watching...waiting.
While he doesnt glass surf to get my attention I have noticed he flexes his beard once or twice and then dramatically flops down into a very sulky pancake until I come over. He tends to do this a lot close to his thermostat turning to night mode, since he falls asleep in my lap each night.
Awwww that's so cute. Beardies are so dramatic haha
Scientific studies are also a great source of information on behaviours/body language if you’re more interested in the nitty gritty stuff of your bearded dragon. There are tons of studies about stress, comfort, how they act in the wild etc! But like Elle says a lot of it is just getting to know your bearded dragon! Just remember to respect their boundaries as they are solitary animals. A big red flag is any new behaviour or them acting differently than usual, especially if it’s for a long time so keep an eye on that 😊
Yes! Very important to learn to respect their boundaries. So much stress could be avoided if everyone followed that advice. 😊
@@ellesreptiles So true 💕
My Beardie gives me the cold shoulder…
Small back story first: We rescued an 18 month old beardie, who we found out a few weeks later, from abnormal behaviors becoming more obvious that she had a calcium deficiency. At first she was pretty lethargic and pitiful. Her legs were swollen, etc. After a trip to the vet that included blood work and shots, we were sent home with liquid calcium and a medicine dropper. Sisu did not appreciate the tiny rubber spatula being wedged in between her lips, much less, the liquid squirt in her mouth BUT after about 4 days of this, she began to feel better and finally decided to show her personality!! Still irritated about the meds, after giving them to her she would turn her back to me and look straight ahead as if she was giving me the cold shoulder for as long as I was talking to her. As soon as I stopped talking and pretended I was gone, she would slowly turn her head as if she was checking to see if I was still there! When I started talking again she would again turn her head forward to look away like,” I’m still mad at you.” She is soooo sweet and has a HUGE personality. She runs to us now when we walk toward her enclosure and when the door opens, she is ready to be picked and a couple of times has jumped toward hands/arms and go snuggle up on a shoulder. I am grateful for the ability to have rescued this sweet girl and also for Elle, as she has been a lifesaver in sharing her beardie knowlege!
don’t forget: staring off into space means they’re buffering. life is hard when you have all of two brain cells
Thank you for all your info. Because of this channel, I am getting a bearded dragon in 2 days!
Yay! Congrats! 🎉
How is your bearded dragon doing ?
@@haydenmccaffrey3091 Thanks for asking! He's been doing great, and seems happy with everything (They are much cuter in real life lol)
Good job! Rosa my bearded dragon will always judge whoever walks by her tank from her hot spot. I find animal communication to be very fascinating!
My Gobber head bobs at me until I take him out of his tank so he can lay on my chest and falls asleep there. He is so spoiled. I just love him
How is your bearded dragon does he still do this?
@@haydenmccaffrey3091 He is great and yes he does all of the time to get my attention.
I want a bearded dragon do you think the make good pets
@@haydenmccaffrey3091 I love my guy but he is a lot of work. You have to have the correct lights and temperature. To me it is very stressful. I am always worrying if I am doing it correctly so I don't hurt my sweetheart. Would I do it again Yes in a heartbeat.
@@rennieleroy6319 would you recommend a Bearded dragon
My babe “2Chainz” pancakes himself almost everyday. My best guess is that he is trying to warm himself or he’s really comfortable.
My bearded dragon will try to eat something and miss a couple times and then give up I’m like are you hungry or not LOL 😂
Omg that happens to mine that what he does mine if it's there fav food he will almost eat the thing I'm giving the food to them
@@Bearded_dragon_mama it’s so funny to watch
@@mrcatgamer2416 yes it is
My bearded dragon, Gavin, will sit on my chest/shoulder area. He then decides he is going to nap and does this really adorable "scrunch-wiggle." Love it 💓
Awww 🥺♥️
My bb will scrunch wiggle too
My male does NOT like my beard, he gets aggressive, lunges and tries to bite. He probably thinks I am black bearding at him (my beard is black)
Good morning Elle, hope you're Sunday is amazing!! You have such a cute bearded dragon.
I hope yours is too! And thank you 😊
@@ellesreptiles thank you Ma'am 🙂
My bearded dragon hates hot wheels cars
Oh thank goodness. My juvenile beardie named Steven was doing the arm wipe and I thought something was wrong with him/something in the enclosure was wrong. Now I notice he is eyeballing his reflection when he does this, so I think that’s it.
