We got an approximately 6 month old dragon yesterday. Rescued him from someone who could no longer care for him. He is our first. He is about 12 inches long and pretty beefy LOL. I wasn't ready for how prickly their skin would be. He likes to be pet but picking him up we are still working on the best way. I know he will need more time to get used to us also. I am so glad I found this site. I will have to upload some pictures. His name is Kingsly.