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Are they easy to tame? Docile?Their temperament is more close to beardies or to iguanas?Before bying one i wanted to be sure im not going to have a green monster in my house!lol!

Flavia

Beardies to Green iguanas, that a pretty broad range. Iguanas, have the largest testicals for any land animal, in ratio to their size. That's alot of testosterone flowing in there viens. While the males are prone to steroid rages similar to bulls, the females tend to be alot better. Bearded dragons, are about as docile as lizards can get, with the possible acception of a plated lizard. Waterdragons can be as docile as beardies, and as wild as a male green iguana, it varies, they also go through stages. Babies tend to be docile,1-3mnths. Juveniles tend to be flighty and anxious, 3mnths-2years. Adults calm down quite a bit, but vary in the kind of interaction they will endure. I 've a male that is just like a beardie in that you can pick him up without any struggle at all. I also have a female that will take food from you hand, can be touched, and is calm as long she is allowed to remain on her branch, but squirms when handled.

Very well written.Very good explanation.Thanks!

I have a large male who is very tame, most of the time. He takes food from my hand as well. But he is not tame with the food. But he does have very bad snout damage, very bad.

I can hold him on my body like you would a beardie, look at some of my pics, but for no reason he will jolt. he will curl up with a soft blanket and sleep on my bed, and then wake up and run into the wall....then do the same.

he will attack the tv, then stare at it in awe. pretty much, you will not have a green monster, but something with more personality than any human or animal that you have ever met if it is like mine.

Sounds like you and your dragon get on well. Kind of cute! I have noticed lately that mine (age 2 ) is noticing his reflection on the smoked acrylic of his enclosure and responding as if another male were in the vicinity. At least I guess that's what he's doing with his chin all puffed out and waving his arm at himself. It appears that my guy is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. LOL I hope he doesn't scare himself!
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dianedfisher@yahoo.com

My 3 CWD-Avanyu, Tripod and Drago

Yeah, mine's a little over a year and he's crazy. He has his moods though. Some days he will sit on my shoulder or desk and not move for hours. Than the next day, I can hardly touch him. I hate those days because those are his "suicide leap" days. As soon as I pick him up and get him out of the tank, he jumps back at it, usually hitting the front glass and falling to the floor. He's not a bright one.

i hear ya. my guy jumped at a passing mirror, hit it and landed on the floor once, only to run into the mirror again and again until i was able to grab him

he's not too smart either....

so if you want einstein, get a tortoise, but if you want fun...get a cwd!

Actually it's considered an advanced cognitive trait to be able to recognize ones self in the mirror. Most animals do not respond to their reflexions or do so as though it were another animal. Monkeys will act aggressivily to their own reflexions, but turn to face a person or another animal approaching from behind, visible in the mirror. So they seem to realize its a reflexion but unable to form a visual concept of self. Apes will react much as humans do, although a little more base then we are willing to behave in public. They will groom themselves and inspect their nether regions.