We’ve had our baby for a little over two months now he’s almost 7 months. His name is Khan. He took sometime getting use to us but now he’s showing us how much personality he has. He loves running, jumping and climbing all over his enclosure and we have started letting him free roam the house a bit(we’re a bit of helicopter parents atm). So we always pick him up and replace him if we need to and he’ll run right back to where we picked him up and sit there and wait, he’ll do this a couple of times. It’s really cute. He’ll also creep to the glass and quickly pop his head up and then he’ll slowly lower it down it one more time then run away. 😂we think he’s playing peekaboo.
Jupiter sometimes blanks out during feeding, and even sometimes just sitting there. That’s the only way I can describe it. He just stares, doesn’t really react to anything, his name, touch, a bug in his face... Then when he snaps to it’s almost like... “where am I, how did I get here, who are you.... then he is back to normal with in 30 sec. Almost like a human having an Absence seizure. Any ideas, does this happen to anyone else’s?
Zsasz spaces out and won't take bugs or anything if she's consistently missed when trying to eat - just her getting frustrated.
She also will space out in her feeding bin after quickly consuming a lot bugs. I just figured she was waiting for it all go down. Then after a few seconds she'll start eating again. 😊
@@ellesreptiles that makes sense, thank you! I am glad it’s not just him.
As someone with epilepsy this freaked me out a bit when I first inherited my bearded dragon and he would just stop eating and stare but I totally think Elle's right he gets frustrated when he misses his food. He is a messy eater and if it falls out of his mouth he just stares at it like how'd you get there
We just got a new bearded dragon just over this past weekend, and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about this precious little guy. Thank you so very much for the video! ❤👍
We just rescued our beardie, he was dumped in a parking lot so we took him in. Toothless is wild AF. He got so excited the other day the dipshit fell out of his little tree on to his head to get to the cockroaches. My gf thinks I spoil him because I burrito him and i'll play ps5 for hours with him wrapped up and sleeping on my chest. I was glad when you mentioned that when they're mega relaxed they get pale because I was worried he was too cold. He has been awesome and I'm so glad we found him.
I have three dragons, one in particular, Sunny, she wasn't handled much by her owners so she's always sassy when i try to interact with her. She puffs her beard, tilts sideways but wjen i start petting her head she stops and when she's had enough pets she'll whip her head and get all angry again. After feeding her bugs she will be fully standing and looking at you like your food with her head tilted ready to eat 😂
6:47 my bearded dragon hates baths and does this whenever he sees the faucet on or whenever he sees the red bowl we wash him in or the sink. i want to get him more comfortable with baths, we put this cleaner in the water to take any chlorine thats maybe in there, we also have a rock (store bought and cleaned) for him to sit on but he hates it. I also put my hand for him to lay on sometimes but yet he wants to get out.
My drogon when ever he touches water he moves his arm really fast
Oh!!! We brought home our first reptile last night, a juvenile male bearded dragon!!! I did months of research and found him as a rehoming situation from a young college guy who realized he didn’t like insect feeding… Thank you so much for your videos that have helped pave the way for us to be ready for him! 💚🦎🐸🐍🐢
Tiamat is my bearded dragon and she does some weird stuff she is now 10 months old and one day I had got her food ready and some times I give her a piece of food so she knows it is there and I had calcium on my finger and after she ate the leaf she tried to eat my finger and it felt so weird and some times I bring her out with me while I do work on my Chromebook and she will go at the end of my bed and run all over my keyboards till I pick her up and put her to the side and pet her head I think she just wants attention. She loves her head to be petted.
Awww that's so sweet. 🥰
Also, Tiamat is an amazing name for a bearded dragon 😊
I bet you were sooo happy we love bearded dragons, good age
Love your videos. I have learned a lot from you. Yesterday I went out and bought some Kale and Collard Greens. Although he is a baby Drogo loves the Kale. Oh I also got a good size storage container for crickets. 3 times the size of the Large cricket keeper that Petco sells and a 1/4 of the price. So glad I found your channel.
I'm so glad I could help! And yes, storage bins are definitely the way to go - saves so much money. 😊
AWESOME VIDEO 🤩🤩😍 love the beardie videos love this channel u saved me and my dragon well done!
Awww I'm so glad the videos help! 😊
why dose Godzilla just stare and sit? (beardie)
our baby dragon is super cuddly. Tiny likes to rub his head on us like a dog doea to show love and turns his head when we are talking to us. he will crawl into our shirt to go to sleep when we are holding him.
