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[Alphys] She’s got some odd behaviours that I’m not entirely sure about
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Like, after meals she tends to sit on her rock with her mouth open for awhile
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Internet says that’s often used to regulate body temperature, but then would that apply after eating, too?
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Maybe eating a bunch makes her hotter?? IDK
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She also occasionally does this thing where, like...she tilts her head up, closes her eyes, but then her eyes also bulge out like a frog’s, and she makes a swallowing motion a few times
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I have no idea what that means
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They can't digest food unless they're a certain temp, so that's normal
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And the eye bulge is normal for shedding, which she'll do a lot as a baby
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Okay, glad that is normal! I was worried it was maybe a too much food thing
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But yeah after eating she always plants herself on her basking rock for awhile, so must be trying to get that right temp
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Yep
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And yeah, she just shed again today!
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She honestly gets so active when shedding! Jude scrambling around the enclosure and rubbing against everything
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Thx everybody!
itchy dargon
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Very itchy!
kawaiigami
Sliding just to say I'm enjoying all I'm learning about beardies by reading these Alphys plurks. I mean, I'm always here for pet pictures and stories, but the incidental education is great, too.
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Especially about a type of pet I have no experience and familiarity with.
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it is a bit scary since I have no experience either, but it is nice to learn all this new stuff, too!
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It looks like you did you're doing great. 
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hope so!! ;o;
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does seem like she's still eating and pooping and resting regularly, and she's also getting more used to me holding her, although she does still tend to wanna jump after awhile
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I think she may be a climber...she spends a lot of time on top of her hammock, and when I'm holding her, she's taken to trying to climb up my shoulder
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she's also definitely growing! Looked at some pics of when I first got her and it was like WOAH she was so much smaller and skinnier even a month ago