Nim's Story - More videos and pictures.

Hi, I am the slave of six cockatiels and my new dragon Nim. I'm creating this thread to share all the cute things my little Nim does. Ive had him for eleven days now and he likes me. He warmed up to me six days after I got him. He is the smartest lizard I have ever owned. I would post pics but I'm having some trouble. I put a photo on Flickr and then do the image thing but it only flashes the pic then it disappears if anyone could help I would like that. Nim is a six inch ten gram bearded dragon. Who's favorite veggie is dandelion greens. I have an organic lawn so I get the dandelion greens from there.

 

[JangoMom]

perhaps you can try photobucket.. photobucket.com I like it and it's easy to use. Just upload your pics then just copy the IMG code and paste it where you want the picture to be. Nim sounds like a cutie.. can't wait to see pictures

 

[TheWerewolf]

Thanks, I will try that. And yes, Nim is a cutie and a pretty one at that.

 

[TheWerewolf]

Well, here he is. Again thanks, more pics will be on the way.

 

[TheWerewolf]

Here is a image of his cage. Needs to be cleaned, I know.

This is him resting with a belly full of crickets.
He's a smart boy. He loves dandelion greens because he knows they're good for him. He may get a bath today, depends on whether I'm ready or not. I'm thinking of serving him spaghetti squash tonight.

 

[TheWerewolf]

Nim is doing fine. Ran out of crickets again! Man that little guy is pricey! Thinking of getting dubia roaches since I read that they are easy to breed and are a good food for beardies. But can't get them this week, due to money problems so I have to piecemeal crickets. Good news is, that Nim has a liking for moths. gonna feed him some more tonight. I don't like feeding him moths though. They are such beautiful creatures and I am also somewhat of a entomologist, for those who don't know it is the study of insects. In fact, the only insect I don't like are wasps. Due to a phobia. More on Nim though. So he is a dandelion green lover But will only eat them whole. Basically meaning that instead of me cutting it up in bite sized pieces he does it himself. I guess that's why he has teeth My tiels are hungry, we ran out of their seed yesterday. They will be getting some treat sticks tonight. I don't want them to go to bed hungry. I think that's all for now. Gonna give some moths to Nim and make myself dinner. Bye!

 

[TheWerewolf]

Just two pictures of last night's runabout.

The floss harness is so I don't lose him. He is incredibly fast.

I think the flash shows off his color better.

 

[athenacp]

Aww he is adorable! :love10:

 

[TheWerewolf]

Oh, he is. He likes to come out of the cage before he goes to bed. And sometimes he gets so tuckered that he snuggles in the palm of my hand. It is the greatest feeling. Then after letting him sleep on my hand for ten minutes I lift him into the cage. He did that last night. When I was out catching moths for Nim I saw something big and moth like flutter by a window. When it rested I looked at it and saw that it was a Luna Moth! I haven't seen a Luna Moth since I was three. I ran inside, grabbed a net and with the help of my mom I caught it. Now, I usually let my insects go after a few pictures but this was something I haven't seen in years. And since they only live a week on the sole purpose of mating I'm going to keep it till it dies. Then I will mount it just like the Polyphemus Moth another big and beautiful moth of the same family, Saturniidae. I'll post pictures later tonight. Gonna see the Avengers movie tonight. Bye for now.

 

[TheWerewolf]

Nim is shedding! I tried to give him a bath but he only stayed in there for a few minutes. He is growing nicely. He was depressed yesterday because I wasn't there to feed him the day before yesterday. I came home pretty late that night but the movie was AWESOME I give it five stars. Nim isn't depressed anymore though. I think that's it, goodbye for now.

 

[TheWerewolf]

Been a while since I posted on this thread. Nim is shedding again. He has a little cap of skin on his head and he used his back leg to scratch it off. I almost died from his cuteness. He doesn't like baths I tried giving him one and he just clings on my finger for dear life. Cute but annoying. So I just mist him. He loves that, he lifts his little body up to get all that wondrous water. So cute! He doesn't like squash and I tried giving him a cherry but he couldn't bite pieces off of it so he ran away from it. I tried giving it to him cut up in little pieces but he didn't like it. He is growing surprisingly fast. Last time I measured him he was six and a half inches long. He is probably longer now. He likes it when I talk to him. Sometimes he makes it look like he isn't listening but I know he is, silly boy. BTW I'm not positive if he is a boy or not but I just call him a boy. I hope he isn't a girl. But if he is I'll still love him like crazy! He went to bed with a full belly last night. I gave him something like fifteen to twenty crickets in the morning and fed him moths in the night before he went to bed. A lot of moths last night. He is getting his protein for sure! I think that's all, bye for now.

