First aggression dance

[donprec]

Back when I first got Precious, she bobbed her head at her reflection in the tank and then I never saw her do that again. Never once saw her puff out her beard.
But last night, Precious was out for free time on the floor. My son was sitting on the bed and I asked him to hold the skink for a few mins while I'll cleaned out her tank. Precious climbs up the side of the bed and headed to my son. I think she was caught off guard seeing the skink in his lap. She stopped, and then started pounding the bed with her front arm. Then she lowered her body and started sort of shuffling her rear side to side and then bouncing her back legs out and in...like a bucking horse. It was crazy and at first I got scared thinking she couldn't walk, it almost looked like she was having a seizure! I finished cleaning, put the skink back. We're talking to Precious, trying to see if she's okay...she had a seriously mad look on her face! We gave her some treats and I guess calmed her down. She finally climbs on my son's lap, did her little wiggle in his arm to get comfortable on him and then cuddled and relaxed. It was so cute, she had her little arm on his like she was saying "this is mine!"
Once we saw she was okay, we realized that was the first time she had ever showed any sort of aggression! I think she got really PO'd that her snuggle spot (my son) was occupied by the skink! I kind of wish I'd caught that on video because it was actually kind of funny and fascinating.
Has anyone else's beardeds done any funny aggression dances like that?

 

[PatsyB]

Wow, she got that jealous over the skink, that's hilarious! Does the skink even realize any of this is going on?

Luci showed aggression once but it happened so quick that I didn't see everything he did. Dexter was on the floor and he saw her from across the room and his beard got real dark and he did this head bob, you could totally see his strength. Before I knew it he was was next to us and tried to bite her on her back but I scooped her up real quick. She gave me this look like WTH was that?!

Yesterday I had the two of them out, he was in the dining room and she was in the living room with me and I was watching them both. He could see her but he didn't do the black beard/head bob, he sat in the sun and got in this pushup position and reached his head up real high to make himself look bigger, it was pretty funny. Dexter was eating it up too, she kept trying to get a look at him like she was flirting!

 

[Mushuandcricket]

Mushu will act like a tough guy sometimes in the morning. He will puff out his beard and move it back and forth like a frog while standing in a intimidating stance. It cracks me up. As soon as I go to pick him up he is his sweet self again.

 

[donprec]

LOL, aww they all sounded so funny and cute!
I can't tell with the skink, Tequila, if she's just curious or would be aggressive. Last night she didn't even seem to notice Precious and her spectacle. Today I took pics of them together, well...as close as they'll ever be anyway. Precious didn't do her dance or anything aggressive but was watching her. Tequila was really curious and wanted to get closer so I ended the photo session then. Tequila tends to have a more sinister (for lack of better word) expression on her face so it's hard to read her.

She has a little shed that still needs to come off her face

 

[PatsyB]

My heart stopped a minute when I saw the picture of the two of them together. You're right she looks sinister, like she's looking at Precious' leg like she wants to eat it!

I always try to see how far I can go with Dexter and Luci before one of them gets upset and I usually have my camera ready to catch it all! I'm a horrible parent LOL!

 

[donprec]

Yeah, in a perfect world, it would be wonderful if they could all get along at least when they're out for free time! Tequila was with other babies when I got her so she may not yet be in an aggressive stage, I honestly think she was just curious. Her expression is always mean or annoyed looking but she has a very sweet, gentle, curious, baby personality.
The stairs is a more neutral spot that I don't let Precious go to, she climbed a step once but I moved her because she tends to be clumsy. But in my son's room, she's more comfortable and probably feels more ownership there...I am convinced now that in Precious's mind, my son is hers