Stress Marks

[blackclaw83]

Ok before posting this i have been looking around and cant find the info i have been looking for. I am tring to find out what are stress marks. That way if Spazz gets them i will know it. He has been acting kinda finiki today so. I am just keeping an eye on him. He wouldnt go after a mealworm or a crix.

 

[Aleena]

Stress marks are the pretty designs on your beardies belly that darken and lighten based on heat, stress... many other factors other than stress. Stress marks are always visible, more so when the BD is cooler and darker colored, stress plays a very small role.

 

[Aleena]

I didn't word that very well, but you get the idea.

 

[Alisha OK]

https://p.twimg.com/AyPwmjNCYAEL7_U.jpg hopefully this shows stress marks, these were on my brothers dragon Hershel
if you can see how dark they are compared to how white they usually are

NOTE:this picture is 5 days ago, he isn't this way anymore

 

[blackclaw83]

so they are normal basicly? they really have little to do with stress?

 

[Germ]

Yes, they are inaccurately, commonly called stress marks. They are more noticeable on young BDs, part of the markings that are affected by many different things, temperature, mood, lighting, time of day & yes at times stress. They are a very normal part of the coloring that comes & goes, sometimes quite quickly, that is more prevalent in younger BDs & generally no cause for concern.

 

[blackclaw83]

Ok cool. I heard stress and was like....AHHHH

 

[Pat B]

Yes, they are inaccurately, commonly called stress marks. They are more noticeable on young BDs, part of the markings that are affected by many different things, temperature, mood, lighting, time of day & yes at times stress. They are a very normal part of the coloring that comes & goes, sometimes quite quickly, that is more prevalent in younger BDs & generally no cause for concern.

Oh boy....if those marks are due to moods...then my beardie is p***** off all the time!!

 

[blackclaw83]

you know thats what im saying

Oh boy....if those marks are due to moods...then my beardie is p***** off all the time!!

 

[Germ]

Being P'd off is not the only mood a BD gets & is not the only reason for them, at times there is no particular reason, simply are more noticeable on some BDs. On some you will almost never see them, if ever, depends a lot on the their particular pigmentation. Just like some BDs will have much blacker beards when excited or threatened than others, just as excited or threatened, but just different BDs.

 

[Pat B]

ok....thanks....they used to bother me because I thought maybe something was wrong but didn't know what. now that you have reassured me....akuna matada (no more worries)

 

[blackclaw83]

DANG IT PAT It means No worries.......if you are going to quote the most famous pair of animal actors of our time.....

 

[Pat B]

DANG IT PAT It means No worries.......if you are going to quote the most famous pair of animal actors of our time.....

ok ok ok.... I just added one little word.... !!

 

[Aleena]

You guys are too funny.