falkor's story

so, i thought i'd go ahead and start up an ongoing thread for falkor. if you're interested in reading about his beginnings and the mini adventure i've gone through trying to right the wrongs of the pet store, check out my introduction thread here - viewtopic.php?f=44&t=131036&start=0. either way, i'm going to go ahead and repost the pictures from that thread and continue to add to them


the day i brought him home along with his original setup:

his current setup (the middle is a little dirty from calcium dust - time to clean the carpet)

almost looks like it could have been take outside - well, except for that black cord ;-)

"i'm sure i could reach that plateau...doesn't look that far..."

i LOVE how this shot turned out:

here's a funny shot i took the other night of him sleeping. he normally sleeps up on his branch, but on this particular night, he didn't quite make it before falling asleep :-D

hunting crickets:

hanging out on my hand while shedding his legs:

another cool close-up:

trying to surf the internet - sorry buddy, you just don't weigh enough to press down the keys:

i just bought some slate tile tonight and i have it all ready to go in. that'll happen as soon as i get out of work tomorrow. count on some more pictures then. i'm so excited - i think it'll look really cool :-D

 

[nair88]

update time! falkor gained another 19 grams this week. she's now at 279 grams and 17" long. she went through a body shed this week. took a couple of days and she wasn't all too happy about it, but it went smoother than her head shed did last week. i have also been increasing her dubia intake. i've been doing my best to only select male nymphs to feed her so i don't cripple the colony at all since it isn't fully established yet. needless to say, she love loves her roaches. the good thing is that she'll still eat her crickets as well. i love that she doesn't seem to be a picky eater at all falkor has also taken to playing the piano. or rather, she likes to sit on my shoulder while i play since she's not quite heavy enough to push the keys down herself ;-) here's a video of "us" playing it. btw, the piano needs a tune, but it sounds really good for having sat in a dusty basement for the last couple of years, so i'm happy for now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2YVIRAo6SA


on to the pictures!

weekly weigh-in:

a couple of pictures of her trying to play the piano:

just a random cool picture:

larissa took this picture of us while i was working on my computer. i thought it was cool how it looks like falkor is looking at whatever i'm looking at.

i took the next several pictures to show the progression of her back shed during the course of a couple of days. shortly after the last picture was taken, i gave her a bath and the rest of the skin fell right off.

here, she has just noticed that i got some dubia out. she glass danced like i've never seen her glass dance before.

after eating a couple of dubia, she was looking for more, but didn't see this one at first...

...but it didn't take her long to find it ;-) also, i'm happy that i finally got a shot of her sticking her tongue out. she's usually so fast and i never quite time the picture correctly.

finally, here's a picture of a female dubia surrounded by several babies. this is the first time i've seen this in my colony, so i was pretty excited. i mean, they've obviously been breeding, but i'd never actually seen this before.

 

[Phoenix17June2009]

she looks so very happy! Juuji's body has blown up lol!~!! you're right, our beardies are on the same shed schedule .... for now anyways lol she is looking great as always and her colors are really starting to come through! shes so beautiful

 

[NavyxWife]

Our dragons have the same name haha

He is beautiful

 

[nair88]

she looks so very happy! Juuji's body has blown up lol!~!! you're right, our beardies are on the same shed schedule .... for now anyways lol she is looking great as always and her colors are really starting to come through! shes so beautiful

haha yeah, shedding is so unpredictable, i'm sure they'll never do it again at the same time ;-) and yeah, i'm loving the colors that are showing up. when i first got her, she was mainly grey and brown. i would have never guessed that shewas going to end up with so many orange highlights. i love the orange in her beard and and i especially love the orange eye shadow ;-)

Our dragons have the same name haha

He is beautiful

thanks! that's cool! i always enjoy finding other falkors

 

[puppytoes72]

Wow,you are really good at the piano! :shock: How long have you been playing?

Falkor looks beautiful as always,and she looks so relaxed on your shoulder

PS: That is so cute the way the baby dubias are huddled around their mommy I raised dubias for awhile but Jojo didn't like them. I might try again someday with Gemini.

