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Head bobbing is a sign of dominance for a bearded dragon. It is common to see male beardies head bob and less common amongst females as they are usually a little more relaxed.

It is perfectly normal so nothing to worry about.

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It's showing it's dominance. When they wave their arm they are being submissive

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Q: What does it mean when your male bearded dragon bobs his head up and down?
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Your bearded dragon keeps waving?

There are 2 types of bearded dragons. Submissive dragons and dominant dragons. When your BD waves it's arm it's being submissive. When it bobs it's head up and down it's being dominant.


Why is your male bearded dragon shaking his head up and down to your female bearded dragon and why is your female bearded dragon waving back to your male bearded dragon?

Because their getting comfortable before they feel they can mate, they mght ater mating to kill akwardness{THEIR HORNY} The male doing the head bobbing is showing that he is the dominant one and the female doing the arm waving is showing she is the submissive one. Sometimes these rolls are reversed as well.


What does it mean when your bearded dragon bobs his head?

When normally a male bearded dragon bobs it's head up and down, it's telling you that it's the boss or that it's in charge of everything. Sometimes bearded dragons bob their head when they are annoyed! Head bobbing can be seen in females as well; this will be a much slower motion, more exaggerated motion and is a sign of submission to a dominant male.


How lagre do the bearded dragon gets?

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Why does my female bearded dragon biting female bearded dragon?

are you sure its your female biting your other female? because males bite the the back of the females head when there trying to mate.


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It depends what you mean by 'like a bearded dragon' Depending on the circumstances, Bearded Dragons communicate with their peers by head-bobbing, and arm waving. If you mean can a human communicate with a bearded dragon, then the answer is no !


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