Orange/Yellow Leatherback

[Little Wise Owl]

I picked this little girl up at the Etobicoke Reptile Expo this weekend. She's a cutie although she has me concerned... She's biting the rocks in her enclosure.

Here she's preparing to bite the basking rock...
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[lady_bug87]

I wouldn't be concerned, it could be that she is missing a little calcium. When my beardie was small he would lick the rock to pick up fallen calcium powder

[Little Wise Owl]

She's not licking or nipping, she's full on chomping down. Teeth grinding and all. I really hope she grows out of it.

[lady_bug87]

Hmmm... That's odd

[Little Wise Owl]

I contacted the breeder and she thought it was odd as well. lol

If she keeps it up, I'll have to remove the rocks for now. So far she's stopped biting them and I hope it stays that way.

[beardeds4life]

pretty dragon. Hopefully she does grow out of it.

[Little Wise Owl]

Thanks. She's guzzled down a few crickets and some dandelion so far. Hopefully he finds all that tastier than rocks...

[Terranaut]

Very nice. I could not find one so that's great.
When we rescued BamBam he tasted everything in his new enclosure. Now he saves it for food. He had only ever had that pellet beardie food. Should have seen him when I made him a dandelion/squash/carrot salad. Lets just say he got a great dose of calcium. I powder veggies and not bugs. This is a gift right?

[Little Wise Owl]

Sort of a gift for my sister as well as myself (shh) we already have an adult beardie so they're not new to us :)

[beardeds4life]

How old is she?

[Little Wise Owl]

You know what... I'm not entirely sure. I've sent the breeder an email asking.

In the meantime, another photo of her...
http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/556806_10152265514350134_795295989_n.jpg

[beardeds4life]

My guess is 2 months. She is very pretty. I am jealous! How much does she weigh?

[Little Wise Owl]

Again, I'm not sure. I'm still trying to figure out what kind of batteries my reptile scale takes...

[beardeds4life]

usually it says on the back of the door cover

[Little Wise Owl]

I don't think it had one but I could also be blind. lol

The breeder got back to me and said she's 3 months.