Central bearded dragon help! Urgent!

[iHerp]

So i have 2 central bearded dragons and i could hold them with no troubles
but then my brother was screaming in front of them and they are now very very very scared i cant even hold them, as soon as i pick them up the run and wont stop running and will try jump out of the enclosure!

HELP PLZ WHAT DO I DO!

 

[KaotikJezta]

Leave them alone and let them settle down again for a few days.

 

[iHerp]

has it happen to you?

 

[maddog-1979]

i agree, leave them alone for a couple days, let them see you put food in and change water, but dont try to pick them up until they have settled down again. they will be fine

 

[iHerp]

%100 sure it will be okay after few days?

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if so im relieved

 

[Stuart]

First off, how long ago did this happen? If it was only a couple of hours ago, put them back in their enclosure and leave them alone for a few days. They don't need comfort, they need to be left alone to settle.

Have a word to your brother and mention that in future, yelling with the dragons out is not a good idea

 

[iHerp]

there in the enclosure, they got spook while being in the enclosure when i picked him up he jumped and went spastic, i will leave them in the enclosure for 3 days without holding them, ill just give them food and change water bowls then i give them a hold in the enclosure and see how they are. my enclosure is outdoors so i dont wanna open the enclosure and they run out.

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they keeped waving there hands and sometimes bopping there heads
whats that mean?

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but they stopped now

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and it looks like they lost weight like alot

 

[dragonlover1]

head bobbing is seen as a form of dominance and waving is basically seen as submission although some say waving is like "hello I am a lizard like you"

 

[JrFear]

It's normal for beardies to do that it's there way of communicating as above leave them alone for a few day to settle they will be okay!

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

how long ago did your brother scare them?

 

[iHerp]

1 hour ago

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

i cant imagine they would lose weight so suddenly.

 

[iHerp]

how come?

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they look half the size

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there 4 months old had them for 2 months with no problems

 

[saintanger]

i agree with previous posts, let them settle down and calm down.

its like having a big dinosaur pick you up and another dinosaur com es up and screams at you, all you want is to be left alone to get over the ordeal in peace and were you feel safe.

also have a good word to your brother about how to act around animals.

head bobing and waving is just their way of comunicating.

doubt they have lost any weight unless they pooed themselves wen your brother screamed lol, sorry could not help myself.

 

[KaotikJezta]

You have 4 month old beardies in an enclosure outside in Melbourne?

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

how come?

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they look half the size

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there 4 months old had them for 2 months with no problems

im relatively new to beardies, but if the have shrunk half their size i would suggest that something happened to your dragons and mum or dad rushed out and got new ones. its not possible for them to lose half there body size in an hour.

 

[iHerp]

You have 4 month old beardies in an enclosure outside in Melbourne?

Its not outside really, its in a closed up area that is outside.

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it stays room temp out there. pretty good illd say

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

Its not outside really, its in a closed up area that is outside.

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it stays room temp out there. pretty good illd say

do you have heating also?

 

[KaotikJezta]

Where did you get the dragons, did they give you husbandry advice?

 

[Tipsylama]

Stop over reacting. just leave them be for a day or two, and its dark now, so you shouldnt be getting them out.