I’m Holly Friedland, program director of the Midatlantic Reptile Show and this is how to care
for a Bearded Dragon. Next we’re gonna talk about how to handle your bearded dragon. When
you reach in the tank, you can just pick them up by the body, you shouldn’t never pick them up
by the tail, and you should support them underneath. Bearded dragons are generally pretty docile
and as long as they feel comfortable, like if they have a branch to sit on then they’ll gonna be
easy to handle. When they show signs of aggression, is probably not a good idea to pick them up,
and one of the things that they do is they bob their head at you and that’s kind of a signal to back
off. Another thing that they do is wave their hand, and if they wave their hand at you, that is just
a signal that is more friendly and picking them up is no problem. You can still pick them up if
they bob their head, but you have to be a little more careful. The little spiky things on them are
really not sharp, but when they get agitated, they stick out further and they are more rigid. When
a bearded dragon gets angry, he’ll puff up his chin which is how they get the name bearded
dragon and it will turn a blackish color and that usually accompanies the head bobbing. And
that’s how you safely handle a bearded dragon. Next, we’re going to talk about feeding your
bearded dragon.
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