New owner saying hi

Hi all.
Thought I would sign up and day hi from myself and Idris seeing as I've been lurking and learning for the last week .

Idris came into my life last Friday from a pet store type place that specializes in fish and reptiles of all kinds. The lady said Idris is a hypo trans morph of about 8 weeks old, and she (or he ) is just over 8inches long from end to end with a nipped tail and currently weights 52.5 grams . She is really chilled out except for feeding times when she chases hoppers and morio worms around her 3foot viv (bought second hand at the same time complete with bulbs and fittings), and I have only seen her /him puff out the beard once since arriving.
I do have doubts about the hypo trans thing as the nails are not clear and she does have golden irises in her eyes rather than being dark, but that's not important as long as she's happy and healthy.


(Apologies for the upside down and sideways photos)

Stop feeding morio worms immediately- they can cause impaction. Try silkworms or BSFL instead.

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JessPets":xuk0gn8y said:

Stop feeding morio worms immediately- they can cause impaction. Try silkworms or BSFL instead.

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Hi JessPets, one if the reptile sites I read before I came across this site said silkworms shouldn't be fed to dragons before they are 6 months old so I will hold off them for a couple of months until Idris grows a bit more. As far as impaction Idris is regular and goes around the same time everyday (between 1 and 2 pm) without fail now where as she only went twice in the first 4 days of arriving (that was on hoppers). What is BSFL please ?

You might be confusing them with superworms- silkworms are incredibly soft and easy to digest- other than their price, they are the absolute ideal feeder. BSFL is black solider fly larvae (aka calci-worms, repti-worms, phoenix worms)

Welcome to the forum!
The upside down photo is my favorite :lol: I'm sure she's equally cute right side up as well!

I did want to comment just to clarify any remaining doubts, but I can confirm she is neither hypo nor trans, but she is a beautiful little bundle of scales regardless. She appears to be a standard central dragon with some citrus coloring that may hopefully shine through as she grows