I have no plans on breeding my bearded dragon, but I've had him for 3 months as of today. He has grown immensely. I contacted the people I got him from to inquire about his age since I completely spaced on asking when I took him on impulse. He was apparently 4-5 months old. He's very tame, but he's also quite shy. If I change anything in his tank it takes him a few days to adjust.
The first time I tried to check for the presence of a hemipenis he was uncomfortable with me touching his tail (he bearded and jumped off my hand, I had him in the tank close to the ground so he didn't hurt himself). I've been patient. I've been holding him, petting him, hand feeding him, calling him a pretty lizard, and slowly building up trust. It's been a mutual exercise, I think, because I'm no longer afraid of his impressive acrodont dentition since I started the hand feeding.
I had noticed lately that he has large femoral pores, and after a while of gently running the back of my finger along his tail he was comfortable enough to let me check. I saw two parallel bulges rather than one bulge going along the center. This photo is a bit old because he started shedding today. He's getting huge (From nose tip to tail tip he's about 13.5") and there's a lot of orange coloration coming in.
The first time I tried to check for the presence of a hemipenis he was uncomfortable with me touching his tail (he bearded and jumped off my hand, I had him in the tank close to the ground so he didn't hurt himself). I've been patient. I've been holding him, petting him, hand feeding him, calling him a pretty lizard, and slowly building up trust. It's been a mutual exercise, I think, because I'm no longer afraid of his impressive acrodont dentition since I started the hand feeding.
I had noticed lately that he has large femoral pores, and after a while of gently running the back of my finger along his tail he was comfortable enough to let me check. I saw two parallel bulges rather than one bulge going along the center. This photo is a bit old because he started shedding today. He's getting huge (From nose tip to tail tip he's about 13.5") and there's a lot of orange coloration coming in.