Jasper's Mom
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... three as yet unnamed beardies. Let's start with the little female.
She's just under a year old and is roughly the same size that Campbell was. Poor girl has already had two clutches at this early stage of her life! She is very cute and very active, but very skinny. She ate 10 superworms, 1 silkworm, and more salad than I thought could fit in that teeny body. She had never seen salad before today, so I'm thrilled that she seems to like it. She's a bit dirty but not as bad as the other two. There seems to be something wrong with her left eye. She tends to keep it closed, and when it's open, the pupil doesn't move around. I think she may be blind on the left side but I'm not sure.
Here she is!
Already being crazy!
First bath. She was really freaked out - didn't move a muscle the entire time.
First burrito. This, she liked!
Next up is her roommate. He's got a big frame but is very underweight, and he's absolutely filthy. He's got what appears to be a nasty case of mouth rot, but seems otherwise healthy. He's also very active and has been a headbobbing fool since he got here. He also ate 10 superworms and a silkworm, and he even tried a mouthful of salad when he saw his little girlfriend chowing down. They are temporarily sharing the big viv. They were sharing a much smaller space in their previous home, so I'm hoping this will be OK until more permanent arrangements can be made.
Here he is!
Look how dirty! Lots of retained shed came off in the tub.
First bath. He was also freaked out, but not as badly as the little girl.
First burrito. See the mouth?
And last but not least, the single male. He's easily the largest of three, although again he is very underweight. When I get him fattened up, he'll be an absolute monster! His biggest problem is obviously his mouth. His jaw is deformed and he can't close his lips all the way. He's also very dirty. He, like the other two, happily ate ten superworms and a silkworm and had a bite or two of salad. He's been armwaving a lot too.
Here he is!
This picture does not do justice to how enormous he really is.
First bath. He was the only one of the three who drank in the tub. He drank for almost a solid minute without stopping. He was also the only one who pooped in the tub. There was a lot of substrate but otherwise it didn't look too bad.
First burrito. He even sat on my shoulder for a while afterwards.
All three are clearly not used to being handled and have never been bathed. They also all had these insane velociraptor claws - my arms are cut to bits now! But they all let me trim their nails after their baths. Right now the little female is sound asleep, the male is bobbing away at me, and the single male is basking. Now I'm going to go have some dinner!
She's just under a year old and is roughly the same size that Campbell was. Poor girl has already had two clutches at this early stage of her life! She is very cute and very active, but very skinny. She ate 10 superworms, 1 silkworm, and more salad than I thought could fit in that teeny body. She had never seen salad before today, so I'm thrilled that she seems to like it. She's a bit dirty but not as bad as the other two. There seems to be something wrong with her left eye. She tends to keep it closed, and when it's open, the pupil doesn't move around. I think she may be blind on the left side but I'm not sure.
Here she is!
Already being crazy!
First bath. She was really freaked out - didn't move a muscle the entire time.
First burrito. This, she liked!
Next up is her roommate. He's got a big frame but is very underweight, and he's absolutely filthy. He's got what appears to be a nasty case of mouth rot, but seems otherwise healthy. He's also very active and has been a headbobbing fool since he got here. He also ate 10 superworms and a silkworm, and he even tried a mouthful of salad when he saw his little girlfriend chowing down. They are temporarily sharing the big viv. They were sharing a much smaller space in their previous home, so I'm hoping this will be OK until more permanent arrangements can be made.
Here he is!
Look how dirty! Lots of retained shed came off in the tub.
First bath. He was also freaked out, but not as badly as the little girl.
First burrito. See the mouth?
And last but not least, the single male. He's easily the largest of three, although again he is very underweight. When I get him fattened up, he'll be an absolute monster! His biggest problem is obviously his mouth. His jaw is deformed and he can't close his lips all the way. He's also very dirty. He, like the other two, happily ate ten superworms and a silkworm and had a bite or two of salad. He's been armwaving a lot too.
Here he is!
This picture does not do justice to how enormous he really is.
First bath. He was the only one of the three who drank in the tub. He drank for almost a solid minute without stopping. He was also the only one who pooped in the tub. There was a lot of substrate but otherwise it didn't look too bad.
First burrito. He even sat on my shoulder for a while afterwards.
All three are clearly not used to being handled and have never been bathed. They also all had these insane velociraptor claws - my arms are cut to bits now! But they all let me trim their nails after their baths. Right now the little female is sound asleep, the male is bobbing away at me, and the single male is basking. Now I'm going to go have some dinner!