Cinnamon's Mommy got a Brand New Baby UPDATE: PICTURES

[msmaui]

I just couldn't wait another day. I just got him/her and it's the tiniest thing I've ever seen. Just 2 months old and barely 5" long. My finger is bigger around than it is. I'm scared to death of him/her. What if I do something wrong? I bought baby crickets and I'm going to the store now for some greens and squash. They said I should leave a red light on at night for heat because it's such a baby. What do you think? Is there anything particular I should know about taking care of such a little baby?

Here's the setup: 20 gal. tank; brand new Reptisun 10 tube; heat light--75.4 and 102.4 (probe thermometer); paper towels substrate

I have Rep-Cal Calcium w/D and Rep-Cal Herptivite.

 

[sunkist]

my baby was smaller than that when I got it. You will do fine. I wouldn't leave the redlight on though. Just give it a snuggly area. Make sure you give it baths daily - babies I think need more moisture than others

 

[diamc]

Hi, congrats on your new baby. I sent you a long pm. :wink:

 

[1happymommy]

I can't wait to see pics. I bet he is so cute. Don't worry you will be fine. You already have the basics down with the first.

 

[haleygirl272]

AWW! SO TINNNNNYYYYYY!
I see you are nervous. Well don't be! You'll do fine! :wink:

Show your dragon this, this is what I'm doing to her through the computer! lol.
:love10: :love5: :love5: :love10: :love5: :love10: AWWWWWWWW!!!!!! :love5: :love10: :love5: :love10: :love5: :love10: :love5: :love10: :love5: :love10:

 

[Elaina]

I felt the same way when I got Lola as a 6 week old. TERRIFIED! You'll be fine My baby will be a year old around New Year's, and she is a big fat sweet beardie pancake

 

[beardie parents]

Again, I'm sorry you lost Cinnamon. But I understand why you got a new one. They really are like Lays potato chips, no one can have just one. I didn't see any pics but I would like to.

I understand your panic. My new one that we got on Sept 28th went from 8 inches to 11.5 inches in that time. I posted her pics on another post I made today as I was panicing because she went 2 days with only eating a couple of greens and a piece of squash. On Thanksgiving day she ate 7 phoenix worms and a few pieces of greens. I was worring because she hasn't developed the appetite I expected her to develop. We got Redrock in October 06 and she was eating anywhere between 20 and 60 crickets every day. Neither Zoom Zoom nor Speedy has ever gotten that high in their eating capacity. Of course we fed Redrock once per day as we didn't know any better than but it usually took my husband close to an hour to get her to eat all that sometimes. I figure Zoom Zoom should be close to 4 months because she was already 8 inches long then. I wasn't noticing much growth in her lately but then I remembered a picture I took from my cell phone shortly after we got her. She had jumped on my desk and sat on the remote for our satelite. I took another pic of the same position yesterday as she did the same thing. That's when I noticed the length improvement.

Enjoy your new one. And try not to worry but don't be to hard on yourself if you do panic in a month or two because I think it's normal for us to worry about them, especially when this is the first baby we've had. I never got one as young as Zoom was. Speedy was as small as Zoom when we first got her but she didn't have any uvb at all, except for some sunlight as the former owners said they couldn't afford the uvb I told them they needed.

 

[msmaui]

Hi Beardieparents:

I didn't know if I would ever get another one because I was so heartbroken but it seemed like I just couldn't stand it without a little beardie to love. I know you understand what I mean.

 

[beardie parents]

Hi Beardieparents:

I didn't know if I would ever get another one because I was so heartbroken but it seemed like I just couldn't stand it without a little beardie to love. I know you understand what I mean.

We had to. We got Redrock and Sandstone on the same day, October 7, 2006. We got them because we missed our first two so much: Miss y died August 6 of 06 and Miss O died October 4, of 06. It wasn't as hard for me as it was for Bill as I was working and keeping busy but he was home all day and looked at the empty sleep viv we had for them. He needed them more than I did but I wasn't far behind. We lost Sandstone the following February, the same month my nephew died at 20 years old. Redrock really started to bond with us after that. She was sad that he/she was gone but we were there and she thrived with us. Our shoulders became her favorite basking spot, whether we had uvb/heat on her or not.

 

[haleygirl272]

Hi Beardieparents:

I didn't know if I would ever get another one because I was so heartbroken but it seemed like I just couldn't stand it without a little beardie to love. I know you understand what I mean.