 

[nair88]

Wow,you are really good at the piano! :shock: How long have you been playing?

haha, thanks! i've played since around 4th grade - so it's been about 23 years. though i didn't receive any "formal" training until i was in high school - i just kind of started playing songs i heard on the radio. i haven't really focused on the playing technique as much as i would like though. at some point in high school, my attentions mainly turned to writing and recording music and if i did play live, it was usually on guitar. i have a link to some of my music over under my username - it's the website one. or you can just click here - http://www.reverbnation.com/controller/audio_player/detachable_player/artist_489097?autoPlay=true

anyway, i'm really excited to finally have a piano in the house. i haven't had one since i lived with my parents so i'm looking forward to being able to develop my technique some more. also, i've started giving my wife lessons since she's always wanted to learn but never had the opportunity

Falkor looks beautiful as always,and she looks so relaxed on your shoulder

awww thanks! :-D

PS: That is so cute the way the baby dubias are huddled around their mommy I raised dubias for awhile but Jojo didn't like them. I might try again someday with Gemini.

falkor definitely loves them. the way i looked at it when i decided to start the colony was that if she decided that she didn't like them, then i would start selling them - and then use that money to buy crickets. so i figured it was a win either way. so, i guess what i'm saying is that you should just go ahead and give it a go ;-)

 

[mistegirl]

What an awesome little girl and growing like a weed! Enjoying the diary, it's clear she's well loved

 

[nair88]

What an awesome little girl and growing like a weed! Enjoying the diary, it's clear she's well loved

thanks! glad you enjoy reading about her :-D

 

[nair88]

well, falkor is now 17.5 inches long and has put on another 20 grams which means that she is just shy of the 300 mark nothing too exciting or out of the ordinary happened this week, so i'll just jump right into the pictures.


weekly weigh-in:

here is the sleeping position of the week. not entirely unlike some of her other positions. i just always enjoy seeing how she places her arms

here's a picture in her bath. just look at that cute face! how could anyone ever say no to that?

here's a picture of her hunting a roach down while she seems completely oblivious that her hand is sitting right on top of another one. either that or she's covering the roach's eyes so it doesn't witness the carnage that's about to ensue, lol.

finally, here is a picture of a couple of roaches mating. yet another "first sighting" for me. it was funny because they were right on top when i opened the bin and they tried to run for cover. of course, the female just dragged the male around everywhere while he helplessly fluttered his wings.

 

[LittleOne2321]

The bath time face is too cute! That picture of the roaches mating is just hilarious. :lol:

 

[nair88]

The bath time face is too cute! That picture of the roaches mating is just hilarious. :lol:

haha, thanks!

 

[NCSUCarrie]

awww Cute pics She's growing like a weed !!
The close up face picture is just pure cuteness *wink* More dubia's dad ! pppllllease :lol:
And her stepping on the one while going after the other... lol I'm sure she was just sparing the roach's delicate feelings - don't watch..it'll alllll be fine... really... :twisted: hehe
I enjoyed the update

 

[nair88]

awww Cute pics She's growing like a weed !!
The close up face picture is just pure cuteness *wink* More dubia's dad ! pppllllease :lol:

thanks carrie!

And her stepping on the one while going after the other... lol I'm sure she was just sparing the roach's delicate feelings - don't watch..it'll alllll be fine... really... :twisted: hehe
I enjoyed the update

haha, that's exactly what was going on. falkor's such a little devil :twisted:

 

[NCSUCarrie]

haha, that's exactly what was going on. falkor's such a little devil :twisted:

The cuteness is there to fool us all I guess we shouldn't have shared her secrets....well at least the roach's are still in the dark

 

[nair88]

haha, that's exactly what was going on. falkor's such a little devil :twisted:

The cuteness is there to fool us all I guess we shouldn't have shared her secrets....well at least the roach's are still in the dark

they would be if it wasn't for the fact that i just gave them a computer to use...crap! i knew i should have ignored their pleas for internet access!