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I don't have a beardie but my sister just bought two of them. They are babies and I noticed that they kind of do this waving thing with their front feat. What and why do they do this?
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Thanks Dawn
1.1 Veiled (Kermit and Moe)
0.1 Helmeted Iguana (Louie)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (Velvet)
0.0.2 Toads

Waving is usually a submissive behavior, but is also seen in babies. If she has two of them, she must keep a close eye on both. If one seems to dominate the other by either aggressiveness, or not really letting the other one eat, she may need to separate them. If she notices one is growing much faster than the other, one is becoming lethargic or skiddish, that is another clue that one is under stress, and it may be time to separate them. The waving is seen a lot in females and the males appear more dominant with aggressive head bobbing, chasing and darkening of the beard, but this can and has been seen in both sexes. Just make sure she watches them carefully for one bullying the other. Also, if it turns out she has two males, she must separate them, as fighting will occur, and can cause serious injury or death to the submissive beardie. Not always good if it is male/female either, unless she is planning to breed, then she should separate them after they breed. Better off with female/female, although fighting (although less likely) can still occur. It is a pretty neat thing to see them doing this social interaction I must say though! Everyone has different experiences when it comes to this. I guess it really depends on the temperment of the animals!