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so i got a new bearded dragon about 3 weeks ago she is about 3 months old and has had stress marks since they day after i brought her home

she eats like a pig and poops alot

her basking temp is around 108

the only time the marks go away is when i giver her a bath and they go away for like 30 mins

here is a pic

I've never heard of that stomach pattern being called "stress marks" before today. Some of my BD's have that pattern all the time others don't. I think it's just different coloration and not indicative of anything.

well my older male got it one day then it was gone

As I know, dragons will show their darker pigments while stressed.
I have a 6 month old girl now, for the first month I had her, she showed these darker colors, they slowly went away.
If yours is eating pooping, I would recheck temps, try taking out some 'furniture' if the cage is crowded and see what happens.
The one rule of thumb I have learned, is there is no one RULE, just guidelines, as all 3 of my dragons show different signs of everything and react different to everything I do.
Good luck

well its wierd cuz when i bathe her the marks go away and i brought her with me to my local reptile show today and the marks were gone then i brought her home and i think they are startin to come back

could be something in or around her tank she doens't like. Or its not warm enough for her so she darkens her coloration to better absorb heat.
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PHLdyPayne

could she get stressed from a tv do u think?

if loud or something she's not used to. The vibrations can also be disturbing.

Depends on how close her cage is to the tv. My first dragon used to enjoy watching tv, but her cage was a fair distance and I don't have my tv very loud.
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PHLdyPayne

Good point on noise vibration... I didnt think of it for the month mine showed patterns... however, regardless my dragons are going to be around my tv... they are on day and night,
Mine I guess got used to it.