My baby birdie died within 2 weeks of bringing him home. The star gazing behavior was extreme with him. The vet said he was just getting used to his new home.
He did enjoy being sung to while resting on my chest. I miss him so much. 😢
Awww I'm so sorry 🥺💔
I’ve adopted a slightly older dragon. I call him Rowdy Joe because he’s so feisty. He’s quite the character 🥰
I remember when my bearded dragon first puffed out his eyes, I started freaking out cause I thought he was about to die or something and then I looked back and he was normal. This really helped me understand him more and I have a very healthy beardie right now
i just got a beardie a couple weeks ago this helped me so much!! thank you!!!!
I'm so glad the videos have helped! 😊
I really appreciate how informative your channel is on beardies, you’re really my go-to guide on taking care of them!
Awww thank you 🥰 I'm so glad the videos are helpful!
My bearded dragon is still a juvenile. I see a lot of people complaining that their beardie doesn't want to eat its vegetables but will eagerly munch on bugs. My beardie doesn't seem to like bugs that much. Half the time he refuses to eat them or acts as if he's annoyed that I'm giving him bugs, but he seems to like his vegetables and fruits.
I read that flowers are safe to feed to bearded dragons and I have rose bushes in my garden. I checked and roses are safe for beardies. I gave him a few pink petals and a few red petals. He ate the pink petals, but when I first offered him a red petal, he freaked out with a puffed up super dark beard and open mouth as if the rose petal was a predator that might hurt him. I wonder if it has to do with the color because red insects often are dangerous. He eventually calmed down and ate it, but I thought it was pretty funny he was afraid of a rose petal.
My bearded dragon likes to lay on my chest and get petted. He gets so relaxed, he ends up taking a nap.
Im doing my best to learn about Beardies, my sister recently got one as a pet (one of my dream pets) and i want to make sure Sparky (the beardie) can be as happy and comfortable as possible. She’s only 10 and i know she doesnt fully understand peoples feelings, so i just dont want her to accidentally mess up and have Sparky be unhappy with her. (Trying to be a good older sibling)
Thank you for your videos I just got my bearded dragon and he has stress lines and his neck his dark I learn a lot from you and I ordered dubia roaches thank you they will be here Wednesday 😊
Please do not leave crickets they aren’t going to eat in the tank because they can bite their tail causing tail rot
Noted luckily they don't last 5 minutes
I would also like to point out, if you have a male beardie, they may start head bobbing just randomly. It usually just means they're horny or something considering it's breeding behavior. Just make sure they aren't looking at their own reflection. But my big guy does it. Vet says he's fine.
My dragon has this one spot in his tank that he loves and he is ether in his spot or in his cave and he is so cute when he lays in those spots.
Good morning zsasz and Elle,I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.Blessing to you and your family, Please remember JESUS LOVES YOU.
Good morning and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday/wonderful week as well! 🥰
A cute thing my Strax (beardie) does is to burrow into my neck when she wants to feel more secure ❤️💕
What are some tips on your bearded dragon to trust you more cause I jsut got a 3 month old juvenile he trusts me like he lets me hold him sometimes but what about food?
@@Blkfender4 time. Spending time with the beardie, showing that there is nothing to fear from you. When it comes to food offering preferred foods. So if you can ascertain favorites and offer those. Of course if the favorite is say horn worm you don’t want to offer that daily but giving a horn worm intermixed with a less desired food will encourage the beardie to eat darn near anything. But best way to earn their trust is to spend time with them.
@@Blkfender4 to get mine to trust me I let her eat out of my hand. But yes spending time is staple to them trusting you
My beardie, Manolo Emilio, LOVES sleeping. He falls asleep around the same time in the evening even before I turn out his lamps. Every morning I wake him by turning his lamps back on and he just lays there all limp, and cracks his eyes barely open and just stares at me while I gently tell him good morning handsome boy! It takes him a good half an hour to 45 minutes to actually start to perk up and get moving lol. He is not a morning person at all, but I think he likes our morning routine as much as I do 😊
Elle this was a amazing video and greatly appreciated. I’m getting my first bearded dragon tomorrow. Our family is so excited. I have dogs and tarantulas but never a reptile so I’m a little nervous. I do have a question for you. The breeder I’m getting her from has been doing this for 32 years and has rave reviews online and is respected. He does keep his dragons on an inch of sand)not calcium, organic play sand) Now I know the conflicting opinions on this but I did have a long convo w him. He says he’s been doing that substrate for 32 years and never had a issue w impaction. I also was nervous in getting a female bc of the egg thing and he laughed and said he’s only seen that once in 32 years so I also got a female. So what I took from him and my own research is I’ll be doing the sand but will only be feeding greens in a bowl in there and will be taking out to feed live food like roaches worms etc. what do you think of this? She was $500 so I don’t want to lose her for something stupid more importantly for the welfare of the animal but also bc $500 isn’t a little chunk of change. I also will be a new subscriber to your channel bc I respect and admire it. Btw I think you are very beautiful but I’m married so don’t get any ideas 🤣 JK thanks in advance for answering.
