How do your beardies react to the presence of other reptiles? My male dragon completely ignored my Russian Tortoise. He'd casually glance at him and not care at all. He doesn't seem to show much interest in the leopard gecko either, when we hold it up to the glass. I haven't tried introducing them in the open, I don't want a dead gecko.



However, show him my baby black rat snake and he gets very pissed off. He puffs up, flattens himself, tilts to one side, turns his beard black, and opens his mouth. Very defensive behavior. I guess in Australia, bearded dragons have to deal with highly venemous snakes all the time. He's a lot bigger than my little snake but he's still scared of it. Just wait till she gets 6 feet long! Then he'll be pissing his pants, lol.



He also ignores my cats, but he'll make a mad dash for cover if he spots a soaring vulture or airplane. And sometimes ceiling fans spook him too. Survival instinct from Australia, I suppose.

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