Handicapped beardie *updated pictures*(20 mo later)

[dobiegil2000]

Diane,

What a difference in Widget!!!!! I love the handicapped beardies. I have a friend who rescued one and I have one with a large portion of his tail missing. Funny how you don't even notice it until others point it out. To me they are who they are. Kuddos to you and your husband.

Robin

 

[diamc]

Thanks Robin. I was just telling someone how it's amazing how different they all are regarding their personalities. Widge is indeed unique and also very special. :love5:

 

[msmaui]

Awwww, Diane, what a sweet story. He's just adorable and obviously not undernourished.

Nancy

 

[diamc]

Thanks Nancy.:wink: No, he's not undernourished by any means.

 

[sara24354]

What a difference in Widge. He's gorgeous. Hugs to you for all your hard work. Happy New Year and may the coming year be wonderful for you,your family,your dragons and everyone else here at BD.org!!!

 

[fresnowitte]

Hey Diane this is the first I've seen Widget he is very handsome. :love10:
Bless your heart for giving him a great life. :love5:

He looks great!

 

[vickson420]

Hey Diane this is the first I've seen Widget he is very handsome. :love10:
Bless your heart for giving him a great life. :love5:

He looks great!

Diane I have to agree with everything Barbara has said and on a side note maybe the fact that she hasnt seen Widge before is a sign that your slacking on those picture duties that are required of us here on the forum :wink:

 

[fresnowitte]

Vicky I guess if I wasn't so lame and was to look at Dianes signature I'd have seen him.
But I had never read his story this was the first I heard of Dianes beautiful one eyed boy.

Sorry Diane, but Vicky is right more pic's please.

 

[vickson420]

Your not at all lame Barbara .Besides if you did notice it then I wouldnt be able to torment Diane about more pics :wink:

 

[jacqui778]

If you can't catch the crickets and are constantly squishing them, I'd recommend a pair of 'feeder tongs'. That's what I use because I really don't like having to stick my hand in a container and blindly try to catch a hopping, crawling cricket. Bleck.

The tongs only cost about $10.00 and I got mine from PetCo. You can look into them if you like. The crickets always flail their arms when I catch them which excites Evalyn. She eats them right off of the tongs, and is careful not to bite the stainless steel.

Congrats on your new baby! I wish I could be that trusted at the pet store. But I'm only 12 and the guy at the counter is slightly creepy.... he always asks 'Whatcha gonna feed these crickets to?' even though he knows I have a dragon. And the lady who also works there and got me set up with my dragon has a lazy eye. :shock: It always scares me 'cause she has the tendency to come up from behind me and go 'How's the dragon doin'?!' *shudders*

Maybe someday I'll learn to connect with these people.... someday.... :lol:

-- Jacqui

 

[Drache613]

Hello Diane,

That is AWESOME Widget is all grown up now. Great job with him, he looks so sweet & so happy now. He got big!
You gave him an incredible home.

Tracie

 

[diamc]

What a difference in Widge. He's gorgeous. Hugs to you for all your hard work. Happy New Year and may the coming year be wonderful for you,your family,your dragons and everyone else here at BD.org!!!

Thanks Sara, he has been well worth the work. Happy New Year to you and your family and everyone else too.

Hey Diane this is the first I've seen Widget he is very handsome. :love10:
Bless your heart for giving him a great life. :love5:
He looks great!

Thanks Barbara, I thought you knew about Widge. It's true that I don't post pics very often, not as often as I should according to Vicky. :mrgreen: I take lots of pics but don't always download them into Photobucket so I can share them all as that is quite time consuming with 4 beardies. I will also try to keep my signature more current too.

If you can't catch the crickets and are constantly squishing them, I'd recommend a pair of 'feeder tongs'. That's what I use because I really don't like having to stick my hand in a container and blindly try to catch a hopping, crawling cricket. Bleck.

The tongs only cost about $10.00 and I got mine from PetCo. You can look into them if you like. The crickets always flail their arms when I catch them which excites Evalyn. She eats them right off of the tongs, and is careful not to bite the stainless steel.

Congrats on your new baby! I wish I could be that trusted at the pet store. But I'm only 12 and the guy at the counter is slightly creepy.... he always asks 'Whatcha gonna feed these crickets to?' even though he knows I have a dragon. And the lady who also works there and got me set up with my dragon has a lazy eye. :shock: It always scares me 'cause she has the tendency to come up from behind me and go 'How's the dragon doin'?!' *shudders*

Maybe someday I'll learn to connect with these people.... someday.... :lol:

-- Jacqui

Jacqui, he's not a baby anymore at 21 mo old and prefers to eat the biggest supers I can find. Not interested in crickets anymore as he knows he fills up on supers quicker. He sure is sweet though.

Hello Diane,

That is AWESOME Widget is all grown up now. Great job with him, he looks so sweet & so happy now. He got big!
You gave him an incredible home.

Tracie

Yes, Tracie, he's all grown up. He is sweet & happy and has a very laid back personality but also VERY big & heavy. I know he is happy with his home & don't think he would have survived without all the special care we've given him and to be quite honest, I can't imagine not having him with us. :wink: