Violent Beardie?
Well for starters i havent posted on here awhile but ive come back because my bearded dragon is well particularly mean. its around 200 grams now im not sure but i think its a yearold it has perfect conditions for it in its tank temps max 107(110 in basking spot) usualy 104-100 though,eating butternut squash and sweet potatoe mix and i feed it for insects,large exo terra canned grasshoppers. Now his previous owners (my cousin who hardly took care of it,and gave it to me in january at only 16 grams) hardly handled it and well i gotta say i havent made too much of an effort to handle him myself(yes hesa confirmed male) But ive been trying to lately with gloves cause man does he pack some heavy duty bites. Also another scary part is,some times when i clean out his food dish which i need to go into his tank to get he'll CHASE my hand. and itll be like how you see zoo keepers feeding crocs,Durango will leap up and jump and try to get my finger,but thats probably because he takes the grasshoppers from my hand. Anyways today i went to hold him with no gloves and WHAM,im like missing half my index finger. It didnt hurt as muchas i thought though but i jumped cause i was suprised,i never saw it coming. Also he doesnt his as he usualy would,he just bites gives me no warnings he doesnt even shoot out his beard,just bites...so maybe hes just hungry all the time?Its not like i starve him theres always food available to him...lots too. Now to my question should i continue to try and handle him or is he too old to try to be tamed and learn to be handled?
Also,the days are getting very hot out and today with the tight beam bulb n the uvb repti glow light durangos tank temp was 120! On such hot days could i just turn the tight beam off?i forget if reptiglow suplies uva too,so i wanna make sure hes getting uva.
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Paul
0.1.0 Tremper Albino Leo
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon
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