Got a new rescue

[Jiffy]

Thanks Deb and Dawn!
And Deb, I am not sure if him licking me was a good sign or not, I think he may have been taste testing me for later! :lol:

 

[Goonie]

And Deb, I am not sure if him licking me was a good sign or not, I think he may have been taste testing me for later! :lol:

That's even better! The fact that he thinks you're worthy to be eaten is far better than him licking you because he's warming up to you. Am I right or am I right?

 

[TASTIGER]

aww he loves you ^-^

 

[sweetiepie9]

We always get licked by our babies, it's a sign of affection, too, well it can be. :mrgreen: So it may be, only time will tell. Hopefully your fingers are safe now, Jen, poor you. Roger got bitten good by Leo, somehow he forgot Leo was out, and put Lonzo out, well that didn't work very well & he got in the middle of them OW...needless to say Leo didn't say he was sorry. He was too busy black bearding & trying to bite Lonoz!

Good luck with Duckie; he'll come around. He's been abused and it's going to take a bit of time for him to realize he can trust you, I still think the lick is a GOOD sign

HUGS
Deb

 

[Jiffy]

And Deb, I am not sure if him licking me was a good sign or not, I think he may have been taste testing me for later! :lol:

That's even better! The fact that he thinks you're worthy to be eaten is far better than him licking you because he's warming up to you. Am I right or am I right?[/quote

Hmm, I dont know, it is possibly a good thing, but then again, he thinks roaches are worthy of eating, so I am not so sure that makes me special.

Morgan, I hope he loves me, or at least not hate me anymore. :mrgreen:

Thanks Deb. Outch poor Roger! Duckie hasnt actually bitten me yet, but not for lack of trying. I have only been bitten once by Foster, when he was a baby, I was hand feeding him veggies, and I guess I was not moving the veggie fast enough and he got me instead. It was an accident though.
I would hate to have to get in the middle of 2 beardies who did not like each other. Poor Roger, at least he was able to avoid a beardie catastrophe though.

 

[sweetiepie9]

Yep, his finger is better and he's much more careful. None of our males "like" each other, they would fight if they had a chance. They black beard and bob when one of them have time out of their tanks. With such a small place, they have no choice. It's funny, though, after a couple of hours, they just get used to each other being in the living room and they all love it when Sweetie makes an appearance on the ramp. They're all so funny, except when they're biting, but that was an accident. Won't happen again.

HUGS
Deb

 

[Jiffy]

Update
I weighed the Duckster a week ago when I brought him home. He weighed 478 grams. I just weighed him today, 1 week and 1 day later, and he is 533 grams! Holy Crap! :shock:

And I think that I possibly witnessed the laziest beardie act that I have ever seen. I had put some of the bearded dragon bites with some water on them in Duckies viv. I had it probably a foot away from where he was sitting on his rock. I walked down the all, came back and caught him stretching from his basking rock trying to reach the bowl with his tongue, but he was too lazy to move to try to reach it. He kept flicking his tongue out at it, trying to reach it, then gave up.

Here are a couple of pics from this weekend
His colors are still very dark, and he still has stress marks, but he hasnt tried to bite me lately

 

[ArchiesFamily]

He looks so muscular! Like he's been working on his arms and chest.

 

[sweetiepie9]

Hi Jen, told you he was getting used to you. I don't think he believed that a human could ever treat him with kindness, feed him and take care of him, it just took a bit of time for him to realize that's what you're doing Thanks for the pics, he does look like a Duckie :mrgreen: I'm glad you took him in, Jen, he looks much better. He won't stay dark & stressed for a lot longer, you'll see

HUGS
Deb

 

[Jiffy]

Laura, he is trying to catch up with Waffles body building skills!

Deb, I hope that you are right, that he does lighten up soon, and that the stress marks go away.

 

[Goonie]

55 grams in one week?! Holy crap indeed! What had you been feeding him? MiracleGro? :lol:

In another week, he'll be begging for snuggles and you won't be able to get rid of him.

 

[Jiffy]

I know Gina, Right?! I was shocked at how much he had gained. In fact I weighed him again a little later on to make sure that I was right, and then it was fluctuating between 533 and 534. :mrgreen:

 

[sweetiepie9]

WOW, he's mighty hefty. I'm sure with all the care you give him, he'll start to relax soon. At least he's stopped biting you, right? That's a huge step

Well done, Jen,
Deb

 

[Jiffy]

Deg, he hasnt tried to bite anymore until today, but it was only a half hearted attempt. I went in his viv to clean his poop, and he kind of opened his mouth and moved towards me a little, but very lazily. I just kept on with what I was doing, and he just went back to what he was doing.

I was actually able to clip his nails today. They were horrible, and he was scratching me to death. He was kept on sand before I got him, and right now he is on shelf liner, so he had nothing to wear down his claws. I trimmed them just a little bit ago, with no trouble.

Here is a belly picture from earlier this week.

 

[Goonie]

What a belly! One would never be able to tell that he's a rescue. I mean, what rescue has plump bellies like that?!