The body of a Bearded Dragon (Pogona Vitticeps)

Head Bobbing is to recognize other beardies from a close distance. Another reason for this behavior is a territorial thing going on between males. Or the males do this to impress a female.

Arm Waving is for beardies to recognize one another from a far distance; kind of like saying, "Hello!" This behavior will also occur when a beardie is intimidated by the other one and will wave their arm as a meaning of "don't hurt me, I mean no harm." Babies will also arm wave to experiment.

Beard turns black because the beardie is really agitated or suddenly frightened . Also this can happen when a territorial dispute is going on to threaten or to intimidate the competitor, and a lot of the times this blackened beard occurs for mating purposes.

  body, beardies flatten out to absorb more warmth from the sunlight or they use this to make them self look bigger when they think they are being threatened.

Open mouth, if a beardies hisses with their mouth open it is a threat to stay away, but if a beardie just opens his mouth, it usually means that he is overheating. It helps them cool off their body temperature by releasing the heat out of their mouth. Which is called gaping.

Bulging Eyes, it is normal for a beardie to bulge their eyes. Beardies do this type of behavior right before they shed the skin around their eyes, to loosen the old skin around their eyes, or they may do it to thermo regulate.

Digesting, beardies digest in a totally different way than we do. They have bacteria in there stomach to break down there food. This bacteria can only break down food when the temperature is 90°F-105°F.

Catching Prey, in the wild beardies use a clever way to catch their prey. What they do is, they lay there belly close to the ground. On sand, they can feel vibrations from there prey, so they are able to detect them exactly were they are. Good method! This can also warn them if a predator is close by.

Colors, beardies can see colors just like humans. There are certain colors that attract them in the wild to show them their variety of foods. The colors a beardie that most attract them are: red, orange, yellow, green, and brown because these are the colors of the flowers or insects that they would normally eat in the wild. What I have noticed over time is that beardies are also attracted to shiny objects so in the wild they can see the sun glisten off an insect.

Soaking Your Beardie(s) Soaking your beardie once a week is a good thing. It keeps them hydrated. Soak them in a water temperature of  85°F

Signs of Dehydration

• Dry Poo
• Very lose skin
• Tired (sluggish)
• Less of an appetite