Autumn's new Official Thread update

I got Autumn roughly a year ago, August 2010. He is from Sandfire Dragon Ranch and a gift from my older sister. I had no idea what I was getting into. I got him home and put him on crushed walnut shells, fed him dusted crickets and mealworms every day. I then found this thread and had to start all over lol. He started in a 20L and has upgraded to a 40 breeder. He grew like a weed when we first got him and thought he was a she for the longest time, hint the name. When he started popping orange and yellow colors, we just stuck with it.

His set up is simple but efficient. He has a stick like thing lol that he has had since he was a baby that he loves. This is what he basks on and the basking temps range from 100-103°. He has a Repti-sun mounted inside his cage roughly 8" from his basking spot, but can get 6" away if he chooses. I have a regular 75W household bulb for his heat source and a 15w bulb for added light on the other. It has came to the point where I am worrying about brumation, so today I added a large hide I made out of a usps flat rate box. I added my old shirt that he sleeps on inside the hide for added comfort. He was not impressed when I placed it into his viv today. I will add some pics in a little bit.

Thanks for reading.

Autumn as a little guy

Autumn as a big boy

 

[Beardednoob]

Oh okay.. makes sense... lol 22 is not a GG now if he was 23 :lol:

 

[Claudiusx]

:roll:
Oh Michael.. Lol.

-Brandon

 

[midmichicer]

Oh okay.. makes sense... lol 22 is not a GG now if he was 23 :lol:

Working on it lol. I got to put him in the beardie stretcher...

 

[Beardednoob]

Thor out grew one of his if you need to borrow it.

 

[midmichicer]

I need the XXL ones.

 

[spurlee01]

Autumn looks soooo much like my Lilly girl. She's also in the 700+. She does supposedly have some GG in her.

 

[midmichicer]

Autumn is starting to slow down on his eating. This will be his first brumation if he decides to go down.

 

[reptilegyrl]

where have i been that i havnt found Autum's thread til now?! what a big beautiful dragon u have! :mrgreen:

 

[midmichicer]

where have i been that i havnt found Autum's thread til now?! what a big beautiful dragon u have! :mrgreen:

Thank you. I have been slacking on updating.

 

[Beardednoob]

where have i been that i havnt found Autum's thread til now?! what a big beautiful dragon u have! :mrgreen:

Thank you. I have been slacking on updating.

Yes, you have. :wink:

 

[midmichicer]

Update on the boss. He is at 753g and still not down for the winter. He has stopped eating, and is chilling on his cool side more and more. There a box in there with my shirt that he sleeps on. He likes to sit on top of the box to sleep instead of inside it. If I put him in there, he wont leave until morning, then he is back on top of it.

 

[reptilegyrl]

big boy! how old is he again?

 

[midmichicer]

big boy! how old is he again?

Yes he is, and he is 15 months.

 

[reptilegyrl]

is that the age they usually go down for brumation? or is there a specific age? im interested to see if he does. i dont know much about it ...i can learn from him.

 

[midmichicer]

I tend to believe around a year old they can go down. He is my oldest, so this is my first time dealing with it.