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Why would a dragon, that up until now was pretty docile, all of a sudden decide attacking, biting, and hissing at me is a fun thing to do?
I am a snake man,and this dragon was a gift to me. He would sit on the desk while I worked on the puter, eat out of my hand...etc.
All of a sudden he attacks when I feed him or go near his cage.
Puffs out his beard...tries biting.
I thought I would just try and work around it. Grabbing him and having him sit on my arm.
But he does'nt calm down.
Is there a normal reason for this? And how can I get him back to a quiet easy to handle animal?

You know, I have the same question as yours. As of yet, no one has answered my post. I would like to know if there is anything I can do. The internet (websites) have not given me too much info about agressive behavior. I hope that someone helps you and I out sometime soon. I would really hate to get rid of Koopa, thats his name, but it looks as though if I cant find help, I just may have to do that.

Good luck on your quest for info on this sad situation. Also, if you do find out any info, please feel free to e-mail me at mrjrclark@gmail.com as I would do the same if I had your e-mail.

Good Luck!
-Joe

This behavior came out of nowhere. Tonight I sat him on my gloved hand, after a major struggle to get him out of my cage.
And every time he opened his mouth to bite, I stuffed a superworm in it.
I'll try this for a while.
He was supposed to be a part of an educational exhibit, but if I cant stop this behavior, I'm not sure I'll keep him.
Aggressive animals dont bother me. I do keep lots of herps, so I'm used to weird behavior from time to time.
But an aggressive dragon wont cut it.
I'm wondering if sexual maturity plays a part in this?

purely from a behavioral point of view. When he opens up to bite and you stuff a superworm in is that rewarding him every time he goes to bite. Mine are really docile but would it work better if you sprayed a leather glove with something like bitter apple spray (non toxic spray for feather picking birds)
Then go touch him and let him bite the freshly sprayed glove. I don't know if something like that would work so beardie experts please tell us what you think. Would the bitter taste deter him from biting in the future if you did that a couple of times.
Just your luck he would love the taste of it. LOL
If it does not work maybe just accepting that his personality is just feisty. Maybe he would be a better display animal than touchy feely.

Is this thread for real?

And why would'nt it be? Is this any less important than say...
"Really Cute Picture"?
I'm guessing an expert such as yourself, would'nt be much interested in one little aggressive dragon.