I've seen some other folks doing this, and I thought it'd be fun to keep a sort of blog of what's going on with my new beardie.
His name is Koa, he's a two-year-old male I got on Craigslist from a couple who couldn't take care of him. I only got him on Sunday, but he's already settled in. He's energetic and alert, and I've heard he likes exploring. (Although I'm not gonna let him out of his tank until he's warmed up to the idea of me holding him.)
Yesterday, I tried handling him for the first time, since he seems savvy with his new surroundings. (Probably because it's his old tank he's always had, so it's not entirely new to him.) He lets me pet him and even hand-feed him, but when I picked him up he freaked out and started scratching and kicking. I put him down, and I guess I'll keep working with him. (I may try the Beardie Burrito today, any opinions on how that works?) His old owner said he liked being handled with them, so I guess he'll just have to warm up to me.
I've read that when your new beardie doesn't like you at first, you should just keep trying. Is that just something bogus I read? I don't want him to hate me...
Other than that, Koa's pretty cute. Whenever I talk to him, he keeps cocking his head at me, like "What? What are you talking about?" He also has an odd habit of flaring his beard continually while basking. Since I've done literally nothing to provoke him, I'm guessing it's just a habitual thing. I told him his beard looked awesome, and that seemed to satisfy him and he stopped. (Probably a coincidence, but still funny.)
Today I'm going to start feeding him his new diet of superworms and see how he likes that. (He's never getting live crickets, I hate them.) He likes cabbage, but I heard his fave was dark leafy greens, so I'm gonna try some chopped up arugula. I know this is probably mundane and normal for all of you, but I think it's adorable the way he eats! He sticks his tongue out like a little Yoshi and the food sticks to his tongue, how awesome is that?
I'm sorry if that bored all you beardie veterans who see this stuff every day. I'm new to this, so everything he does is exciting to me for now. XD Any advice on how to get a beardie to like you? Is there anything I'm doing horribly wrong so far that you can call me out on?
Thanks,
Elise out
His name is Koa, he's a two-year-old male I got on Craigslist from a couple who couldn't take care of him. I only got him on Sunday, but he's already settled in. He's energetic and alert, and I've heard he likes exploring. (Although I'm not gonna let him out of his tank until he's warmed up to the idea of me holding him.)
Yesterday, I tried handling him for the first time, since he seems savvy with his new surroundings. (Probably because it's his old tank he's always had, so it's not entirely new to him.) He lets me pet him and even hand-feed him, but when I picked him up he freaked out and started scratching and kicking. I put him down, and I guess I'll keep working with him. (I may try the Beardie Burrito today, any opinions on how that works?) His old owner said he liked being handled with them, so I guess he'll just have to warm up to me.
I've read that when your new beardie doesn't like you at first, you should just keep trying. Is that just something bogus I read? I don't want him to hate me...
Other than that, Koa's pretty cute. Whenever I talk to him, he keeps cocking his head at me, like "What? What are you talking about?" He also has an odd habit of flaring his beard continually while basking. Since I've done literally nothing to provoke him, I'm guessing it's just a habitual thing. I told him his beard looked awesome, and that seemed to satisfy him and he stopped. (Probably a coincidence, but still funny.)
Today I'm going to start feeding him his new diet of superworms and see how he likes that. (He's never getting live crickets, I hate them.) He likes cabbage, but I heard his fave was dark leafy greens, so I'm gonna try some chopped up arugula. I know this is probably mundane and normal for all of you, but I think it's adorable the way he eats! He sticks his tongue out like a little Yoshi and the food sticks to his tongue, how awesome is that?
I'm sorry if that bored all you beardie veterans who see this stuff every day. I'm new to this, so everything he does is exciting to me for now. XD Any advice on how to get a beardie to like you? Is there anything I'm doing horribly wrong so far that you can call me out on?
Thanks,
Elise out