 

[Mummapinkham]

Wow, I never heard of feeding moth's. Hmmmmm my Harry will not eat crickets at all so maybe I should try a moth or two. Where would I get them??? He needs more than just the salad and worms and I refuse to give him roaches.

 

[TheWerewolf]

Wow, I never heard of feeding moth's. Hmmmmm my Harry will not eat crickets at all so maybe I should try a moth or two. Where would I get them??? He needs more than just the salad and worms and I refuse to give him roaches.

You can get moths by turning on a light by your house and wait for them to come. When you catch moths the right size for your lizard hold them by the wings and rub off the scales. Because you don't want them in your house. Then you can drop them in the dragon's viv and he can catch them by himself or you could hand feed. You don't have to worry about pesticides or parasites because moths are pretty clean. Some don't even eat. And I can understand why you won't feed roaches. I don't care about feeding roaches but my mom thinks they will escape. But after speaking to her about how careful I'll be she has allowed it. You may need to remove the wings since it may take awhile for your dragon to get used to them. How to remove the wings is, you hold the moth by it's body then take the wings and pull. They will come right off. Hope my advice helps.

 

[Mummapinkham]

Thanks for the advice - I am going to try that!! Ya I lost a bunch of crickets in my house and we are finding them everywhere. At first it was no big deal, they were all coated with the calcipowder, but once that wore off and believe me it does there was NON STOP chirping from every dark corner of my house. We have managed to catch about 30 of them, but I still hear chirping at night!! Can you imagine if the roaches got loose. Oh boy they breed so fast!! I would be on my landlord/father in laws real bad side, lol.

 

[TheWerewolf]

Yeah, I know how annoying crickets lost in the house can be. We live very close to the woods and get the occasional male field cricket. When that does happen it isn't very peaceful because one chirping cricket can get annoying. I'll admit that while I'm feeding Nim a few crickets do escape. But since they are small crickets they will probably get eaten by a spider before they get their wings. That is what they chirp with by the way. So yesterday it became hot in the house because mom turned the AC and fan off for the night before because it was cold. Well, I had the windows open for the birds and the sun shone in, of course. After a few hours I saw Nim glass dancing. Earlier than usual. So I put the thermometer probe on the basking space. It was up to 123 degrees Fahrenheit on the basking side alone :shock: . And Nim was glass dancing on the coolest side of his cage. So I turned the fan all the way up, turned the AC up, closed the windows and turned Nim's basking light off. Then I took him out while his cage cooled. After his cage cooled down I put him back in and misted him. I took the temp again and it was normal. Another story I have to share is. So, I was out catching moths last night on the porch. Well, there were large fuzzy moths that don't fly very well because they have large bodies. Anyway after catching about, twenty something moths. I saw a stonefly right on the rail of the porch. I could've put my hand it. So I took the jar I put the moths in and went inside and turned off the porch light telling Nim that the moths I had were the only ones for tonight. After feeding him I saw something out of the corner of my eye sitting on my hair. It was a large fuzzy moth taking a rest . I took it off my hair cracked the door open a bit and blew at the moth to get off. All it did was grip onto my finger harder. So I then coaxed it off my finger onto the porch. That worked. I love moths they are the cutest things. Here is a stonefly picture.

It is a cousin to the dobsonfly here is a pic of that.

That is a female dobsonfly the male has long pincers that he uses to hold onto the female. I call the pincers tusks since they are similar to tusks. Another bug in the same family or subfamily it may just be a cousin, is the fishfly. Here is a picture.

All very scary insects if you ask me. I see how long this one post is so I'm wrapping it up. First I want to say that I'm glad I found this site. It is great for me to share the cuteness of my Nim with other dragon lovers. Better than annoying my family :lol: . I can also share the immense insect intellect. Because I'm crazy about insects and Nim. Everyday I say, "I love Nim." at least once. Okay, I think I'm done with my ramblings. Bye! :wave: