New and thought I would introduce myself

[Bruce21035]

Obviously my name is Bruce.
I recently, ( a couple months) bought a Bearded.
Before buying him/her I did the research on tanks, feeding and care.
I built the tank, its 48" X 18 X 18, the inside is finished in a white fire resistant paneling to make it water tight and easy to clean. On top is a heat lamp and a UV lamp. on one end I have it built up with flat stone surrounding a "pool" with a waterfall in it. A lot of articles said the bearded likes to swim and will recognize water easier if it is moving. Seems to be working.
The other end is his hollow log to hide under, a climbing branch and an ugly ceramic thing that my daughter insisted be included ( He seems to like climbing the ugly ceramic thing)
For feeding I follow the internet information as far as the produce goes and I only give him Wax worms, maybe 5 or 6 a day.
He seems to be very alert, He looks at me when I talk to him and rarely does that glass surfing thing I read about. Another thing is interesting is that he can see the TV through his cage, and I think by the way he follows things with his head, he is watching it.
Like clockwork around 9pm he goes under his log to sleep and stays there until I turn his lights back on.
The downfall is that I started feeding him the wax worms by hand, and now anytime I try to pick him up he thinks I have food and he bites me. If I dont have food he gets mad and does not want me to pick him up. Any ideas on how to make him social again would be appreciated.

 

[Bruce21035]

Just took this picture of him "Posing" in front of the waterfall.
From head to tail he is about 12 inches now.

 

[CooperDragon]

Welcome to the forum! He looks like a happy little guy =). It sounds like he's associating your hand with food. You could try using feeding tongs to distance yourself a bit. He will calm down in time. Do you have a name picked out for him?

 

[Bruce21035]

Welcome to the forum! He looks like a happy little guy =). It sounds like he's associating your hand with food. You could try using feeding tongs to distance yourself a bit. He will calm down in time. Do you have a name picked out for him?

We have named him Jafar.

 

[Fauzt0]

that waterfall looks awesome. Im thinking of something like this for Bubba, but I am concerned for humidity.

 

[Bruce21035]

that waterfall looks awesome. Im thinking of something like this for Bubba, but I am concerned for humidity.

This is the waterfall
https://www.google.com/search?q=reptile+waterfall&rlz=1C1QJDB_enUS602US603&espv=2&biw=1242&bih=606&tbm=isch&imgil=eJG8_9sZlbKLxM%253A%253BePTEJQ7ke7_IiM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.petmountain.com%25252Fcategory%25252F248%25252F1%25252Freptile-waterfalls.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=eJG8_9sZlbKLxM%253A%252CePTEJQ7ke7_IiM%252C_&usg=__dUfoBFBgznq3jeixh18oREW8M54%3D&ved=0ahUKEwj7uu6W7fjJAhVFKiYKHY7UC_8QyjcIXQ&ei=ki1-VvupCsXUmAGOqa_4Dw#imgrc=eJG8_9sZlbKLxM%3A&usg=__dUfoBFBgznq3jeixh18oREW8M54%3D

I bought an oil pan for changing the oil in the car, Then cut it down to just the right depth to let the water fall run. built up the flat stones around it and it looks natural.
Humidity on the other side of the cage stays below 15%. I have the UV light over the side with the waterfall and the ceramic heat lamp on the other side. So far its working.