meet Pascal

[dunl]

Pascal is my first beardie. His owner needed to get rid of him, and I am a high school science teacher, so I thought I would take him in. He is very cuddly and quiet. He seems healthy, eats well, although he is missing some of his tail (from before the previous owner, I was told).

He is in a 60g terrarium now, but my plan is to create a larger habitat for him in a display case outside my classroom. I'll try and get a pic of that tomorrow.

 

[CooperDragon]

Thanks for taking him in and giving him a good home. Please let us know if you have any questions about caring for him or about building your new setup.

 

[dunl]

Oh, I will probably have lots of questions, but as a science teacher I do know how to research as well. I'm thinking I will go with a tile floor in his habitat instead of sand, hoping that will make cleanup a lot easier and help to keep the nails short.

I'll try and post some more pics so maybe someone can give me a quick eyeball on his health at a glance, so to speak.

 

[dunl]

Two pics for now, and I know it's not a lot to go on. As you can see, he was quite comfortable the first day falling asleep on me.

I let him have a splash bath yesterday, which he seemed to enjoy. So thoroughly, in fact, that he actually fell asleep with the water halfway up his chin.

I put this water bowl in so he'd have fresh water. Well, this morning I found a mud bath and a very pleased-with-himself wet beardie soaking in the heat lamp.

 

[NatashaFatality]

Keep an eye on the humidity. A water bowl can raise it too high.

Otherwise, you guys look great together. It's awesome that someone who is willing to research and improve his home took him in

 

[dunl]

Is there a better solution than a water bowl?

 

[NatashaFatality]

I will often give my beardie drops of water on her nose. She will even drink when we bathe her. They get water from their salad too.