Aggression

by **big jim** » Sat May 29, 2010 6:52 pm

My beardie is just ten weeks old and has become really aggressive when i am trying to pick him up. If I get within six inches of him he tries to bite and attack. This doesn't make me afraid and the biting doesn't hurt but how can i get him to calm down?
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by **kate73** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:37 pm

have you got your beady in a tank or a viv because if you have your beardy in a tank and you reach in to grab your beardy it might feel theatened and scared. Does your beardy inflate its beardy and open its mouth and make a hissing noise ? If so then it feels threatened and scared or even cornered. :?:

by **bubba31** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:03 pm

Also check the temps in ur viv m8 mite be a bit hot. He could also be a naughty boy lol getting older just like a teenager,but will grow out of it m8

by **big jim** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:42 pm

kate73 wrote:have you got your beady in a tank or a viv because if you have your beardy in a tank and you reach in to grab your beardy it might feel theatened and scared. Does your beardy inflate its beardy and open its mouth and make a hissing noise ? If so then it feels threatened and scared or even cornered.

He is in a vivarium and does open his mouth but no hissing! Good news though he has started feeding out of my hand but still no luck in holding him yet!

by **big jim** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:43 pm

bubba31 wrote:Also check the temps in ur viv m8 mite be a bit hot. He could also be a naughty boy lol getting older just like a teenager,but will grow out of it m8

Have lowered the temp to 85 celcius and he has calmed down a little bit but still can't pick him up!

by **big jim** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:09 pm

Here we are and my beardie is now eleven weeks old and has calmed down dramatically and is quite happy to be handled. I moved the viv into another room where the surround sound is nowhere near his viv and I lowered the temp in there by a full ten degrees! Hand feeding him meal worms has really gained his trust and he is becoming a real little character, (the cat is even wary of him). My eleven year old daughter is chuffed to bits with little Timmy

. Thanks for everyones advice and i'll keep you all posted on his development! (If he is a he,

lol).

by **bubba31** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:59 pm

glad everything is ok with them now

by **kate73** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:50 pm

im glad everything worked out

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