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Normal breathing?

chesterthebeardie

Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hey guys I have another question hopefully someone can help! My little guy doesn’t mind being handled at all he actually ends up napping or just chilling on my shoulder. Every now and then I noticed he gets “zoomies” and wants to run EVERYWHERE because of that he starts breathing a lot harder. I was just wondering if that was normal or if his breathing should always be the same. I figured since he’s running around it would be similar to a human as in being a little out of breath. Let me know! I will probably have more questions soon :)
 

Sadie

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Hey guys I have another question hopefully someone can help! My little guy doesn’t mind being handled at all he actually ends up napping or just chilling on my shoulder. Every now and then I noticed he gets “zoomies” and wants to run EVERYWHERE because of that he starts breathing a lot harder. I was just wondering if that was normal or if his breathing should always be the same. I figured since he’s running around it would be similar to a human as in being a little out of breath. Let me know! I will probably have more questions soon :)
Correct --- please NO more shoulder riding -- little ones are known to jump off and end up getting hurt really bad -- make sure you keep your hands over him at all times when carrying him around
 

chesterthebeardie

Bearded Dragon Egg
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Correct --- please NO more shoulder riding -- little ones are known to jump off and end up getting hurt really bad -- make sure you keep your hands over him at all times when carrying him around
i probably should have prefaced the shoulder riding with while i’m sitting on the couch.. it’s more on my chest then anything! but i will keep that in mind!
 
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