If you are worried about your bearded dragon’s behavior, you need to know what exactly is causing him to puff up his beard. While it’s natural for your beardie to show off from time to time, there are some reasons that make him do it. These behaviors can occur while basking, playing, or even doing their favorite activity of curling up in a ball. Your beardie may also puff up while opening his mouth to expel heat.
A common reason why beardie dragons puff up is when they feel threatened or are nervous. Bearded dragons use this behavior to make themselves look larger and more menacing to predators. They may also puff up in order to show their happiness. This behavior can be frustrating for you, but it is completely normal. You can also try to encourage your beardie to stop puffing up. After all, it doesn’t hurt him!
Besides recognizing when you are safe, you can also prevent your beardie from puffing up by interacting with him as much as possible. Your beardie should become more comfortable with you over time, but you shouldn’t handle him too much in the first few days. Try to be gentle but firm with him. If your beardie continues to puff up, try again later in the day. The best way to prevent this is to let your beardie get used to its new home. It can also help you to provide a safe and secure environment. You can also help your beardie by providing him with a hideout.
One possible reason for your beardie to puff up is because he’s not enjoying the water you are giving him. Beardie dragons don’t enjoy baths, so you should avoid letting him get into water too frequently. In some cases, a beardie needs to be bathed due to impaction or shedding, and will puff up when bathing to relieve this discomfort. However, you should make sure that the temperature of the water is appropriate for the environment in which you keep him.
While puffing up their beard isn’t an immediate threat to the beardie, it’s normal for your beardie to do so in a threatening environment. It can also happen to other parts of its body, including his abdomen. If your beardie puffs up his belly, your beardie is most likely to use other parts of his body, including his belly, to increase his volume.
During this time, your beardie might also puff up to make room in his stomach for more food. In the wild, bearded dragons struggle to find food and must consume enough to keep themselves going until their next meal. This can be prevented by decreasing the size of its meals. A smaller size will make the beardie puff up less frequently. You can also reduce the number of times he eats so that he doesn’t get overstuffed.
