Question about my beardie

[Rain_Flower]

I've noticed that the color around his throat has turned really dark. I tried looking for info on it already but didn't really come up with much. I don't know if it means anything or anything, hell it might not mean anything at all, but I just wanted to make sure.
Thanks guys

 

[peterUK]

Proberly a male as they get the dark 'beard' at a certain age.

Male on left in all photo's

 

[Rain_Flower]

Well yeah he is male, so if that's all it's there for then I guess I have nothing to worry about. Thanks

 

[STAR105.7]

I don't think its because its a male, I have a female beardie and she turns black under the chin too, I'm not quite shure why thoe?

 

[tikichick]

When upset or disturbed, bearded dragons puff up and darken the color of their throats to black, hence the name "bearded" dragon.

It is also a territory display. So if you've got more than one critter in the room with him or her, they'll do this if they feel the need to defend their turf.

I recommend these two sites for beardie info:
reptilerooms.com/forumview-3.html
bearded-dragons.com/boards/index.php

 

[Rain_Flower]

When upset or disturbed, bearded dragons puff up and darken the color of their throats to black, hence the name "bearded" dragon.

It is also a territory display. So if you've got more than one critter in the room with him or her, they'll do this if they feel the need to defend their turf.

I recommend these two sites for beardie info:
reptilerooms.com/forumview-3.html
bearded-dragons.com/boards/index.php

Thank you very much

 

[tikichick]

No problem

Us leezurd lovers gotta stick together, lol

 

[Bedlam]

It is also a territory display. So if you've got more than one critter in the room with him or her, they'll do this if they feel the need to defend their turf.

On this topic...I've got my beardie in a tank that is near a bunch of tanks that have spiders in them. I get the impression he knows they're there but I dont really know too much on the sensitivity of their senses so I'm not totally sure. Would their presence effect it in any way? Should I cover up that end of the tank so it cant see them or am I looking into this too much?

Thanks! And sorry about poaching a thread!!

 

[secular]

On this topic...I've got my beardie in a tank that is near a bunch of tanks that have spiders in them. I get the impression he knows they're there but I dont really know too much on the sensitivity of their senses so I'm not totally sure. Would their presence effect it in any way? Should I cover up that end of the tank so it cant see them or am I looking into this too much?

Thanks! And sorry about poaching a thread!!

my bearded dragon lives in the same room with all of my t's. the dragon does seem to see quite well and sometimes even gets an interest in the crickets and other feeders across the room. most of the t's don't tend to move around much so they don't appear to be of much interest or be a real distraction for him. doesn't seem to be an issue.

 

[tikichick]

If your beardie is head bobbing or waving at the T's, then it may be disturbed by their presence. It probably views them more as a prey item, so I wouldn't worry about it unless it's running around bobbing for no reason

Head bobbing and bearding (puffing up and turning black) are aggressive behaviors, arm waving is a submissive behavior that female beardies usually do toward males and sometimes other females. Mine's actually waved at her crickets before eating them, lol.

 

[Bedlam]

Its still a baby but acts like its trying to climb up the glass at them.
No real puffing or anything like that but it loves to open its mouth real wide at me, which I'm doing my best to change.

 

[tikichick]

Is it opening it's mouth at you as a warning?

Or is it doing it when it's hot? That's how they cool down their body temp, too.

 

[Rain_Flower]

He bobs his head alot, and I think it's cause he can see his reflection. Theres no other tanks near his....

 

[mindlessvw]

This is all normal beardie behavior...the dark beard pertains to their coloring when displaying for breeding or just to display, the open mouth can either be heat related or aggression, the trying to run up the glass is nothing as well...they all do that...really these are all normal beardie behviors!

 

[Rain_Flower]

This is all normal beardie behavior...the dark beard pertains to their coloring when displaying for breeding or just to display, the open mouth can either be heat related or aggression, the trying to run up the glass is nothing as well...they all do that...really these are all normal beardie behviors!

Good to know