Cherri-New Pics 5/24

[MissT]

Hooray! I think they are so cute but i've never seen a mountain horned except on documentaries (hence how excited I am about the prospect of pictures of them!!!)

Im sure Miss (insert chosen name here) will love her new viv!! Sounds like you have put a LOT of work into it!

 

[DragonMomSandy]

T, Actually hubby has a lot of work in it! LOL I'm just sealing it with the polyurethane. He built it while I was at work on Fri. He's kinda handy to have around! :wink: I'm so anxious to get her into her new viv, I really hate it that she's in such a small, if temporary, space.

The MHDs are really a beautiful, small lizard. The have a very "raptor-like" look to them. Very dino-like! LOL There are 4 species of MHD. Mine are Acanthasaura Capra. I have some really good info on these guys, which took a LOT of digging to find-there aren't that many of us out there keeping and breeding this lizard, so there is minimal info on them. If you'd like some pics of all the species and info, I can get it to you. Might be an interesting little tidbit of info to share with your school kids.

 

[MissT]

That would be fab, Sandy! Im thinking of doing a topic on 'birds, bugs and beasts' next term so the more 'beasts' I can get info on the better!

 

[DragonMomSandy]

T, I'll go through some of my research notes on the MHDs and get you some info and pics. I'll PM it to you and you are free to use as much or as little as you like. I think the MHD is such an interesting looking lizard, that raptor-like appearance, that the kids might really like them.

 

[spurlee01]

Oh I searched for pics of them and they are cool lookin! You'll definitely have to post pics of yours!

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Sara, I will post some pics of them soon. The female is in full shed and looks so grey right now. The male is just finishing a shed. They are quite pretty.

 

[pudden318]

whats the full name i want to go google them

 

[spurlee01]

Horned mountain dragon

 

[pudden318]

they're cool looking, ive never seen one of those before.

sandy which kind do you have i see they have different versions

 

[spurlee01]

Acanthasaura Capra

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Well, I've finally decided on the name. I've decided we are going to call her Cherri, short for Cherish and to play on her color. Thank you to both Sara and Janie (zebraflavencs) for the suggestion. It really seems to fit her little personality. And I have a few new Pics of Cherri to show off to you all and a couple pics of the viv-in-progress.

Posing pretty for Assassin (she's quite the little flirt)

Here she was giving him a bit of stink eye! He was head bobbing at her.

And a couple pics of the new viv.

I have it sitting on one end so that I can reach the entire inside as I put on the polyurethane.

I spent most of my day applying coat after coat of the polyurethane, about every 2 to 3 hours. In a couple days, it'll be all ready for Cherri to move in!

 

[spurlee01]

Yay!! I like "Cherri". I bet she will love her new viv!

 

[Jess]

Shes so pretty!! <3 And I love the name- it definatly suits her! :love5:

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Thanks Jess.

Sara, I knew you'd like it! LOL I had made my decision by this morning, but wanted to wait just a little longer to post it. :wink:

 

[spurlee01]

Makin me sweat it out! Not very nice Sandy!