We had to. We got Redrock and Sandstone on the same day, October 7, 2006. We got them because we missed our first two so much: Miss y died August 6 of 06 and Miss O died October 4, of 06. It wasn't as hard for me as it was for Bill as I was working and keeping busy but he was home all day and looked at the empty sleep viv we had for them. He needed them more than I did but I wasn't far behind. We lost Sandstone the following February, the same month my nephew died at 20 years old. Redrock really started to bond with us after that. She was sad that he/she was gone but we were there and she thrived with us. Our shoulders became her favorite basking spot, whether we had uvb/heat on her or not.

oh yes. I had a bearded dragon named Peakin, AKA Peaker. My first one. He died Aug 1, 2008. I had had him for 7 days. I missed him. I had been in deep love for those seven days and he didn't leave my sight. I ate by him, slept by him, and played on the computer by him. The day I went to the fair, he seemed lethargic. He died three days later. Every time I passed by his cage, I would burst into tears. It didn't help that one of my pet chickens, Skippy, had died two days before either. We paid 75$ for Peakin. We went to the pet store and got Zinger. At first, I couldn't warm up to him. I thought he was cute and sweet, but I just couldn't LOVE him. I finally warmed up, but every time I think of Peakin, my heart starts pounding and my eyes swell with tears. I miss him soo much. But, I am so happy that I got Zinger, I don't know what I would do without him.

As for my scars with Peakin, time doesn't heal Zinger does.

 

[vickson420]

Congrats on the new baby! I cant wait to see pics

 

[msmaui]

Just an update on the new baby. He/she is doing good. Just ate 2 crickets for breakfast but ate 7 for dinner. Has had 3 baths already and likes them. I'm glad! Is really good when I take him out. He just sits in my hand and looks around. Seems to be getting a little browner than he was. Yesterday he just looked almost like a black and white dragon. He went poo already and I'm just amazed at how little it is. I'm so used to Cinnamon's. I've introduced him to the cats and he wasn't even afraid of them. The cats could care less--they're so used to Cinnamon running around here. Is it possible to tell the gender since it's so young? If so, I think it might be a boy. I kind of hope so. I don't think I want to go through the egg bit. Hopefully things will continue to go smoothly.

 

[diamc]

Sounds like he/she is adapting very well and you are much calmer now too, right? Yes, the poo of babies is very tiny and sometimes they go 2 to 3 times a day. Probably too young to tell the sex, you could make a guess but you might find out that it was wrong later on. They need to be several months old before you can see the differences. Not all females lay infertile eggs. Sabrina is here with 3 males (all housed separately of course) but views all of them from time to time and she's never laid any eggs, not yet anyway, and she's 4 yrs old. (I hope I didn't just jinx things :roll: ) I'm sure things will continue to go smoothly for you and your new baby. Lots of luck, you're doing a great job. :wink:

 

[fresnowitte]

First.............Sorry about Cinnamon.
But...........
Congratulations on the New Baby!

Look forward to seeing some pic's of your New Little One. :wink:

They said I should leave a red light on at night for heat because it's such a baby. What do you think?

Personally I would not leave any lights on at night. If your house temps get lower than 65* at night then you might want to pick up a CHE (Ceramic Heat Emitter). They require total darkness when sleeping the red light will not allow your baby to get good sleep and his/her immune system could become compromised.

Again Gratz on the New Baby!

 

[ashesc212]

Great news about the new baby! Congratulations.

Hi Beardieparents:

I didn't know if I would ever get another one because I was so heartbroken but it seemed like I just couldn't stand it without a little beardie to love. I know you understand what I mean.

We had to. We got Redrock and Sandstone on the same day, October 7, 2006. We got them because we missed our first two so much: Miss y died August 6 of 06 and Miss O died October 4, of 06. It wasn't as hard for me as it was for Bill as I was working and keeping busy but he was home all day and looked at the empty sleep viv we had for them. He needed them more than I did but I wasn't far behind. We lost Sandstone the following February, the same month my nephew died at 20 years old. Redrock really started to bond with us after that. She was sad that he/she was gone but we were there and she thrived with us. Our shoulders became her favorite basking spot, whether we had uvb/heat on her or not.

oh yes. I had a bearded dragon named Peakin, AKA Peaker. My first one. He died Aug 1, 2008. I had had him for 7 days. I missed him. I had been in deep love for those seven days and he didn't leave my sight. I ate by him, slept by him, and played on the computer by him. The day I went to the fair, he seemed lethargic. He died three days later. Every time I passed by his cage, I would burst into tears. It didn't help that one of my pet chickens, Skippy, had died two days before either. We paid 75$ for Peakin. We went to the pet store and got Zinger. At first, I couldn't warm up to him. I thought he was cute and sweet, but I just couldn't LOVE him. I finally warmed up, but every time I think of Peakin, my heart starts pounding and my eyes swell with tears. I miss him soo much. But, I am so happy that I got Zinger, I don't know what I would do without him.

As for my scars with Peakin, time doesn't heal Zinger does.

That happened to me with Flo. He died in July of YFD and I had only had him for a week. I was heartbroken and couldn't function and I too needed another beardie to love. I got Kwayze and I told her for the first few weeks, "you have some big shoes to fill" lol. I know what you mean by being unable to love the new beardie for a little while after. However, I grew to see that Kwayze had her own personality and her own unique and loveable traits. Now I love Kwayze infinitely!