Beardie gone crazy!!!

I have an adolescent male beardie and he's been an absolute love and joy to own but for the past week hes been frantically running around his house nosing the glass and trying to get out what could be wrong with him to make him behave this way when he never has before?

Can he see any other animals or reptiles?

no i have 3 snakes but they are in a separate room hes in our living room and we never have people over could he be reaching sexual maturity? :taz:

How are you monitoring your temps? Do you have a Gradient in place?

As far as other animals... I was watching a Beardie in a shop bob his head frantically as he stared out the glass. I was curious as he coudn't see any other animals, till I got to his level, and turned around, Across the isle, there was a cricket keeper with a pic of a Fem Beardie on the label... She was smokin hot in Beardie world cause that pic had this guy going nuts! So pictures, and even reflections from quite a distance can cause them to act this way.

i have a digital accu-rite that monitors high low and humidity and everythings as it was pre-crazy behavior there is some art on the wall i painted but its nothin lizard related......um i cant think of any thing that would set him off like this

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Originally Posted by SoCaliSon

Across the isle, there was a cricket keeper with a pic of a Fem Beardie on the label... She was smokin hot in Beardie world cause that pic had this guy going nuts!

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Lol, i love beardies! That's hilarious! He was probably going, 'Woo Whoo! Peel it all off! Whoo!' It'd be a sad realization when he finds out she is not real and yet still sticky.

LOL I love my bubba (thats my beardies name btw) but im just not used to him doin this and it freaks me out....so once again any info helps thnx

Do you have any food sources for him out in the open that he can see? I know when I had mine I had to hide the crickets and w/e else behind the aquarium because if I left them in front it was torture for him.

Plus I used to feed him superworms and silk worms with yellow tongs, so anything yellow that went near him he tried to eat it. I had a measuring tape once and I was going to measure how long he was and he wouldn't stop biting it lol

He is probably bored and looking for something to do. I have a several beardies who do that from time to time, it is actually good excersize for them. I take them out and put him in an outdoor screen enclosure I have. Once in there they would immediately calm down and take in the scenery. I think in nature they cruise around alot and explore to find a new place to bask. I would chaulk it up to boredom, nothing to worry about. I bet if you take him out and give him a change in scenery or different enclosure to explore it will help cure the boredom and satisfy his curiousity.

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

He is probably bored and looking for something to do. I have a several beardies who do that from time to time, it is actually good excersize for them. I take them out and put him in an outdoor screen enclosure I have. Once in there they would immediately calm down and take in the scenery. I think in nature they cruise around alot and explore to find a new place to bask. I would chaulk it up to boredom, nothing to worry about. I bet if you take him out and give him a change in scenery or different enclosure to explore it will help cure the boredom and satisfy his curiousity.

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That makes total sense! I never considered that.

Could he be trying to kill his reflection?

OMG you i never thought of that he can see his reflection, i guess putting up one of those fake backgrounds to help stop the reflection :rolleye2:

how long do you give him uv. somtimes they freakout if they get ALOT of it

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

He is probably bored and looking for something to do. I have a several beardies who do that from time to time, it is actually good excersize for them. I take them out and put him in an outdoor screen enclosure I have. Once in there they would immediately calm down and take in the scenery. I think in nature they cruise around alot and explore to find a new place to bask. I would chaulk it up to boredom, nothing to worry about. I bet if you take him out and give him a change in scenery or different enclosure to explore it will help cure the boredom and satisfy his curiousity.

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when i had beardies, they did it all the time. they'd just cruise around nosein.

The reflection definately could be it... You may want to try a backround, but instal it on the inside of the glass. Sometimes a backround outside the glass can just enhance the reflection the Beardie sees.

I have his lights on a timer so he only gets the recomended amount of light.....I am goin to get him a background the next time I'm at the pet store

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Originally Posted by nixer

how long do you give him uv. somtimes they freakout if they get ALOT of it

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Heat and high UV will get there metabolisms cranking and gets them wound up which is completely normal.