Jace, Zy, Sorin, Ava, Nissa, & Koth -->Update 12-18 w/ Pics

Hello,
I'm relatively new to this website, though I have posted questions prior to this "blog." I fell in love with bearded dragons on a trip to Petco. I've always wanted a reptile and I have a dragon statue collection at home so it seemed perfect. Jace, however, was not my first beardie. My first beardie was one of the two smaller ones. The employees hadn't gotten around to putting on of the little ones up for adoption because he would have a seizure whenever he was picked up. They were pretty sure the one I had picked wasn't the seizure one. I bought him the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and am sad to say I returned him that following Monday. This one had seizures whenever he was put down. I knew, being a new owner, that it would be better for the both of us if I returned him to Petco and that was when I got Jace, the love of my life. On a side note, the two that suffered from seizures got adopted to loving homes where someone can take care of them . Anyways, on to my picture show.

This was my first night with Jace. He no longer has that cage - he is in a bigger one and on tiles instead.

The first week montage:

I loved the way he just dug a bed and curled up.

He was so little!

This is his new cage - the sand in the dig bowl has been replaced with flaxseed

My little poser

He loves climbing on my shirt and just hang

I loved the natural blue that came out - don't know how that happened

Again, his dig box before we changed it:

He loves my computer

That's it for now, but he's a very photogenic man so there will be more to follow.

 

[RelentlessChaos]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing. Keep posting as he grows! Love the enclosure.

 

[zandi202]

Thanks! I can't wait to see how much he'll change as he grows.

 

[zandi202]

For the first time in a while, Jace is tasting his salad! It's a mixture of collard greens, mustard greens, butternut squash, bran beans, and parsnips. He hadn't touched his salad in a while, but I think that was because, in an attempt to keep the veg and greens from spoiling, I kept them frozen and let them defrost the day before giving them to him. Guess he likes it fresh. Will need more beardies to keep the food from wasting. :lol:

 

[JangoMom]

Awww.. look how little.. Jace is so cute!

 

[zandi202]

Thanks!. I honestly can't imagine him any bigger than he is now.

 

[ohmybandit]

What a handsome little beardie! I like that digbox idea using the corner waterbowl haha now you've got me thinking on what to add into my lady's tank

 

[zandi202]

You're welcome? Lol.

 

[zandi202]

A couple of weeks ago I had Jace out close to his bed time. Usually he finds a spot on my laptop to sleep until I disturb him. This time he crawled up the sleeve of my hoodie and took a snooze. It was really hard to get this picture with my arm in the sleeve and later get Jace out of my sleeve.

Jace is trying to help mommy with her book.

Jace has been getting very red lately.

After much discussion on another forum I posted, I ended up removing the flaxseed digging back since he is not a she and the large water bowl in substitution for a bath every other day. This is his new set up which he seems to love:

Got an itch? Scratch it!

Stink eye for the camera.

Basking

He had his fifth? bath yesterday and it was his second time pooping in it and his first time drinking a lot of water in front of me. He drank the water before he pooped - I took him out after that.

 

[Lindz0518]

He is such a cutie!

 

[zandi202]

So here are some pictures of my other babies.

This is Lilliana. She's a leo originally bought for me, but no matter how hard I tried, she didn't like me. She does, however adore my boyfriend so I am the financial/location sponsor for her. She and I are on a need-to-deal-with-eachother basis.

This is my baby boy, Stinky.... My grandma named him.... He is a feral cat and was found in my barn hayloft as a little baby kitten barely a week old. We couldn't find any siblings up there and assumed he was alone. His siblings eventually came out and escaped. Anyways, long story short, he loves me and puts up with everyone else.

This is my rescue dog, Pupup. He's a min pin and is much older now than he is in the picture. He is now blind, diabetic, arthritic, and selectively deaf. We love him all the same.

And this spitfire of evilness is a Thoroughbred mare my aunt bought and never did anything with. She and I share a love hate relationship. Sometimes she is the greatest mare ever and other times I feel as though I want to kill her before she kills me.

And last, but not least, is another beardie my boyfriend plans to get me for V-Day. I fell in love with this baby the moment I first saw him or her. S/He is a leatherback bearded dragon and I love the coloring. S/He is still in the process of shedding so the colors aren't as vibrant as when I first saw them. He's the one on top, the little bully.

A couple of days ago I went to Petco and he came running up to the glass to say hi. That was the first time ever for us. If he's a he then I'm thinking of naming him Vencer and if a girl: Chandra (sticking to the Magic the Gathering Planeswalkers' name).

 

[zandi202]

I've been following your Spyro. His such a cutie as well and I bet will be even cuter once he's feeling his 110% awesome!

 

[Lindz0518]

Thank you. I also have leos and one if my leos can care less if I exist. Excited to hear your getting another beardie!

 

[zandi202]

Must be a leo thing. This one is also really twitchy

 

[Lindz0518]

So is my girl. I have 3 leos and the boys are friendly but my girl is not as much.