Hey guys new to the forum and would like to share our little story and ask a few questions.
We recently got,or what we like to consider rescued, our new beardy. We got him from a family that only ever fed him crickets and rarely anything else. He was in a tank way to small (20 gallon starter tank), to the point he had to curl himself around just to eat. We bought him a nice 40 gallon tank, a nice 150 watt heat lamp that keeps his temp just right and now slowly moved him eating greens and some fruits daily and live bait every now and then to keep him interested. He is eating very well, he is very active and very curious about everything going on around him.
My only concern...we believe him to be about a year old and the previous owner said he was rarely handled. He was mostly around young children which is why we think he tends to be ski-dish right now. We have held him a few times once to change his tank when we got the bigger one, once so we could clean his tank and set it up with new rock, and lastly to hold him just to try and get him used to it. Two out of the three times he flattened out puffed his beard up and tried to run and jump off of my chest. I would like to see if there is anything we can do to start him on a path where we will be able to hold and love him. Any suggestions i know it will take time jsut would like to get suggestions from you guys. Thanks!!!
Chaz
We recently got,or what we like to consider rescued, our new beardy. We got him from a family that only ever fed him crickets and rarely anything else. He was in a tank way to small (20 gallon starter tank), to the point he had to curl himself around just to eat. We bought him a nice 40 gallon tank, a nice 150 watt heat lamp that keeps his temp just right and now slowly moved him eating greens and some fruits daily and live bait every now and then to keep him interested. He is eating very well, he is very active and very curious about everything going on around him.
My only concern...we believe him to be about a year old and the previous owner said he was rarely handled. He was mostly around young children which is why we think he tends to be ski-dish right now. We have held him a few times once to change his tank when we got the bigger one, once so we could clean his tank and set it up with new rock, and lastly to hold him just to try and get him used to it. Two out of the three times he flattened out puffed his beard up and tried to run and jump off of my chest. I would like to see if there is anything we can do to start him on a path where we will be able to hold and love him. Any suggestions i know it will take time jsut would like to get suggestions from you guys. Thanks!!!
Chaz