Curious drumming
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If you are wondering if your BTS is acting normally or might be sick, this is where you can get help with that.
This is also where you can have some FUN while sharing the enjoyment you get from your blueys!
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- Bluey Beginner
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Curious drumming
My bts was hunting a cricket, hes in a 75gal. He crawled on top of a cork round, cocked his head and started drumming both arms on bark. I was a couple feet away and had a terrifying thought it was a seizure. But he stopped and cocked his head back and forth, looked back at me then more drumming. I could hear the cricket chirping and figured it may have been a hunting behaviour. He was all around the cork, i peeked and the cricket was under. Have you guys seen this drumming with both front arms?
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- Bluey Beginner
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Re: Curious drumming
Nice, I'd love to see a video of this. The other day, I noticed mine "pounding" his basking rock with its right hand while basking. It wasn't a fast or strong pounding, just the arm motion of pounding, for about every 5 secs for about 5 mins straight.
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- Bluey Beginner
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Re: Curious drumming
Yes, it sounds like hunting behavior.
In studies, North American Wood turtles have been shown to stomp their feet and shells on the ground, in an effort to drive earthworms to the surface.
In studies, North American Wood turtles have been shown to stomp their feet and shells on the ground, in an effort to drive earthworms to the surface.
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Re: Curious drumming
I've never seen a bluey do this as I only feed incapacitated insects in a bowl (I don't want uneaten ones running around in the cage) but I have witnessed this behavior in bearded dragons right before they lunged at live prey.
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Re: Curious drumming
Thanks for the response from everyone. I like animals, reptiles especially but im not sure i could have found a creature that enraptures me as much. The keen observation and quick learning is fantastic. Catching instinct behaviour is amazing to get to observe
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Re: Curious drumming
I've occasionally seen skinks and dragons in the wild doing the drumming thing in the wild....I was told by an expert national park ranger that is often part of the mating rituals with skinks and dragons , and he's signally other males that "this is his territory" , and also signally to the resident females in his territory (males have very large territories which has several territories "owned" by the females in his harem in it.
Anyone who has a male and female beardie will see this from the male along with vigorous head nodding.
I've seen water skinks doing this too. Not always to signal at a potential rival males and mates. They look at me and head nod and stamp their feet when demanding food treats.
I've also seen a video in one of Attenborough's wildlife documentaries of lizards doing this too.
Anyone who has a male and female beardie will see this from the male along with vigorous head nodding.
I've seen water skinks doing this too. Not always to signal at a potential rival males and mates. They look at me and head nod and stamp their feet when demanding food treats.
I've also seen a video in one of Attenborough's wildlife documentaries of lizards doing this too.
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