Assassin Is 1 YEAR OLD ON MON!! 8/23!!!

[DragonMomSandy]

Somebody was grumpy today! We added more tile to Assassin's viv today, making it 3/4 tile and 1/4 sandmix. He was not happy about the change! He was used to the much smaller area with tile. Here's grumpy, he was headbobbing and blackbearding anything and everything all afternoon!

He wouldn't even come down off his log to get to his greens! He was trying to reach them without stepping off the log! He's gonna be really pissed when we finish the fake rocks/caves/cliffs and add those to his viv!

 

[fez09]

That is a great pic, he does look upset! You re-arranged his home!!! Can you get a shot of the whole viv? I want to see how you did the sand area...

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Katrina, I'll take some pics of the full viv tomorrow. Yeah, he was irritated cause I re-arranged his house! I had tile on approx 1/3 of the viv (the end that now has the sand) and the rest sand. He recently started pooping in the area around his basking log (the area that had the sand) and switching this area to tile is just much easier for cleaning. I changed the sand to the opposite end, extended the tile further, and cut the sand area down to about 1/4 of the viv. I wanted to keep an area for him to dig in.

 

[Twobeardieguy]

ooooooooo you made him maddddd! :lol:

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Yeah, he was pretty pissy for a while! LOL Poor baby!

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Here's a pic that show more of the viv.

For the moment, it looks a little sparse, but we have been working on some fake rock/cave structures for it and now that the weather is warming up we can start grouting the styrofoam and sealing it in the garage. I'm sure it's going to piss him off again when we add all of this to the viv!

 

[Twobeardieguy]

I am sure he will get over it. :wink:

 

[Freeie]

Mine did the same thing when we added tile. Took them about a week before they would even walk around on it. I was thinking about asking my hubby to make me a perm sandbox in my two who keep laying eggs vivs. I love the color of your tile you chose.

 

[fez09]

Thanks for posting that, is it hard to keep the sand in one spot? I thought about doing something like that later down the road but the tile is sooooo easy to clean....

 

[BeardieNewbie15]

DragonMomSandy, I LOVE how you keep talking about how pissed Assassin is going to be but you'll just carry on changing things with a big smile on your face. His reactions are hillarious :laughhard:

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Thanks for posting that, is it hard to keep the sand in one spot? I thought about doing something like that later down the road but the tile is sooooo easy to clean....

I've used sand for my adults for several years. Assassin had newspaper for the first few months, then some tile/some sand. You are right, the tile is way easier to deal with! That's the reason for adding more tile and limiting the sand. Hubby is going to be putting a 1X2 board in at that end of the viv next to the tile to help keep the sand in place better-kind of sandbox style. For now, I just brush it back to the pile. I didn't grout the tile, so I can remove one or all pieces as needed. I like having some sand in there for them as they do like to dig and it gives them an area for some activity.

Mine did the same thing when we added tile. Took them about a week before they would even walk around on it. I was thinking about asking my hubby to make me a perm sandbox in my two who keep laying eggs vivs. I love the color of your tile you chose.

He was too funny! He tried to reach his salad dish from the log! It slid so he was forced to get down! He was kind of tiptoeing around today, getting used to it. It didn't seem to be bothering him so much today!

Newbie, yeah, he will be pissed! It's that dominant male thing! LOL I'm anxious to see if he attacks any of the fake rock/cave structures when we put them in! My first big male did that when we added a large corner hide for him! He blackened his bearded, headbobbed, hissed at it, then dived at it trying to bite it! It was hilarious! It turned out to be his favorite sleeping spot after a couple days. It takes them a few days to a week to adjust to changes, but they get over it!

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Ummm Sandy Cali says that she wants a bit of sand to have a picnic on then! ( crazy lil girl)! :roll:

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Assassin says he will bring the main dish (dubia, silk and horn cassarole) and the salad if Cali will bring the berries for dessert! He's pretty sure his mommy has a picnic basket! :wink:

 

[SlabOMeat]

Wow, Assassin is a monster! I haven't been on the forums in a while or seen any of the new pics. He, of course, looks like a big healthy boy. I see you're new camera is working nicely for you. Great pics.

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Thanks Phil! He's a monster! He is now way bigger than the 2 adult females! He thinks himself quite the stud-muffin! LOL I love this little camera. It really takes good pics for a small, inexpensive one!