Ahh! I Am So Nervous!!!

[CooperDragon]

That's how it goes. We picked Cooper up in the same way. Wandered into the store to look at cool lizards and this little guy came strutting to the front of the tank and put his hands up on the glass and moved side to side watching us as we moved. We had the infrastructure so there was no way we could leave without him. He picked us more than we picked him.

 

[Brezzy99]

It's almost that time! Can't wait to see pictures!

 

[Raging]

The shipping info said he would be here at noon! I am a complete bundle of nerves right now! I think I've checked and rechecked his tank a dozen times.

 

[Raging]

Oh my gosh! He is on the truck, and he's in the town where I work! About twenty minutes away!

 

[CooperDragon]

Little guy is gonna be happy to see you and be home!

 

[Raging]

His new roaches are out for delivery also- we'll see who makes it first. Its crazy to think that just yesterday he was in Arizona, now he's in Alabama.

I really hope he's happy ^^ The fact that he is either going into shed now or recently shed makes me worry about his eating.

 

[Raging]

He's here! And he's gorgeous! His body is in shed, but his legs and tail are freshly shed. His color is BRIGHT

My only dissapointment is that he has a tiny kink/nip at the end of his tail. Of course I still love him anyway, but it would be nice if that had been mentioned.

I Should probably leave the room now, he's staring at me suspiciously.

 

[CooperDragon]

So glad he arrived happily! The tail kink will likely set itself right after a good shed or two.

 

[Raging]

I have no clue what I would do without this forum. Fiancé is at work and mom really doesn't care so I have no one to share my excitement with.

I appreciate the reassurances about his tail, Cooper. Like I said, I love him either way but I want him healthy as possible.

I put him in his basking spot, he's getting brave enough to move around some. Hes licking EVERYTHING in between staring at me. There are hardly any stress marks- I am shocked.

He was adorable when I opened the bag- I didn't have to search for him at all, his little face was poking out of the newspaper.

Aaanndd he just christened his new tank. Big poop for a little guy.

 

[CooperDragon]

That's awesome, I'm really excited. Sounds like he's happy and healthy!

 

[MisterD83]

Congratulations!!! Glad to hear you have a happy one

 

[Raging]

I put a small salad in his tank. I doubt he really wants to eat, but it's there if he wants it.

And his new roaches arrived! I waited on the porch for the mail carrier. I don't really want anyone to know I'm hiding roaches.

 

[Raging]

He actually ate a dubia roach. Just one though. I hope that is due to nerves and not because he hated it.

 

[Quelaag]

To add into the name conversation: If you haven't already named him yet, this may sound weird, but I named my little guy after browsing through Baby Name websites. My fiance and I wrote up a list of names we both liked and decided on whichever one we both agreed with, which ended up being Haru. We knew we wanted a gender-neutral name and we wanted it to be both cute yet strong sounding which Haru somehow suited quite well for us. It was either that or Solaire based off of a character from one of our favorite video games, but Solaire just didn't seem to suit him at all. So you guys could also list favorite characters from any series, movies, or games you like and see which one you both can agree on?

Also I hope you post pictures of your Beardie soon! I can't wait to see them if you do!

 

[Raging]

I actually have been using a baby name site! It's a great idea! For some reason, fiancé says he doesn't want to name him after any characters I do not understand his logic sometimes.

I know it's almost a cliche at this point, but I love the name Thor. I'm an English/language arts teacher so mythology really appeals to me. He's also such a bright yellow, sun/lightning/light names make sense.

It is SO HARD to leave him alone. I'm trying to stay away and give him his space but I want to stare at him so badly.