thank you for all your info guys..i have have had 2 inquires about iggy..but i felt they were just as much a begginer with iggys as me, so i still have him...he is such a lovely looking reptile and i am attached to him in the short time ive had him even with his faults..i may just have to build him a big cage and never hold him..it sounds like these wee beardy guys are fun though.my daughter so so much wants to hold and have a hand tame lizard..i have skinks..3 golden labradors....2 ferrets..(my babies).and 3 rat snakes...but a beardy seems better choice for my daughter..shes at the age where she wants to hold her pets..(12 yrs old)so im thinking beardy...before i rescued iggy i did do a little homework...but with beardy ive only heard good things.....so im now going to get one..one last question if you guys could help.do they bite occassionaly...?????just so i know how much or little to supervise my daughter...shes very mature for her age and respects animals..and shes at the stage she wants to be left alone for a wee while with her pets...thanx again guys...
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thanks..iggy too much..
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Beardies "can" bite, and occasionally do. Handling often is a good way to prevent it. Normally, when they bite it is because they are afraid. Always approach a dragon from the front, so it sees you coming. Picking a beardie up from the top often frightens them. They think it is a predator coming at them.
Sometimes too, about teen yrs in beardie life, they will start biting, or at least opening their mouth, threatening to. Handling usually makes a world of difference.
I have one female, that when outside, turns in to Linda Blair. I guess it's just scary out there for her. Inside, there is no problem. Outside, I have to use gloves to get her out of her enclosure. I use my husbands suede gloves and can't feel the bites.
She was a biter when small too, I just let her bite the gloves until she figured out it wasn't doing her any good and she finally stopped.
It's very uncommon in the big scheme of things to have one that cannot be tamed.
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