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I realized something about my dragon, she is incredibly tamed indoors, she never runs, never shows her beard, never bites, never flares up, never shows any signs of aggression. Outdoors however, she is very skiddish and tends to be very jittery probably because of the UV exposure to her "third eye" on top of her head lets her "see" alot more scary things. Today I took her out cause it was nice and sunny and put her in the middle of lawn ( we are fenced off so no worries) and lied down next to her. Usually she stays there for about 10-15 minutes then runs off and it takes me forever to catch her. Today however, she stayed right next to me, and after 10-15 min instead of dashing away she climbed right on top of me and snuggled under my shirt with her head popping out so she could see her surroundings and chilled there for half an hour. It was adorable!

Anyone else have dragon stories they'd like to share that show they really might like us?

Its not unusual for dragons to be skittish outside. Indoors they have a solid 'roof' over their heads and outside they don't. Also, all their instincts kick in that anything that moves is a predator. Birds, clouds, overhead branches, etc are all new to them.

As for her crawling into your shirt, she probably just found it was the nearest 'safe' place to go to.
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PHLdyPayne

Mine last summer ran off through two fences and into a bush. Took me ten mins to get him out of the bush. It was fun I just didn't want to lose him he is fast and sneaky.

I've seen what appears to be affection but its mostly tolerance or a search for shelter. Reptiles to me only show 3 emotions- pissed off, not pissed off, and indifferent lol.