jarich
11-04-11, 08:45 AM
...but I do it anyway...and now I have a bearded dragon. What? Your uncle bought it and then left and you dont want to take care of it? SURE Ill take it off your hands for nothing! You want to give me the tank as well? And the wood? SURE! Its hard to say no to your addiction when people are willing to feed it for free :cool:
Anyway without further ado, here is Xerxes!
Ive got him (I hope its a him or Im going to have to rename it) in a 30 gallon tank for now. Ill get it in a bigger tank right away (been eyeing up that 55 gallon on CL too). He has a ReptiSun 5, a basking lamp, washed playsand substrate, a few different logs and a water dish. I know they generally dont drink from a water dish, but I figured I would try it first and then remove it later if he is one of the ones that doesnt. Hides seem to be a point of contention in the caresheets Ive read, and since there are natural hides under the wood pieces I thought I would leave it out and give him more room to play. He is a very inquisitive little guy, not shy at all so far. He ate right away when I got him home; mowed down a big helping of dusted mealworms. I have shredded collard greens and green beans in there for him as well (loved the collards, not so much the beans). His basking spot is 102 F, the cool side of the tank is 80 and the warm side 91.
This is my first bearded and its very interesting to have an animal that seems to actually respond to being held. Ive tried to leave him so far so he has time to get used to his new home, but he will follow my every movement from his tank. I spent hours combing over caresheets, but if Im missing anything please let me know.http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/jrichholt/beardeddragon2.jpg
Anyway without further ado, here is Xerxes!
Ive got him (I hope its a him or Im going to have to rename it) in a 30 gallon tank for now. Ill get it in a bigger tank right away (been eyeing up that 55 gallon on CL too). He has a ReptiSun 5, a basking lamp, washed playsand substrate, a few different logs and a water dish. I know they generally dont drink from a water dish, but I figured I would try it first and then remove it later if he is one of the ones that doesnt. Hides seem to be a point of contention in the caresheets Ive read, and since there are natural hides under the wood pieces I thought I would leave it out and give him more room to play. He is a very inquisitive little guy, not shy at all so far. He ate right away when I got him home; mowed down a big helping of dusted mealworms. I have shredded collard greens and green beans in there for him as well (loved the collards, not so much the beans). His basking spot is 102 F, the cool side of the tank is 80 and the warm side 91.
This is my first bearded and its very interesting to have an animal that seems to actually respond to being held. Ive tried to leave him so far so he has time to get used to his new home, but he will follow my every movement from his tank. I spent hours combing over caresheets, but if Im missing anything please let me know.http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/jrichholt/beardeddragon2.jpg