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Beardonicus
08-12-03, 03:34 PM
Taking a nap:
http://novogate.com/forums/1046/user/6806/2559.jpg
drewlowe
08-12-03, 03:39 PM
awww that is so adorible!!!
Beardonicus
08-12-03, 03:54 PM
Yeah, she is definitely a cutie. TONS of personality. This is my first beardie.
reptilez
08-12-03, 03:57 PM
She does look quit nice.
Good Luck,
-Reptilez
TheRedDragon
08-12-03, 07:40 PM
That is CO CUTE! :)
Beardonicus
08-12-03, 07:44 PM
Yup....if I had to sum her up in one word, 'cute' would be it.
Beardonicus
08-12-03, 08:10 PM
Heres a few more of her......

http://novogate.com/forums/1046/user/6806/2658.jpg

http://novogate.com/forums/1046/user/6806/2659.jpg

http://novogate.com/forums/1046/user/6806/2673.jpg
NewLineReptile
08-12-03, 08:26 PM
Nice! i remember when i first got my beardie now i have 3

Congrats!

Brandon
Pia
08-12-03, 08:27 PM
Very cute!!! Is she a real dwarf? I've seen them mentioned in books but never seen any for sale.
Beardonicus
08-12-03, 08:34 PM
As far as I know she is a real dwarf.....shes not a Rankin's or Lawson's Dragon though, they are the true dwarves.......but instead she is a dwarf P. Vitticeps......she was born last month and is 1/2 the size of all her clutchmates, which I saw when I bought her. The breeder I bought her from has a good reputation for integrity and I don't think would BS me.
Pia
08-12-03, 11:08 PM
I've never heard of a dwarf P. vitticeps. Is she just the runt of the clutch or were one of the parents unusually small? I apologise if I sound like I'm trying to discredit anyone, I'm not, I'm just curious. Bottom line - they're cute at any size. Enjoy her and keep us posted on her size :-)
Big Mike
08-13-03, 07:53 AM
I agree with Pia, probably a runt rather than a "dwarf" beardie. Very cute non-the-less. Feed that little guy a good healthy diet and he should hit a growth spurt. A vet visit and/or fecal test would be a good idea too.
eyespy
08-13-03, 11:31 AM
Real dwarfs are a separate species, one of the two true desert beardies, the Pogona minor or dwarf bearded dragon. The other true desert beardie is the Pogona minima, or western bearded dragon. Both of these guys have their home turf in Western Australia, in and around the Great Sandy Desert.

Vitticeps are semi-arid animals that have much larger bodies and a higher need for water.

That little cutiepie looks all vitti to me.
Beardonicus
08-13-03, 12:43 PM
I guess she is just a runt then, but I love her nontheless.
Pia
08-13-03, 10:45 PM
That's the way!! Good things come in small packages :-)