Papaya and Pineapple's Journal

[tazznzeppelin]

Papaya looks great! And Pineapple is soooo cute. I bet you can't wait to get your hands on that little guy.
Amy

 

[Dooter]

Oh my god, Paypaya is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! :love10: :love10: :love10:

Where did you get her from, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[noelerhard]

Papaya must be growing like a weed. She's going to be a beautiful beardie! And I love Pinapple's coloring its adorable, I bet you can't wait to get him.

 

[Hemilover77]

:shock: Wow! Papaya is really growing. Such a beautiful dragon. If I ever do get another I want it to look like her, the colors are just breath taking, and those big black eyes would get anything they wanted lol. Can't wait to meet Pineapple. Sure looks like you are ahead of the game or you have a green thumb on raising beardes. You are doing so great for a newbie. It took me a while to get the hang of being a beardie slave! Very happy for you and your new babies!

 

[mudskipper]

Oh my god, Paypaya is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! :love10: :love10: :love10:

Where did you get her from, if you don't mind me asking?

Papaya was from A1 Reptiles

 

[Dooter]

Oh my god, Paypaya is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! :love10: :love10: :love10:

Where did you get her from, if you don't mind me asking?

Papaya was from A1 Reptiles

Awesome, thank you! I'm trying to put together a list of breeders to research for when I'm ready to get my next dragon, which will be a translucent. :mrgreen: I'll definitely check A1 out!

Would you mind telling me about your experience with them? Either here or you can PM me if you want... Thanks!

Her name seems so fitting for her, BTW!

 

[mudskipper]

Papaya is 93 grams today.

I got Papaya a 36" x 18" x 18" Exo Terra tank and prepared the 20 gallon tank for Pineapple. He should be here in a couple of days!

 

[Dooter]

Oooo, big girl! She's ready to hit the triple digits in weight!

Haha, I do the same thing with putting the roaches in a pyrex casserole dish! *highfive*

I can't wait to meet Pineapple!

 

[mudskipper]

Pineapple just arrived this morning! He ate 20 dubias within 5 minutes of being in his new tank. I'm going to leave him 40 more before I go to work.

 

[Dooter]

Hello Pineapple!!!

That's awesome that he's eating that well straight out of the box!

 

[tazznzeppelin]

Awww! He's so itty bitty and cute! Welcome to your new home Pineapple!
Amy

 

[noelerhard]

AWWWW! He's adorable! Welcome home Pineapple!

 

[mudskipper]

Papaya is now 104 grams. She has not eaten as much the past couple of days. I guess the shed on her head is bothering her.

Today is the first time I introduced Papaya to my Yorkie Wasabi. They seem to get along fine.. :lol:

 

[mudskipper]

Day 4 for Pineapple. He was 14 grams on Thursday. He's 16 grams now. Here's the pedigree sheet from Fire and Ice Dragons.

LESSONS LEARNED:
1) I will never again buy a baby before it hatches. I was stupid. I feel lucky I got a yellow baby at all. Poor Scrammy got an orange baby! :? viewtopic.php?f=49&t=176958&p=1443245#p1443245 Darla is pretty, but Scrammy paid for yellow.. not orange. There are plenty of other breeders out there who are much nicer and sell brighter babies at half the price.
2) I would never again buy a reptile from a breeder who will not send pictures on request because the baby is in shed. LOL... really? Babies are always in shed! Her reason for only taking one picture for each baby is that there are people out there who steal her pictures. Why?? Other breeders' babies, especially from the breeders on Facebook, are so much prettier. I don't think you need to worry anyone would steal these pictures..... Plus, they aren't "your" babies. These customers already paid for them!
3) Nor would I ever again buy from a pushy breeder who has repeatedly told me (and still is!) that I would fail because I don't follow her "shopping list" or her "care sheet". :lol: There is more than one way to raise a baby bearded dragon! I think it's been proven that dubias are good for bearded dragons... And since when did acorn squash become bad for babies? And I'm going to stick with Repashy, thanks.
4) I would never again commit to pay without reading the return policy first and will only buy from breeders who do full refunds. Again, stupid me.
5) Last but not least, read reviews before you commit to pay!! I'm normally very good about this when I buy electronics or even pet food, but I was so excited about getting a beardie that I didn't research thoroughly first. I'm not the only one who has had bad experiences with this breeder. This breeder has several negative reviews out there, and I know of 3 other customers who didn't write reviews but also have had a bad experience. For the amount of money we paid, we should be treated a lot better than we have been.

Consider this yet another negative review on Fire and Ice Dragons. It's a negative review not because I didn't do enough research before I paid, but because of the poor customer service I have been receiving after I paid. Scrammy was so stressed out because the breeder kept telling her the baby was going to die and that Scrammy was abusing "her" baby when she needed help the most. Customers shouldn't have to feel like they are walking on eggshells when they are talking to a breeder, especially when they need help. Fortunately, I have done extensive research on how to take care of bearded dragon babies on my own that I didn't need any advice, and I simply ignore comments like "Just a heads up, if anything is not according to the shopping list and care sheet, they stop eating on Day 3."

You have been warned.

/end rant

Back to happy thoughts. Here's a close up picture of Pineapple. He's very active and runs around the tank a lot. He just sits and chills when I hold him. His leatherback is very smooth!

Pineapple saying "Let me out!!".

Just chilling after pooping in the dubia dish... I think I have lucked out on my reptiles. It's as if they know I'm OCD. Both of my leopard geckos only poop in their litter boxes. Papaya has been pooping in her veggie dish or dubia dish only since the first week. Now Pineapple has been pooping in his dubia dish only the past 2 days. This makes cleaning soooo easy! Check out the dubias in the picture. They're like.. ewww! Poop! and ran away to the other corner.. LOL

 

[owtoty]

So cute!