hey i got my first beardie 5 days ago he is still black bearding but however when you walk past his viv he black beards but today i done a test i held him in the room with his viv and the parrot i got him out he black bearded but when i went in the front room he put it down so i said to my wife to walk past him to see what he does he didnt blackbeared we did again but no black beard