We just became the proud owners of a Bearded Dragon. That is..... ??I think???... LOL. He's exerting his very strong dominance over us at the moment, & is successfully keeping us at bay ; )

The little guy, I will guess is around 6 to 7 months old & he/she has an attitude. Which is why I am trying to garner more information. I am so glad I found this more current and updated board on the care of Bearded Dragons, and am appealing for all the tips you can share with us. A relative purchased the dragon for her 6 year old son, and the Dragon was a mellow sweet heart when first purchased. About a month or two later, my relatives moved from NYS to Virginia, and this is when the attitude developed. Don't know if it was the move, or the change in climate, but the little dragon began living up to his name. He started to develop an awful habit of puffing out, hissing, and biting.... which scared the 6 year old, and his mother. Needless to say in the past few months, the lizard has had the minimal of attention for this reason. So when the relative asked if we would like to have the dragon, my oldest son, jumped at this offer. We just brought him home, and my oldest son is anxious to assume ownership. The dragon is greenish colored, on the tail and in other areas... thought perhaps the color came from the greenish sand in his cage. I have to be honest and say, I am apprehensive on handling him myself, now that we are home. As soon as you walk up to the cage, he assumes a defensive position, cocks his head upward and puffs his head out LOL. If you put your hand in the cage, he opens his mouth wide & hisses and goes for it, with his little teeth. I had planned on donning leather gloves, and handling him to get him to submit to humans again. After scanning the net on Bearded dragons, I'm not so sure I feel comfortable.... Just got done reading these little dragons are venomous (something I didn't know before), so that did not help put me in the comfort zone. He's cuter than heck, and very lively.... very attentive to every move..... Well, I'm not a quitter, and am looking for advice on how we can best handle this situation?????? Bekka

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