Hello everyone!
We got our dragon baby on April 2, but I am just now starting this thread because until last week, my fiancé and I could not settle on a name.
My fiancé is in the army, so he only met our beardie when he was on leave last week. He came up with the name Mushu, and it's kind of stuck. For those of you that might not be familiar with the movie, Mushu is the name of the small red dragon in the Disney film Mulan.
So now that Mushu has a name, it is way easier to write about him.
Mushu was born on January 11, 2014. He was bred by Atomic Lizard Ranch. When I bought him, he was a little over nine inches.
It was a little difficult getting everything ready by myself, but I work at a pet store so at least things were accessible. Also lucky- the dollar a gallon sale came around right when I was ready to set up for Mushu!
I had to enlist the help of one if my coworkers in order to jam the tank into my Mustang.
After a lot of debating, I went with tile flooring.
After getting his tank, lighting, and food all ready, all I had to do was wait. Luckily, he arrived right on time. Around noon on April 2, Fed Ex dropped him off. I opened the bag expecting to have to dig around in the newspaper shavings to find him, but instead he had his head poking out, staring right at me. His body was in shed, so I didn't get to see his real colors right away, but I was just excited that he had finally arrived. It was really hard not to pester him for the first few days.
First day home! When he arrived, he was a little over nine inches.
I found out quickly that the breeder was not kidding when she said that he was a big eater! I was worried he might be off his food because of relocation stress, but he quickly proved me wrong. He can eat fifty plus insects a day, easily. He enjoys salad also, but usually only when I'm not looking. Cool kids don't eat greens.
He has a bath about once a week. Bath time is not his absolute favorite, but he handles it well.
I have way too many pictures of this little guy. These are some of his cage time pictures. I made the hammock for him a couple of weeks ago. I had the suction cups left over from a project and the flannel from a quilt I made for my fiancé- so why not? Mushu LOVES hanging out in his hammock.
Today, Mushu is four months and two days old! I try to measure him every week or two. He wasn't straightening out well today but he's around 12 or 12 1/2 inches long! We also took a couple of pictures while getting ready this morning. Mushu likes to give makeup and outfit advice.
We got our dragon baby on April 2, but I am just now starting this thread because until last week, my fiancé and I could not settle on a name.
My fiancé is in the army, so he only met our beardie when he was on leave last week. He came up with the name Mushu, and it's kind of stuck. For those of you that might not be familiar with the movie, Mushu is the name of the small red dragon in the Disney film Mulan.
So now that Mushu has a name, it is way easier to write about him.
Mushu was born on January 11, 2014. He was bred by Atomic Lizard Ranch. When I bought him, he was a little over nine inches.
It was a little difficult getting everything ready by myself, but I work at a pet store so at least things were accessible. Also lucky- the dollar a gallon sale came around right when I was ready to set up for Mushu!
I had to enlist the help of one if my coworkers in order to jam the tank into my Mustang.
After a lot of debating, I went with tile flooring.
After getting his tank, lighting, and food all ready, all I had to do was wait. Luckily, he arrived right on time. Around noon on April 2, Fed Ex dropped him off. I opened the bag expecting to have to dig around in the newspaper shavings to find him, but instead he had his head poking out, staring right at me. His body was in shed, so I didn't get to see his real colors right away, but I was just excited that he had finally arrived. It was really hard not to pester him for the first few days.
First day home! When he arrived, he was a little over nine inches.
I found out quickly that the breeder was not kidding when she said that he was a big eater! I was worried he might be off his food because of relocation stress, but he quickly proved me wrong. He can eat fifty plus insects a day, easily. He enjoys salad also, but usually only when I'm not looking. Cool kids don't eat greens.
He has a bath about once a week. Bath time is not his absolute favorite, but he handles it well.
I have way too many pictures of this little guy. These are some of his cage time pictures. I made the hammock for him a couple of weeks ago. I had the suction cups left over from a project and the flannel from a quilt I made for my fiancé- so why not? Mushu LOVES hanging out in his hammock.
Today, Mushu is four months and two days old! I try to measure him every week or two. He wasn't straightening out well today but he's around 12 or 12 1/2 inches long! We also took a couple of pictures while getting ready this morning. Mushu likes to give makeup and outfit advice.
He actually did eat in front of me yesterday- I was so surprised, I had to take a video!
If you are not prepared or willing to provide the animals necessities then don't buy it! It's like people asking for advice then saying nah that isn't what I wanted to hear. 
