falkor's story

so, i thought i'd go ahead and start up an ongoing thread for falkor. if you're interested in reading about his beginnings and the mini adventure i've gone through trying to right the wrongs of the pet store, check out my introduction thread here - viewtopic.php?f=44&t=131036&start=0. either way, i'm going to go ahead and repost the pictures from that thread and continue to add to them


the day i brought him home along with his original setup:

his current setup (the middle is a little dirty from calcium dust - time to clean the carpet)

almost looks like it could have been take outside - well, except for that black cord ;-)

"i'm sure i could reach that plateau...doesn't look that far..."

i LOVE how this shot turned out:

here's a funny shot i took the other night of him sleeping. he normally sleeps up on his branch, but on this particular night, he didn't quite make it before falling asleep :-D

hunting crickets:

hanging out on my hand while shedding his legs:

another cool close-up:

trying to surf the internet - sorry buddy, you just don't weigh enough to press down the keys:

i just bought some slate tile tonight and i have it all ready to go in. that'll happen as soon as i get out of work tomorrow. count on some more pictures then. i'm so excited - i think it'll look really cool :-D

 

[nair88]

I smell a new thread...W.H.U. Winter Haters Unite!!! I seriously gain about 10-15 pounds every winter like a big old sleepy bear! It makes me sick :bleick: Honestly, I would brumate if I could!

oh man! if only we could just sleep the whole winter away. that would be awesome! :-D

Is Falcor awake today?

falkor still hasn't totally zonked out yet. she's still eating almost everyday (though not much at each feeding). she spends most of her days on her hammock (which is a bit away from the heat) going in and out of sleep. i do still see her bask for a few hours everyday - especially right after she's eaten. she did the cutest thing yesterday but i didn't get a picture :-( i was wearing a hoodie and i put her on my chest. she crawled up to my shoulder and buried her head under the hood and then put one of her hands on top of the hood to totally enclose herself. she stayed like that for about half an hour before she came out to hang out. i figured she just wanted a quick nap

 

[nair88]

falkor is still doing well. she only skipped one day of food once this week, so that's pretty cool. as of sunday, she had gained 10 grams and was up to 367 grams. so she's still growing, yay! i might have mentioned this before but she seems to have become quite sadistic. she just loves biting the heads off of her roaches. most of the time, she'll follow by eating the rest of the roach; but sometimes, she'll just leave headless, writhing roach bodies for me to clean up, lol.

on to the pictures!

weekly weigh-in:

a couple of sleeping pictures. i've seen her hang out during the day like this, but i haven't seen her sleep with her legs dangling like that. so cute

this is quite the interesting pose i found her in. she just loves showing off that belly!

 

[NCSUCarrie]

That belly pic looks SUPER COMFY :lol:
Glad she's still growing for you Thanks for the update !

 

[nair88]

That belly pic looks SUPER COMFY :lol:
Glad she's still growing for you Thanks for the update !

haha, you're right - she does look super comfy. however, i can't say that i would want to be hanging out like that ;-)

 

[Atrax]

Haha, look at that position, LoL Must be awesome to be a beardie. :mrgreen:

 

[NCSUCarrie]

Must be awesome to be a beardie. :mrgreen:

You said it I'd imagine most of beardies would agree

 

[Atrax]

Weight in pic is soo cool. I love how she's holding the edge. LoL adorable

 

[nair88]

Haha, look at that position, LoL Must be awesome to be a beardie. :mrgreen:

haha, so true!

Weight in pic is soo cool. I love how she's holding the edge. LoL adorable

thanks! :-D

 

[fez09]

OMG! I love the 2nd pic (dangling) That's adorable! My beardies don't get to dangle because they have big rock basking platforms...I think we're missing out!

 

[nair88]

OMG! I love the 2nd pic (dangling) That's adorable! My beardies don't get to dangle because they have big rock basking platforms...I think we're missing out!

you could always put a hammock (or something else of a similar height) close to their basking platforms but separated by enough space so they can dangle

 

[puppytoes72]

She is just too cute with her legs dangling in one picture,and her belly dangling in another! :lol:

 

[nair88]

She is just too cute with her legs dangling in one picture,and her belly dangling in another! :lol:

i know! i just love all of her dangles

 

[Livey]

Merry Christmas Aaron! and have a happy new year!
Lots of love Olivia, Nu and Tiny!

 

[nair88]

awww, thanks olivia! :-D

 

[fez09]

Wishing you the very best this Christmas!!

From my zoo to yours!