Hi,
I’m one of those new owners of a beardie that thought I did all the right research, only to find we’ve gotten many things wrong. My son has wanted a beardie for many years and we finally decided it was time to get one for him. He’s 13 and very responsible and had saved enough money to buy his dragon and all he would need to get started.
We used to have a couple of nice reptile houses in town, but it seems they have both closed, so we ended up at one of the big commercial pet stores. He knew right away which beardie he wanted. Panini, as he has been named, is a baby leatherback with a lot of energy, a sweet disposition and not too skittish. Unfortunately, we bought one of those tank kits with a bunch of stuff we ended up not needing. Anyway, we brought him home a few days ago. We were told that all we needed were baby crickets to start, but we are now looking into Dubias and Phoenix worms. We have started giving him little pieces of mustard greens, which he seems to really like as well. We spritz him with water a couple of times a day and he has been good about licking the droplets around his face. But he seems really young and we’re so new at this.
I can’t believe how much we adore this little guy already. We just want to do everything we can to give him the best care and the best life. I’m glad I found this forum, because I’m just feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. Hope I’m not in over my head.
I’m one of those new owners of a beardie that thought I did all the right research, only to find we’ve gotten many things wrong. My son has wanted a beardie for many years and we finally decided it was time to get one for him. He’s 13 and very responsible and had saved enough money to buy his dragon and all he would need to get started.
We used to have a couple of nice reptile houses in town, but it seems they have both closed, so we ended up at one of the big commercial pet stores. He knew right away which beardie he wanted. Panini, as he has been named, is a baby leatherback with a lot of energy, a sweet disposition and not too skittish. Unfortunately, we bought one of those tank kits with a bunch of stuff we ended up not needing. Anyway, we brought him home a few days ago. We were told that all we needed were baby crickets to start, but we are now looking into Dubias and Phoenix worms. We have started giving him little pieces of mustard greens, which he seems to really like as well. We spritz him with water a couple of times a day and he has been good about licking the droplets around his face. But he seems really young and we’re so new at this.
I can’t believe how much we adore this little guy already. We just want to do everything we can to give him the best care and the best life. I’m glad I found this forum, because I’m just feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. Hope I’m not in over my head.