The Bearded Dragon

Are there any beardie lovers out there? Aren’t they incredible pets? We had one for a number of years (RIP Sandy) that brought lots of joy to our lives. Watching her as a tiny reptile running around her habitat chasing little crickets, to a full grown beardie sunning herself on her hammock, it was all great fun together.

What got me most about the beardies is their incredible ability to sleep at any moment. Literally, one minute she would look like this…

Doesn’t she look like she’s aware and awake, ready to pounce on any nearby prey? Turn your head for a second, and when you turn it back around, you’ll see this…!

They have an incredible ability to fall asleep instantly, magically locking into whatever position they were last while awake! I came to her habitat one morning, the lights were still off, and I found a cricket sleeping on her head and she was fully asleep!!

Awesome.