Bedroom Adventures

My bud Budo doesn't enjoy handling at all, but he's getting better about it, and I am willing to be patient. We have acheived a record of 10 seconds in my lap with no struggling, clawing, or ruffling of the beard. As a way of getting him adjusted to people, I have been letting him run around in my bedroom. I leave his sliding door open so he can choose when he wants to come out, and go back in when he gets chilled or stressed (though he hasn't showed the slightest signs of stress since he moved in! He is one self-absorbed, brave, ruthless boy!). When he spots a corner of the room he hasn't yet claimed as his own, he waddles over as fast as he can (which is pretty fast for such a little guy) and bobs his head, looking all around for intruders.

Yesterday, he discovered my desk, which is at the other side of my small room. He sat underneath it, bobbed his head a bit, and was very still. Silly me, I thought he was either lost or too scared to go back to his enclosure, so I picked him up and put him outside his door, so he knew he could go back in. He looked at me like I was mentally challenged and very insuperior, and ran back to the desk. He is so funny!

So far, he hasn't noticed my snake Cu in her little bin on top of his mansion. She is usually sleeping in a hide, but when she isn't, she keeps a close eye on the little moving thing, which makes me nervous. No doubt Budo would become very afraid if he were to notice the hungry (and fasting ) snake!



Anyways, feel free to share your bedroom adventures! I'm sure I'll have a few more to share as each day goes by!

 

[jacqui778]

Aw, that's cute.

Evalyn has officially claimed my bed. And all the shelves that make up my headboard! She has explored all five thorougly and licked every book, CD, and piece of pottery up there. Now she sleeps on the second shelf. I put her favorite fleece blankie (it used to be mine....) there and she burrows into it at night. Keeps her warmer.

But if I put her on the floor, she absolutely HAS to find some way up on my bed!

She likes my vanity, too. She licked everything on there too, although I kept her away from the skin lotion. :shock:

She only goes on the floor when she's hungry because the box containing the cups of PWs are under my vanity, and she quickly learned where I keep them. So when she's hungry, she slides down the comforter and runs under the desk, then bobs at me. I was shocked the first time she headbobbed. Now she does it all the time when she wants something.

Today she bobbed at a phoenix worm like 'Do YOU challenge ME?! I am EVA THE CRICKET SLAYER!' and then she gulped him up. It was slightly funny, her giving the worm the beardie death glare.... :lol:

-- Jacqui

Oh, and please tell us more stories of your little beardie!

 

[herpfreak]

That's adoreable!! I haven't brought Budo onto the bed yet... but lol, he too knows what the cricket box looks like! As soon as I take it out and start trying to catch the crix, he goes nuts! Same when I'm filling his bowl with worms. So cute!

Actually, I'm thinking about getting him one of those cat tree house things that they scratch their claws on. There's really nothing in my room he can climb. I think he would love to climb up and sit on the very top so he can see his whole territory. Something along the lines of this, I was thinking: http://www.furnitureforcat.com/catfurniture/cat_furniture_a7401.jpg It has ramps up to the first 2 levels, but do you think he'd be able to climb up to the top? Maybe I could drill in a few more ramps for him.

 

[dasher]

Aww cutest stories...
well Dasher cannot go on my bed without me helping him because I have a bunkbed...
he has a lot of fun looking out the window (which surprises me)he'll sit there for hours...
and he goes under my desk which i don't like because who know's what's been under there.
And if under he desk weren't satisfying enough he loves it on my desk, but occasionly he'll just sit there and watch a movie on my laptop. But his favorite place of all is ''Dasher's amusment park'' where he has climbing, slides, swings, tunnels, and bridges. he loves it, first time he saw it he was like .
-dasher
please keep sharing!

 

[jacqui778]

Aww cutest stories...
well Dasher cannot go on my bed without me helping him because I have a bunkbed...
he has a lot of fun looking out the window (which surprises me)he'll sit there for hours...

Oh, boy, I know what you mean! Evalyn sits there lookin' out the window for at least two hours! I have to take her down then, because the window is cold, but she loves to look out there. I don't see how anyone could stare at our backyard for that long. Not an interesting place, really, except for the occasional kids from next door running around and yelling. Eva likes to beard them. Hehe.

herpfreak:
Oy, I should start getting some cat stuff for Evalyn. I could use something like that.... only I'd make it so that she could access the window from the top!

-- Jacqui

 

[dasher]

Same here about the cold thing...
but when i try taking hi down.. :evil: then he just tries getting through the window
as for the backyard you could fit another lot in there so i cn see y he likes it also there are squirrels and they look at him like ''what kind of animal is that?'' :?:
so then he stares at them and they stare back and he stare's back and so on, one time this lasted for about 8 minutes... :|

 

[herpfreak]

That is a good idea!! I will put the cat tree house by the window! I bet Budo would love that!!

 

[dasher]

wow i never thought of that!
Ill try it!