GoFast
Gray-bearded Member
Hi all!
It's been about 8 years since I posted here and since I rehomed my bearded dragon, Elliot, after the birth of my first son.
He now 9 years old and has shown quite the interest in slimy and scaly critters. At the moment, he has a Pixie frog that he has taken incredible care of for the past 5 or so months. We worked really hard together to build a custom paludarium as a forever home.
Well...with Christmas coming and all...he wrote Santa a note that said, " Dear Santa, I only want a bearded dragon Christmas and nothing else. Please? Love, (name removed)"
Now me...being quite the bearded dragon lover myself, know a thing or two about beardies and how can I possibly disappoint my little guy?!
So...off to the secret woodshop to start working on his custom enclosure. I've only been able to work on it a few hours one night but this is the progress at the moment.
Last night, I wanted to run to the store to pick up my UVB bulb and a fixture so I could that test fit/mounted and I just so happened to walk right past the baby beardie cage when I saw a little flash, from the corner of my eye, run to the front of the tank and put his belly against the glass. Darnit! How am I supposed to resist that?!
The answer is, I couldn't. So back to my office I went with a spare tank, heat lamp, and uv bulb to hide out until Christmas. For now...he's keeping me company while I'm working and already showing me how much of a character he is.
He seems to be obsessed with my little nano fish tank I also have on my desk :roll: :lol:
I can already tell I'm going to have a hard time bringing him home for Christmas :lol: :lol:
Anyways, great to be back!! I'll update some build pics as I go!
It's been about 8 years since I posted here and since I rehomed my bearded dragon, Elliot, after the birth of my first son.
He now 9 years old and has shown quite the interest in slimy and scaly critters. At the moment, he has a Pixie frog that he has taken incredible care of for the past 5 or so months. We worked really hard together to build a custom paludarium as a forever home.
Well...with Christmas coming and all...he wrote Santa a note that said, " Dear Santa, I only want a bearded dragon Christmas and nothing else. Please? Love, (name removed)"
Now me...being quite the bearded dragon lover myself, know a thing or two about beardies and how can I possibly disappoint my little guy?!
So...off to the secret woodshop to start working on his custom enclosure. I've only been able to work on it a few hours one night but this is the progress at the moment.
Last night, I wanted to run to the store to pick up my UVB bulb and a fixture so I could that test fit/mounted and I just so happened to walk right past the baby beardie cage when I saw a little flash, from the corner of my eye, run to the front of the tank and put his belly against the glass. Darnit! How am I supposed to resist that?!
The answer is, I couldn't. So back to my office I went with a spare tank, heat lamp, and uv bulb to hide out until Christmas. For now...he's keeping me company while I'm working and already showing me how much of a character he is.
He seems to be obsessed with my little nano fish tank I also have on my desk :roll: :lol:
I can already tell I'm going to have a hard time bringing him home for Christmas :lol: :lol:
Anyways, great to be back!! I'll update some build pics as I go!