I heard that arm waving and head bobbing is normal bearded dragon behaviour but what does it mean if the bearded dragon doesn't do this? I have never seen my bearded dragon do either of these things. What does the arm waving and head bobbing mean anyway, is it a territorial thing? If so could my Bearded Dragon just be fairly happy in his surroundings and not feel the need to do it? And are there any other kinds of behaviour I should look out for?

I also have another question. My baby bearded dragon seems to be very attached to me and my boyfriend but can a bearded dragon actually get too attached? I had him out of his cage at night a couple of times and he fell asleep curled up on my tummy. Tonight when I turned his lights off he actually jumped up to the door of his enclosure and started scrambling at the glass. I took him out and he was curled up on my finger and asleep before I even sat down!! He just loves to be out and about, loves to be stroked ad likes to climb around Exactly how often should I take my Bearded Dragon out of his cage and for how long?

He is acting totally normal. Yes arm waving and head bobbing is a territory thing like look At me, I am big, stay out of my area. As far as getting attached, I dont think they do this but you never know. They do like attention and just like to run around.

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MARSHA

:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

Mine has never displayed any headbobbing or arm waving either, but I think he's fine. Whether Bearded Dragons, or any reptiles can display favoritism and attachment in people is currently up for debate in my house. I've never seen fitzgerald hiss or puff up dramatically, but my mom claims he does this to her if she tries to get him out. Whether this shows a people preference or not is a grey area for me.

I wouldn't worry. My Bearded Dragons never do the arm waiving, tho I have had some that do. The only time my male does head bobbing is when he is trying to breed. You don't have to worry tho, not all Bearded Dragons will necessarily do these things.

If bearded dragons are anything like water dragons, which behavior wise, they may be similar. My female bobbed her head and waived her arm even before I had brought another dragon into my home. I heard this is for many reasons, to establish dominance or to attract a mate. I think she was just coming into adulthood and natural instinct kicked in... I'm suppose to do this. As for getting attached to humans. My water dragons are both extremely attached to me. When I get home, they claw at the door of their enclosure because they want me to take them out. They love to be held and will snuggle up to my neck and fall asleep there. And, its like a sleeping baby when you think you've finally got them down - so, you move to put them in the crib. Well, when I try to put my girls back, they aren't going to have it. They will crawl back up my arm - they just want to be with me while I'm watching TV or whatever. Also, they love to have their heads, back, etc. rubbed... just like a cat or dog. They will close their eyes and relax... and the minute I stop his, they will open their eyes and look at me like "why are you stopping". My kids actually have some sibling rivalry going with my girls. They only want me to hold them and the kids say they are spoiled. LOL. If I let someone else hold them, they just jump back to me. Hope this helps.

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Blondie does the exact same thing!! He's incredibly affectionate. I take him out every night for a cuddle before he goes to bed

haha blondie is curled up in the hair at the back of my neck right now, he climbs up there every time I take him out he seems to like it

I think after having a reptile for a few weeks and they realize that you are the source of their food and water. As well that you are the one taking care of them and not trying to eat them. They begin to trust you and possibly even become attached, allowing YOU to handle them and act more nervous around others.

The arm waving and head bobbing is a sign of dominance and submission. Often the one trying to show dominance will bob its head, and another will slowly wave its arm to show submission and that it accepts the other is dominant. Usually it's a larger one doing the bobbing and a smaller one doing the waving. Or a male bobbing and a female waving.

When our male and female were in a cage together the male would often bob at her and she would wave back, even though the male was the smaller of the two. Our 2 females did it a lot when we made their new cage. The slightly larger one would bob and the smaller one would wave. We also see it done between bearded dragons that aren't even in the same enclosure. Can occasionally see our small bearded dragon that's in its own 10 gal standing near the glass and waving at the larger ones that it can see on the opposite side of the room.

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i'd be better off opening my own small zoo.

I don't believe that has anything to do with arm waving and head bobbing.

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MARSHA

:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

I was referring to sapphrieran's post about her wd's being attached to her.