Once Norbert was finally all settled in we noticed he spent a lot of time trying to climb the glass and it looked like he was freaking out. I looked into some terrarium ideas and some people recommended putting up a landscape backdrop which can reduce his stress and not feel overwhelmed by everything going on outside. We went to our most local pet shop (30 miles away) where we got him and they had a nice desert scene. The owner cut it to the size of our tank and we took it home and taped it on. It covers the back and two sides, leaving only the front open. It actually looks really nice as long as there is no backlight on behind it. It's double sided (aquarium underwater Colosseum scene) so the back shows through if another light is on.
After we put it on Norbert ran over to it and put his little hand on it like "my home!" He still spazzes out sometimes but not as much as before. It looks at it longingly sometimes like he wishes he could go back, even though he was bred in captivity.
Here's a link to some bearded dragon history and facts!
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