First "gotcha day"

ChileanTaco

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Beardie name(s)
Taco
Yesterday was first "gotcha day :)"*

One year has passed since this little lizard-like creature came home, was clinging to the wall of a cardboard box and not daring to come out.

In the meanwhile:

- Taco grew into a kind of introvert, but very curious dragon
- Taco grew to almost 500 g
- Taco went through his first brumation
- Taco learned how to wear a harness
- Taco changed his coloration a lot
- husband is not longer afraid of insects and even hand-feeds (hand, no tweezers; cleans out dubia/ worm bins too which is a lot for somebody who even feared caterpillars outdoors)
- husband is not longer afraid of reptiles (really, he was! all kind of "has no fur, no feathers and also isn't a fish = not good") but uses terms like cute, snuggly, beautiful
- husband thinks that having a reptile as a pet is not anything inferior (yes! convinced! :) no "just a reptile")
- me, despite starting with good knowledge (general interest in reptiles plus previous reptiles plus reading here), also learned lots of things here (thanks!:) )

*some count it like "first gotcha day is when the pet came home, after a year is second etc."
I prefer to count it like birthdays: birthday is the day somebody's born, first birthday is a year after somebody was born, or anniversary, first is a year after something important happened. So gotcha day when I got him, first gotcha day now.
 

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xp29

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Ruby, Sinatra, Zsa Zsa
I agree, first year. I know Zsa Zsa's and Sinatra's hatch date so they both have a birthday and a gottcha date 😁 everyone else was just gottcha date.
 

ChileanTaco

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Taco
Taco spent some 2 hours more basking after I came home (he always looks very excited when he hears the keys, then me coming in saying "Tac, hey Taquito, Taco Tac Tac!" :D)
He then watched us having dinner while curling up in an elevated cave. After the last two nights sleeping at the basking spot for being an "early bird" (awake at 6am before the lamp even comes on, active at 7am), I guess he now wants to sleep in again :D
 

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bro went to bed already, it’s 10:36 pm
Definitely going to be using this image if I ever catch a fence lizard again.
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Happy belated birthday!!
She’s being really cute today, aww
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