Hi! 😊
As long as it's not calcium sand, it should be fine. I used to often warn against "sand" in videos, just because if I said regular sand was ok, people would still get calcium sand 😣. But regular play sand is fine! I'll be doing a bioactive setup for my beardie soon, and the substrate will be play sand mixed with top soil (the same thing I use for my leopard geckos).
As far as egg binding, my beardie was egg bound and had to have surgery 😅. But that's because she was sold to me as a male, and then she developed eggs at less than a year old, AND the vet I was taking her to at the time didn't know how to really care for her, so even she couldn't tell me about the eggs. So it's not something that happens very often at all.
If the breeder is highly reviewed, you should be in good hands 🥰
And thank you so much for the kind words! 😊
Mojave is VERY calm almost all the time like when she’s in her enclosure or when she’s being held, but sometimes when I put her on my bed she just runs around as fast as she can! She loves her exercise i guess 😂
Got the zoomies, probably likes the spftness of the bed
My beardie will head bob when he successfully climbs on top of something. Almost like saying “Yeah I did that.” xD
Haha that's adorable
hey i have a question im looking into getting a baby bearded dragon, could you make a video about whats the things I need and what brand,. so I can get the best thins and when I get it I know what to get and get the right things. or you could reply thank you for making these videos.
I just got a bearded dragon and your channel has helped me so much.Your smile is absolutely beautiful.
I'm so glad it helped! 😊 And thanks
@@ellesreptiles I got him Saturday and me and My Wife went out for the day.I explained to him that it is one week.I picked him up at 2 am Sunday Morning and called out of work today to play with him.I can't put him down.I got the coolest picture of him after eating a meal worm.He looks ferocious but it is so cute.He licks my face. Such a love bug.My Wife ordered me a sling carry thing and a leash.I am like 250 lbs.Big tattooed ex boxer rough life,turned Muslim but was missing something. It was him and next week I will be walking around with a tan sling because it matched skin tone better then the rest.Then he shed in like 5 hours so now I am ordering another one because he's brighter now.
I don't even want a bearded dragon and I'm still watching this 😍
Love this vid!! Even though I have knowledge of bearded dragons, there's so many channels or vids that pretend to be professional or knowledgeable. When In fact, they don't & spread mixed opinions or misinformation.
as a new bearded dragon owner who thought he looked up enough information before I got a bearded dragon, I’m heartbroken to learn about adnovirus. Our little guy is definitely stargazing, lethargic, underweight…
I actually heard somewhere that bearded dragons may also bob their head simply to get your attention, to say “hey, I’m here, pay attention to me!” Which is super cute, my beardie bobs sometimes and she never looks mad while doing so, so I assume she’s just wanting attention lol, whether for food or for snuggles.
My beardie is very biddy. When his salad bowl is empty, he will try to get my attention, look from me to his salad bowl, and if I dont do anything, he'll keep scratching at the glass. Also, sometimes he'll just wake up grumpy. Nothing wrong with him, he'll just occasionally have a full black beard when i turn on his light. His body is pale, so idk its weird. Hes lverall very fun and quirky and loves to run and explore. I love him and he bosses me around, and sometimes loves me ❤️
Our beardie, Oscar, would scratch at his tank as soon as my husband got home. We'd let him out to run around for a few minutes. Then he'd climb up the arm of my husband's recliner, lay on his chest, and go to sleep. For years, my husband slept on the recliner with Oscar all night. Sometimes, Oscar would poop. My husband would find out when Oscar would move higher up on his chest. All of his sleep t-shirts were stained from Oscar poop lol. We lost Oscar after only 6 years. No idea what happened. Just came home one day and he was dead.
I just got my first beardie after doing a lot of research and I am kind of amazed at how big of a personality it has. It has times when it doesn't want me in it's tank so I just watch from the outside, and other times it's trying to get my attention.
I set it's basking and UVB lights on a timer and the first day when they turned off he looked up and then immediately started scratching on the glass to get my attention. I told him it was night time so the light wasn't coming back on and he ran around for a minute and settled down.
I have a ceramic heater to maintain the temperature with a nice gradient of heat from one side to the other side of the tank. I am not sure if it is a male or female yet.
My roommate rescued 2 beardies a couple days before I got mine, mine is only a couple months old, and one of his was head bobbing and puffing his throat so I put a piece of cardboard between the tanks. Both of his are males but one is definitely an alpha and the other is super laid back. Mine did the arm wave a couple times but his was pecking at the glass towards mine while mine was trying to take naps so I wanted to stop that. He was basically bullying. For an hour his was running around like a magician maniac trying to figure out how to see mine. Mine also wanted the cardboard removed but I haven't removed it. After a couple days like that mine is much more comfortable and able to rest finally.
Good Morning Ellie I like this video on body language. My 6 month old is just getting braver about things now, I do the wave to him because he was always so scared of me doing things in the tank and it seems to be making him more comfortable about me being around when I do the wave. When I talk to him how he will sit and turn his head sideways and lessen to me so cute.
GOD BLESS and have a great Sunday
Thank you! 😊 I love that that helped make him more comfortable. That's super interesting
I'm struggling to understand my baby bearded dragons. They glass surf against my tank, but when I try to pick them up (judging by this video, they want my attention) they always run away.
my bearded dragon has puffed up, hissed, and her beard has gone completely black on me when i’ve tried to pick her up. I had brought her into the bathroom for a little bit to get some extra exercise without the cats around and she wasn’t too happy about going back in the tank.
A little background, she is around 1-2 years old and was poorly socialized in that time. I’ve only had her about 2 weeks.
Hi. I really appreciate your documentary. You gorgeous btw. I caught one from the wild. I know probably not something you like to here. But the mother of me kids has a licence. And I was the only one really in love with reptiles. We purchased them from pet shop but they never made it. To young. I cought this one and I don't even really know how old it is. Thanks to you, I believe it might be a male. Does really crazy and funny thing. I nearly have it a year now. I like if it would start trusting me, by now. I've been as good as I can be. But in all honesty, this is as far I ever good making sure they survive. If you like you can stay in touch with me, but I'll also check out the website you were referring to in your video. I'm looking forward to hear back from you. But if not, I'll keep researching. Thank you.
I'm far too good with cats and dogs to be this ignorant. At least my instinct on the matter hasn't been as bad as I've thought. Body language never occurred to me. The fucked up part is I can do kids. So how am I lacking in beardies. Marley is an evolved individual. He is able to cope with more than other beardies. Which makes sense because my main cat Stanley will ration food amongst all the cats independently, can clean, work a sink, open a door, and speak profanity and persmission. I've gotten wolf hybrids to raise Chihuahua mixes. The huskey could speak affection ration food and open doors. I'm all about implausable development. So I'm proud of my first beardie. I neglected knowledge and I have not failed him. Apparently I'm doing pretty bitching all things considering. I rescue dogs and breed cats. I foster dogs and cats. This is very my first reptile. I went in blind. Knowing only feed, temperature, basking, and humidity. Marley is a 4 year old male beardie.
What about slight head shivering? I've noticed lately that on occasion my beardie will "shiver". Just his head. Sometimes when he's out of his enclosure also. Any idea why?
I have a quick question, my bearded dragon Draco has recently started moving his back leg like a dog when I pet him (like when a dog is itching it’s ear). Is this a bad thing? Am I annoying him? Just wanted to know so I could fix it if it’s a problem.
I just got my dragon Osiris. He’s eight weeks old, and has been three days in his new home.
Just want to know that if I wanted to give him a bath - and he hasn’t been handled yet by me - is it fine and/or wise for me to scoop him up anyways, or just let him work at his own comfort level?
I’ve been trying to just get him familiar with my hand in the cage and sometimes he’s skittish, and very few times he’s not so much, and just more chill.
Anyways, i am loving your content! It has been super helpful and relieving!
You’re information is great! Thank you for sharing it.
I owned a beardy a long while ago and he was my best friend for nine years. I got him when he was five and I was six, which made him 14 when he died - quite a bit over the average age of 8-10. I still miss him dearly and I still remember all his weird quirks and how picky of an eater he was 😂 thanks for this video! I am hoping to get another beardy at some point and I’ll definitely be using the info in the vid to get back into caring for one!
It could be this, or it could be this.... Lol. So basically we don't really know and it's a guessing game as to what is wrong or what it means... Am I correct? Lol lovely. So encouraging for a future first time bearded dragon mom lol. 😂
my bearded dragon is usually very still like a rock on other people but when it comes to me, she usually might move to my neck or just rest on my chest, I'd hope this is because we've bonded and she feels comfortable with me since she mostly doesnt have stress lines when I hold her but she will freak out with other people that hold her even if she knows them.
I do have a question: when I bathe my beardie she will slightly puff her beard and back in for a few seconds kind of fast and I was wondering what it means, does it mean I should take her out?
My beardie I swear hates me😭I adopted him from a close family member who recently has a child and didn’t handle him a lot when he was youngish. I’ve only had him for a few months and he turns black whenever I hold him😭😭. It makes me feel so bad, this is my first time having one and caring for one. He’s a year old now. I will say when I hold him he doesn’t do much other than turning dark. I don’t know his behavior very well, but he’s not super aggressive either. He just stares and stresses. I’ve never gotten bitten by him either and when I’m not bothering him or making quick movements he’s chill. Idk how to deal with his stress😭
i jsut got my bearded dragon, from a customer at work. she said she found him on the road wrapped in tuck tape. he bops is head like you said in your video, he’s showing dominance. how do i get him used to me and comfortable with me? little confused on how to do that
I just got my bearded dragon from pet co/pet smart and they had a sale 50% off dragons, but the one i got was an additional 25% because he was already a month old i’ve had him for about a week almost 2 and he’s started letting me pet him and pick him up occasionally but if i don’t show him my hand before i do anything inside of his tank he will hiss at me, and sometimes i’ll go to pet him and he’ll hiss unless i let him touch my hand. I’ve been watching videos like this to try and understand him and how to get him to like me better but i’m just worried since he’s already older and didn’t have much attention he won’t like to be touched or anything
Your video is awesome! But the part about male head bobs is a little off. If they walk a few steps and kinda head bob as if it's listening to Bob Marley it's fine it's more of a ocular surveillance than aggression. If they act like it's a Pantera mosh pit, rapidly stomping a foot at the same time he's horny.
Also if the male doesn't attach to the flappy shoulder pads. And say to the spike cluster above or the spike crown of her head he will NOT complete mating. If he has her head intervene. He is not going to attach.
My bearded dragons kinda always been a dick but oddly she enjoys watching the cats antics. She is about 20 inches long and lives in a 6x2x2 bioactive and should be a year old by November. Oh the cool thing is she's yellow and pale purple in color.
When I give my beadie boy, Leaf, a bath he'll swim around and he'll do something that looks like he's trying to scratch his back but also looks like he's splashing water onto his back. Does it mean he's annoyed with the water? I've just never really understood it, he doesn't black beard or puff up so I just wanted to know if it was common for them to do that.
My young dragon, Garth, will sit upright on his glass. I’m not sure why or if that’s normal but he does it on his cold side of his tank and will sometimes just fall asleep standing up. It’s weird but kinda cute. Is this bad tho? Should I be concerned?
Tango, my bearded dragon always licks everything, my hands,his wood,his forts and everything he comes into range with what’s that?
My beardie gets cranky when I move her from her napping spot on me, normally because I have to do something and have to put her up so I can do whatever is needed
My sisters beardie, Potato (yes that is his actual name), likes to sit on the backs of peoples necks. Or if he's on your hand, he likes to dangle his back end off your hand. He's like, I trust you not to drop me, I'ma just chill here
What does it mean if a bearded dragon makes little 'puff' sounds? Almost like blowing air out of their mouth or nose. My female (almost 5 years) will often make puff sounds when I give her a bath. She has a bright orange bears so it's hard to tell when it's black. I assume it means she is annoyed? She often walks to leave the bath asap
Just a question without offending anyone. I heard bearded dragons should not be outside of their container for more than 15 mins because of the necessary heat. Yet i see lots of people having theirs walk around for 30 mins plus. So how long can they be outside their container?
My bearded Tweak seems to have a schedule. She wants to eat first thing, veggies are not her favorite, she usually poops soon after then starts glass surfing to get out of her enclosure. She loves free ranging in the house, spending time outside and being held.
So happy I found your channel and my beardie Oden is happy too!
Some of these facts are wrong like the black beard because they are trying to impress another beard dragon or you😂😂😂 trust me I’ve had a experience with it😂
Hey,.. hi,.. today my juvenile beardie did something like his head just shaked or kind of how when somthing is vibrating,. His head on and off started to vibrate,.. i have no idea why he does it.. and their is no changes of routines in enclosure or anything new impacted him. I suddenly saw he did vibrate so fast couple of time. And he was under basking light as usual. Please let me know if anyone noticed this behaviour.
What does it mean when my dragon looks at his empty plate and then looks at me until making eye contact and then looks back again at its empty food plate. It’s been years and I haven’t figured it out that yet.
"Being pale means they are relaxed and calm"
My hypo zero beardie constently running around, jumping off sofas, and pooping on the floor.
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Hello Elle & Ms jazz so on quirks lol. My son brought his new buddy home about 6 months ago she was still small only a few months old , & he was first owner so My son Zakk brings in beardie & to be honest they kinda freaked me out but she was new to our home and Zakk was his owner so as it was young I as I did with the geckos did not pick do not pick them up as I do is feed them and clean up the cage when my son was working for shift she was kind of okay with that little bit upset that he wasn't there cuz she's used to seeing him sitting on his game thanks right beside him then he went to third shift she didn't like that at all she started glass surfing just like freaking out kept staring at his chair so it wasn't hard to figure out so I put a picture on the side of her tank right above her canopy so when she was laying in her canopy if she wanted to look at it she could well when she's missing her daddy which is all the time FYI LOL she will sit there and stare at that picture of my son until it's time for her to go to bed it's quite comical and she almost gets territorial and if I could put up a picture here I would but I don't see a spot where I can do that but she is very close to him he's got to go away here next week he's now in the Navy reserves now so he's going for 2 weeks so Grammy has got to learn how to pick her up take her out of her cage so this ought to be interesting , she only knows me to clean her poop up and give her food she hasn't bit me or anything like that but she's a good girl and thank you Ms Elle learn a lot by watching your videos I appreciate that, & our Ms copper also watches with me .when daddy's not home ..
My dragon head bobs but I’m not around him most of the time or I’m just sitting down watching tv and then he’d start doing it and look at me 😂 so I guess he wants my attention when I’m not playing with him also he puffs up but it would be in the morning, I’d come outside to turn his light on and he’s already puffed up so I talk to him calmly and he’d go back regular
My new one Emily... She's so odd. I set her down to play, and sometimes she'll just run to her spot, between a wall and a small table box thing, and get on the mini couch and go sleep. I dunno why, other times she runs around and explores all normal, then takes a nap in her spot.
I’m going to be taking care of and becoming the new owner of my friends partners beardie as he’s unable to make time for her. Her name is chilli and she’s so beautiful. I’m making sure to do my research to ensure her life is enriching while with me. I also own a leopard gecko peaches so I know basic reptile needs but I’m wanting to make sure I know specifics.
I have one , he’s grown very aggressive… he wasn’t mine but was left at my house! I’m scared of him but I really want to create a relationship & better environment for him. Idk what to do
I got my beardie probably about 3 monthes ago and we got her from a family who didn’t keep him and his sibling in a safe invierment there were kept in a small cardboard box with only a heating pad and there we’re probably about 6 bear dies in there and All of them had limbs missing so I definitely couldn’t just keep them there so I bought one so did my best friend and now she is doing very well and is probably very happier then he was a couple months ago
I just got my bearded dragon about a week ago. They told me she is 6 months old and said she wasn't handled very much. She does the pacing, glass surfing, and scratching at the glass like she wants me to do something. But when I try to do anything with her, she hisses at me and jumps away from me. I'm so confused and don't know how to read her. I know she is still adjusting, but I'm not sure what to do since she is showing mixed signals. She also sleeps standing up against the glass with her tail and usually one of her back legs in her water dish. I just want to make sure she is okay lol but I have no idea how to help her since she seems to want and not want help?
I got my beardie (Olly) yesterday and I am completely OBSESSSEEEEEEDDD.
Ellis my bailey is a yr old he still doesn't eat o. His own. Yes I spoil him. When his mouth is open that give me a chance to put some green in his mouth. I'm scard if I just leave the green he'll loose weight. Right now he is 424g.