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[KuriousKat]

Hello all! I've been benefiting from this site for some time now, and finally decided to join up! This is such an informative site (and all for BD owners, woo hoo!) that I'd really like to thank everyone that contributes. You guys rock!

I first got interested in Bearded Dragons when I'd been living in my current apartment for about a year. I'd had to give up my cat, Jezebel, when we moved in here and I was still missing her, though considering she went to a family with a house, yard and another cat, I'm sure she doesn't miss me! Wanting another pet, and inspired by a video at school that showed beautiful tortoises, I started browsing pet shops for an animal I could keep in my apartment. At a small local shop the baby BDs caught my eye. The info they gave me was promising, so I went home to research and discovered the perfect pet for me! Less intensive than a puppy and not as (frankly) boring as a goldfish, the ideal in-between. Plus a life-span worth investing in and a size perfect for handling yet still comfy in an apartment. I was sold!

After weeks of research and discussion with my partner we went out to pet shops again, this time armed with a long list of specific supplies, with the intent of doing some price comparison. However, at the first shop we visited, they not only had everything on my list, they also had one little 3-4 month old beardie left, whom my partner and I fell in love with. We went for it! More than six months later, we're more in love with him than ever, though there was a bit more work than we expected as we continued to learn and adjust our care of him!

And that's how Smaug came into our lives. Seems to be a fav name for a BD, guess there's a fair overlap of BD lovers and Tolkein fans, lol! He also has some nicknames, including, Smaugzilla the cricket killa', Dr. Egon Beardface (reference to Ghostbusters and Scrubs. pronounced beard-fah-say), and (very affectionately) Fatty. :wink:

Presently, we're working on building a new enclosure and a fake rock wall using info gained on this site, as well as considering the advantages of switching to a roach colony for feeders. So, again, thanks to everyone here!

My fav baby pic of Smaug, lol!

Another cute baby pic

His fav basking position before he got too big to fit his belly in there

Something more recent

I love how his color showed in this pic

 

[1sttimebeardiemom]

Welcome! Beautiful or should I say handsome beardie you got there!

 

[tuppence03]

pretty beardie, how old is he? he looks big

 

[KuriousKat]

Thanks!

I think that last pic is a little deceptive as to his size. He's about 10 or 11 months old and a hairs-breath under 18". He sure did grow rapidly when we got him. Don't know if that's just how they always are or if it had to do with the change in care from the petstore, but for months it seemed like he was always shedding. For a while his head and his body were going at different rates, which was pretty funny, but he seems to have slowed down a bit now. In that first pic (the goofy one), where his body was his head might just about fit at the size he is now!

Kat

 

[Dave94]

He has really grown~ good job and welcome :mrgreen:

 

[fresnowitte]

:wave: Welcome!
I can see why the first pic is your favorite baby pic. He looks so happy and content to be basking.
That's to cute! :love5:
They just don't stay little long enough.
I love the name Smaug! JR Tolkein collection is my favorite. That was the first collection of books that I read on my own as a kid. You know not something that we were forced to read for school. :roll:
Smaug is a very handsome beardie!
Thanks for sharing the pic's!
See ya around!

Barbara