odd behaviour

[monitorfan666]

hiya
my beardy has been acting rather odd this past week
he has been scratching a banging his head into the vivarium glass
and has also used his claws to scratch out the polystyrene which cover the heatmatt.
i went into my local and the girl in there said that this was pretty normal and that he just might need to be handled and be let out the viv a bit more

has anyone else got any theorys??

hes eatin fine,
his viv conditions are fine
this is purely out of curiosity, im not really worried

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

how old is your beardie? what size is your viv? and how long have you had him in thi viv? it could be poor housing or so it sounds. they can rub their heads on things and do strange things i there isnt adequate space for them in their viv.....

Cat x

[monitorfan666]

Originally Posted by xxbeardieloversxx

how old is your beardie? what size is your viv? and how long have you had him in thi viv? it could be poor housing or so it sounds. they can rub their heads on things and do strange things i there isnt adequate space for them in their viv.....

Cat x

cheers
erm i think hes about a year old now, in a 4 foot viv but im think about gettin him a viv ive seen thats not as big in length but more in width

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

4 ft viv is fine for him on his own so he has got nough size, so i msust be wrong, is it all glass or 3 sides wood? how long he been in it?

Cat x

[monitorfan666]

3 sides wood, glass sliding front, been in it for all of his life
for some reason
i think hes been acting like this since he had his first bath nearly about 2 weeks ago sorry i should of mentioned that lol

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

i still wouldnt have thought it was the bath..... is he due a shed?

Cat x

[monitorfan666]

hmm yeah i think he might be shedding soon
but still never had any problems before

[Mez-sez]

beardies can act odd when they are due for a shed

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

thought so, it may be that. they can become itchy and get irritated and try to knock and rub the skin off.....when he does start to shed you could bath him again to help the skin come off a bit quicker and easier see if that helps

Cat x

[Mez-sez]

Originally Posted by xxbeardieloversxx

thought so, it may be that. they can become itchy and get irritated and try to knock and rub the skin off.....when he does start to shed you could bath him again to help the skin come off a bit quicker and easier see if that helps

Cat x

spot on