Omega Ridley! New Beginnings!

Is Noodle something I can put in a bowl and laugh at? No she is just a sweet bearded dragon that I instantly have fallen in love with. MY story of how I got to Noodle is a long one but I'll try to make it short just for pictures! Anyway most of you know how I first got introduced in to beardies. And for those who don't I'll tell you my happy tale, so sit around my campfire kids and roast some marshmallows its Story Time!

I first encountered bearded dragons when I went to my first Repticon back in 2006 with my step dad, my friend's dad, my friend, and me. While I was there looking at all the cool animals I noticed upon a type of lizard. What got me about this lizard was it had SPIKES!. I was instantly confused, Are the spikes pokey and do they hurt? Are they more for show than dangerous? Are they both for show and dangerous? I just kept looking at the lizard in utter aw. Well it was time to go and before we left I found out the name of the lizard was a bearded dragon. And after that all I did for years was look on the computer at them, watch videos of them, read books about them, and dreamed about them! Anyway fast forward to today and I finally have a place I can call home for my future bearded dragon and myself for now. :lol:

Now here is the story about how Noodle came to become mine. After knowing for sometime that I was going to move to my mom's house. I started talking her into a bearded dragon. At first she kept saying NO! but with much persistent I budged her a little to say that she will think about it. Well one day I was browsing the For Free section of this forum for fun like I normally do. And I saw a post where a lady, Michele, was looking for a good home for her 2 year old baby, Noodle. I instantly posted because she said she was located in Atlanta and with me moving to Woodstock she was only a 30 minute drive. Me and her started transferring emails about Noodle. Michele told me all about Noodle and I knew I wanted her. We talked on the phone and decided that the 13 of April I could come visit Noodle. (Wish I got pictures of my visit but my phone was dead ) Anyway I told her about my situation of moving because school was almost over for me and about me moving campuses. She told me that if I was really serious into taking Noodle she would give me her entire setup and hold Noodle until May when I decide a good date after I move to come and get her. My mom was surprised about her giving me Noodle's setup because I'm not gonna lie I was too she told me they spend $200 on her tank and all she wanted was for Noodle to go to a good home so she was willing to give me everything.

Well thats my and Noodle's story. IT has only began but we have a huge journey ahead of us. For now Pictures!

 

[Oki05]

I could but what happens if she poops in the sink?

 

[zandi202]

Down the drain.

 

[sweetiepie9]

And then you scrub out the sink with disinfectant. That's where my boys poop every time, it's great, so little clean up.

 

[Oki05]

Ok thanks I'll try it . My mom hates her in the kitchen but I don't want to try the tub anymore since it uses more water and I guess I'll clean it so she doesn't see it

 

[morphmom]

89 pages now my dear. BD.org wouldn't be the same without Miss Ridley :wink:

 

[Oki05]

Yeah and I wouldn't know what to do without you guys? I miss Myah so much! *hugs* Holly!!

 

[morphmom]

Thank you. I miss her too *sigh* one day I'll earn the right to own a reptile larger then a Gecko. Only about 35 more years til retirement! :lol:

 

[Oki05]

Why not early retirement

 

[sweetiepie9]

I so wish I could early retire but I'd have nothing to live on & I think it's the same with Holly, too. I'd leave work tomorrow if I could!

 

[Oki05]

Deb I think we all would leave work if we could. So I just gave Ridley a bath in the sink for the first time. I'm not sure she liked it :? she kept spazing out. Oh well she got to stay in there for a good 10 minutes I think. She is basking right now and is stink eyeing me like crazy. I'll let her bask and then try and feed her hopefully she will eat something. I'll clean the sink up while she eats that way I'm not in the room with her. After that time for more calcium dosing. Tomorrow will be pumpkin day since she didn't poop today.

 

[Spoony]

I hope everything clears up for you, Matt. Hopefully Ridley stops playing the "Stress the Slave" game. :wink:

 

[Oki05]

Thanks Spoony well I'm off to work I'll check on everyone when I get home. Well after her bath she did bask for an hour more which is more than she has this whole past week. SO that's good. I gave her some food and she ate bits and pieces of it but not much. Oh well she is interested in eating worms though she is still going crazy over them but thats all she has now been just laying around her tank all day.

 

[Oki05]

It seems like with Ridley when she gets better from one accident another happens soon after. I just got home form a friend's house and I was giving her a bath like I have been doing to keep her hydrated like Deb told me too so she would bask and eat. Well I got the water ready and as soon as I put her in it she started flipping out. I mean literally she squirmed all over the sink and finally leaped from the sink to the floor head first. I heard a good smack when her head hit the floor. Well now I'm really sad and about to cry because this is the worst I have seen her be. I picked her up and her eyes slowly started to close. I literally thought I lost her right then and there. But then she slowly opened them again and turned her beard black. I noticed she cut open one of claws shed and it was bleeding so I cleaned it with Betadine. And I noticed that before she fell she had opened her mouth and got some water in it. Well as of now I got her towel dried, wound clean, and she is basking on her hammock. I have no clue if she swallowed the water or its still in her mouth or maybe its her saliva. But she is basking and had her eyes open but now she just closed them and is laying there. Here are some pics of her after the accident.

Its so sad because just a few days ago she was sleeping so peacefully and everything was fine. Also I can't even take her to a vet because I just paid my mom recently and I'm broke till Thursday

 

[zandi202]

I'm no expert, but she looks fine to me. She really just can't give you a break. Geez.

 

[Oki05]

Thanks Liz I know I would think that after freaking me out with no basking or eating she would be nice but no she has to pull this too at a time like this when I have school in 2 weeks and won't be home much Tuesday or Thursdays to watch her. Right now she is still basking having her eyes opened and slowly closing them. Her beard does still seem swollen but I'm assuming its saliva she has in her mouth because she did have excessive amount of it. Her black beard also seems to be going away. But now I have the matter that she's not going to eat for at least a week after this because she never does when stuff like this happens.