LG ~ The Handi-Capable Bearded Dragon

[jscott]

denise, yea ive decided against that. he might poke his eye or eat a piece. sorry no new posts for a while, ive been really busy... ill try to get to this thread more often.

mummybear, yea that was a nice day while it lasted... lol, here its friday and i want another! he sure is getting faster. you wouldnt believe him yesterday... he RAN about a 3-4 feet in about 3 seconds! it was crazy. his little legs were moving so fast i could barely see them.
more pics coming soon, thanks for your support.


ok this is something ive been wanting to try:

i did a little experiment last night: it has been getting pretty cold at night(65F) an i have been worried about my little guy(L.G.). now i know normally people dont recomend using heat pads at night because beardies cant sense heat from below. i dont have a ceramic heat emmiter(they're like 40 bucks) thats the one thing i still need...

i decided to take out this small heat pad ive had in a drawer and test it. i taped the temp probe to the bare heat pad and waited 45 minutes to see how much heat it gave off. after about 32min the temp stabilized at approx. 100.8 degrees, much too hot for nighttime temps... i took a couple of hand towells and wrapped them neatly around the heat pad until there were a few layers. i then re-tested, but this time i used a stone to press the probe into the towell. after about 35 minutes the reading came out: 82.4 8) . you had to actually press on it gentley to feel any heat. i was carefull in hiding all the wires and i put a heavy piece of wood over the sides of the towell so he couldnt dig under it(though ive only seen him do that in dry leaves outside).

i put the heatpad/towells into the corner of his tank where he likes to retreat sometimes. i decided not to turn it on until the temps got low so i waited... at about 1:30AM the temps got to about 70, and ive gotten up at 5AM before to find the temp at 66... i didnt want to wake him up but i really didnt want him getting down to 65 degrees. i gentley woke him up with the sound of my voice and i let him see me coming to pick him up. he felt cool to the touch and un-flexible, which reinforced my decision to move him. i placed him on the towell and let him go back to sleep. when i checked in on him 20 minutes later he was fast asleep about an 1" from where i put him. i checked him at about 6 this morning; the temps were almost the same, 82.1. i just unplugged it alittle while ago since its starting to warm up. i am trying to get a ceramic heat emmiter but until i do i s this ok?

let me know what you think everyone...

 

[Weluvourreptiles]

I don't see why not... you've taken every precaution to make sure that the temps are not in a harmful range. Although I am not an expert, I commend you for testing it before actually sticking it in the tank with him.

 

[athenacp]

My beardie, Digger, likes to sleep in a cat carrier at night, he's been doing this for about 5 years now; I have an old crochet placemat I made in the bottom of it, then I have another one wrapped in an old t-shirt that's on top of it, then I have a handtowel in it that's kinda bunched up as Digger likes to rest his head on something. When it gets cold in our bedroom (the AC has been on since April for my hubby's breathing)it can get to about 55-60 in the room, so I have a heating pad that's set for 8 hours to stay on and I keep it on low. Digger goes in there and I cover him with an old bandana and he wiggles in there and sleeps like a baby. The temp in there gets to maybe 70 on top of all this and I don't have to worry that he is super cold.

From what I read, this should be fine as long as he's happy

 

[atreyu917]

LG looks like he loves his towel!!! I'm sure it's perfectly safe cause he's far from being in contact with it.

 

[luvthydragon]

Hi Jason -

Nice to see LG and how well he's got you trained :whip: . I like the "spa" portion of the viv - Great idea ...
It seems like you thought it out and covered all the bases so I don't see why it wouldn't work...

I especially like the pic of him on the towel - peeking back at the camera under the leaves (those leaves are my favorite)

He is so lucky to have you

Take care of yourself, remember to take some time out for yourself, and best wishes to LG , BG, & LD

 

[jscott]

Weluvourreptiles, thanks. i havnt had to use it since that one night. its been pretty warm lately. i am still going to get a ceramic fixture when i can afford one.

athenacp, thats so cute. so he sleeps under a blanket? i might try that with LG once it gets cooler. thanks for the idea.

atreyu917, yea there is about 4 layers of material between him and the heat pad. you have to actually press down on the towell to feel a little heat.

its not going to overheat is it?! can anyone answer this question for me? thanks.

luvthydragon thanks. he is a happy dragon, just a very subdued one. since ive got those other guys home ive noticed how much more they move around than LG. but i still love him just the same. ive got some new pics up of the couple but here is a fresh one of LG:

i have tommorow off, so im going to try to get abunch of videos of LG. ive just been so busy with these new dragons you know?

 

[jscott]

i just saw, LG WON A TROPHY :headbang: !
thanks everyone for your vote :mrgreen: .

heres the pic that one.


here is my other entry for the photoshop category. ill show the different steps i made it in:

thanks again to everyone who voted for me. these competitions are a blast, i cant wait to see what the next theme will be!

 

[fresnowitte]

Hip Hip Hooray For L.G.!

Aaww! My Little Hero! :love5:

Nice to hear you get a day off tomorrow Jason I'll be watching for those videos. :lurk: :lol:

 

[mummybear]

Nice pic of L.G., glad to hear you've got a day off and shall look forrward to new videos.

That's a really nice pic that won the comp too

 

[beardie osk]

Hello Jason,

Congrats on you and L.G. win!!!!!!!!! He continues to be so precious and I love his coloring and personality. I have tried to find the contest on this site, and somehow I'm not able too, help anyone?

I'm glad your off today, to rest and spend the day with family(beardies). I'm anxiously waiting for pics and videos, did I understand you right, that you have other beardies? I must have missed that. Is that beardie the one you wanted to rescue from the pet store? Any pics or did you start a new thread?

Have a good rest from work, and looking forward to more news.

 

[protiemama]

Katherine is sooo happy LG won. She always insists we vote for him ( I would any way)
Kinda hard for it to be anonymus with LG though. But your fire breathing dragon was the best. Where did you get the wings pict? I love those and could use some great samples like that for a kids book I'm working on.

Sandy H


Katherine sends hugs and kisses to LG, Blue and BG.

 

[lizardgrrl]

congratulations, L.G.!!!!!

we are so glad you won!!!!!! L.G. has a great smile and he/she is always a top winner in our book!!!!!

 

[jscott]

hey everyone, today was a very eventful day! my brother in law came over with his skill-saw and abunch of left over pieces of tile from his job. with all the choices i was able to provide the new couple with a great new tank and i even had some left over for LG. i posted pics of LG down at the bottom, hope everyone likes the stone.

barbara, thanks . my day off was nice, i got alot done and still had time to relax. no videos of LG today, just pics. he didnt really move around much today. i got some great new pics and vids of my new couple, which ill be posting right after i finish here. thanks for your support and i hope you like all the new pics!

mummybear, ahhhh. i feel so rested :mrgreen: . this "day off thing" is great... i wish to have another someday :roll: . thanks for the kudos on the pics. i like that smile one too, im glad you saw what i saw. thanks for your intrest :wink: .

beardie osk, thanks. he does have such a unique personality, ive started realizing that since i got these new guys home.

it wont let me access the old photo comp either, it says i am not allowed to view or something... wonder why?

yes, i have 3 dragons now. feel free to check them out, ill be updating their thread right after this on. heres the link:
http://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=88238&hilit=

thanks for your continued support :mrgreen: .

protiemama, aww thank you for your votes! yea, its pretty hard to hide his identity, he sort of sticks out like a sore thumb i guess :roll: . i actually made those wings on photoshop. i used another pic of him and slices a section out of his back it for each piece of the wing. i lightened up the pattern for the inside of the wings. i may have gotten a little carried away i guess... feel free to use those pics if you want. once again thank you both for your vote and i hope you like the new pics!

lizardgrrl, thank you. these photo comps really are fun. i cant wait to see the next theme... thanks again for your support. dont forget to check out the new pics on my other thread, i posted a link above.


ok here are some pics i took of LG on his new basking rock:

hope you guys like it, i know he does. wait till you see my couples cage :mrgreen: ...

 

[diamc]

Jason, it's obvious that LG loves his basking rock, just take a look at that smile. His eyes sure look happy too. Oh and congrats to both of you for getting the Trophy for the Photo Comp. We all knew you'd win. :wink: Now I'm about to check out "the couples' cage."

 

[fresnowitte]

Oh Jason!
I just love that second pic! :love5:
He has the sweetest little eyes so full of love. :love10:
In that pic he looks to be saying, "Thank-You Daddy this feels sooo..... good."
He is just so utterly adorable! :love5: