Finn, Venus and Jupiter: New beardie baby!

Spyro is my first bearded dragon and I brought him home on the 27th. He came from an individual that was not giving him the proper care: No uvb, feeding mealworms, sand, UTH instead of basking light, etc. They had been misinformed by a pet store employee (big surprise there). I wanted to start this thread so I and everyone else can watch Spyro as he grows.

About me: My name is Lindsey, I am 25 years old. I have a 6 year old daughter with Angelman Syndrome and she a happy little girl that teaches me something new everyday. I have a 4 year old boy named Garrett that shares my love of animals and he loves Spyro as much as I do. I have 3 dogs: Remington(Remi) is a 1 1/2 year old boxer, Tucker is my shihtzu mix, and the mighty Kujo, a toy poodle weighing in a 4.5 lbs. I also have 3 leopard geckos: Venus, Loki, and Thor. I am attending school full time to become a surgical tech. My life is chaotic, but that's the way I like it.

Now back to Spyro, this is the day I brought him home( I am sure a lot of you have seen these pics in the intro section, sorry I will have new ones up soon) :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tj7nq20v9w6su94/2012-12-27 16.40.01.jpg

His new home:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m94hjux9v2621v0/2012-12-28 20.31.56.jpg

A couple of him just being cute:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hnrb0e1uzzj09y2/2012-12-28 10.18.35.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fenofusv6z8hmwz/2012-12-28 14.03.38.jpg

I will update every once in a while with new pictures. When I got him he was in shed.... and still is. I am getting impatient to see this guy brighten up!

 

[zandi202]

Aw, Lindz, I'm so sorry to hear that. Are they willing to negotiate it lower?

 

[Lindz0518]

I am going to talk with her again because a FHA loan should be 3.5% down, and she is wanting close to 10% down. I am not sure what is going on. If it doesn't happen then it doesn't happen. I am bummed but there are plenty of houses and I can look again once I am done with school

 

[sweetiepie9]

Still, that's quite a difference in the down pmt, I'd sure be asking questions!

 

[zandi202]

6.5% difference. Holy cow that's a lot. I wonder if they're in a tight situation. Though they should be realistic in my opinion. Most people are in your position, Lindz, and cannot afford a 10% downpayment so it seems unrealistic. I hope they drop it for you.

 

[Lindz0518]

Looks like definitely not going to get the house. It stinks but it's ok.

Well I may be crazy but it looks like I may be bringing in a rescue bunny.... I am such a sucker, he was going to be a meal for a snake and in horrible conditions.

 

[sweetiepie9]

A bunny, that will be different for you. Here's to getting a bunny back in good shape. Food for a snake, poor bunny, glad you found him.

 

[Lindz0518]

I really do not need to be bringing in another animal but I can't turn him down. I am a sucker for all animals, I had a rabbit as a kid and I was responsible for his care so I remember some of the care requirements and I have been researching the rest. I found a used cage on craigslist and will be using the pink stuff from bd.co to clean it and then I am making a run to the pet store to get the bare essentials for now... bedding, litter box, food blend, timothy hay and a water bottle. In a week or 2 when I have a bit more money I will get him some salt and mineral blocks and some chew toys.

 

[Lindz0518]

Well the new guy is home. He will need a bigger cage as soon as I can afford it. He is a bit bigger than I expected, he is such a sweet heart. I need help with a name, preferably something in the comic/superhero category.
Pictures of the new guy!

He is one stressed out bunny

Finn pouting at me "What in the world did youz bring home?'

 

[sweetiepie9]

Awww, pretty bunny, but Finn definitely doesn't look impressed. Will have to think of names.

 

[hoopyscoop]

Hmm... Names, names names...

by the way I absolutely love that bunny!

Names:
All I could think of was Mocha because of his coloring.
If I think of anything else, I’ll post.


(Been a long time lurker of your thread. I love Finn.

 

[Lindz0518]

Awww, pretty bunny, but Finn definitely doesn't look impressed. Will have to think of names.

No he is not impressed at all, he watched me get the cage ready and when I brought the bunny home he started pouting and hasn't stopped despite me giving him 2 nibbles of banana.

Hmm... Names, names names...

by the way I absolutely love that bunny!

Names:
All I could think of was Mocha because of his coloring.
If I think of anything else, I’ll post.


(Been a long time lurker of your thread. I love Finn.

Thanks for following the thread, and thanks for the name suggestion, all me and my son can come up with is Stark, and Joker.

 

[zandi202]

I like Stark. He seems like he could be a player. :lol: Seems a little too serious to be the Joker. Harvey for Harvey Dent or Bruce. Hope those help.

Finn sure is getting big!

 

[ohmybandit]

Aaaaaawww bunny!!! How cute!!! And Finn ! Holy cow I haven't been on your thread in a long time, he looks great!

 

[Lindz0518]

I like Stark. He seems like he could be a player. :lol: Seems a little too serious to be the Joker. Harvey for Harvey Dent or Bruce. Hope those help.

Finn sure is getting big!

I am just not sure on the name yet... I am going to have to take all the suggestions into consideration, nothing has just jumped out at me yet. I would like something of a hero or mythological background, I kind of like Jupiter.

Aaaaaawww bunny!!! How cute!!! And Finn ! Holy cow I haven't been on your thread in a long time, he looks great!

It's good to hear from you again, the bunny is a rescue that was supposed to be the main course for a large snake and I just couldn't allow it. He was too cute... He doesn't look it in the pics but he is a little thin, but he has been eating timothy hay and pellets, I gave him a bunch of fresh veggies but he doesn't seem to want them.
Finn is a scaly vacuum cleaner that eats everything in sight.

 

[chastityx]

i just adore bunnies. i adopted a one eared rabbit that was going to be snake food when i was in highschool. he was the sweetest boy. i guess he was born with a nub for an ear on one side! as for the name, i'm a sucker for perses because he's my favorite. (greek mythology!) it seems kind of fitting for him too.