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I keep my beardie Spike in the living room and even though there is some light, he has a dark space in his enclosure that he sleeps just fine in. A little bit ago (2:30 AM) he woke up and started running and jumping around his enclosure like the devil was chasing him. He was all puffed up and his beard as black as can be. I held him for a little while and he calmed down. I put him back in his little bed, but he went back to the opposite corner where he was going crazy earlier...just sitting there up against the glass now. He’s about 6 months old, confirmed male and is healthy. I can only think of 2 possible causes for him waking and going crazy...a cricket bit him (found one in his enclosure) or he had a nightmare. I removed the cricket and at current see no signs of a bite. Also, he did have a few tiny pieces of his salad that he threw around that I would think a cricket would eat before biting him. So, can beardies have nightmares? Has this happened to anyone else? He’s my first beardie so I’m learning about their behaviors as I go.