NeosMom":52akf0a5 said:
Randy - do you have any furniture concerns? I like what you're doing, but do you have any extra troubling furniture? I have two sofas with two recliners each and they would be dragon doomsday. I have dropped things, know exactly where they went and still can't get them out. I'm afraid even with a long leash & bell it would still be dangerous. Any thoughts on that?
The thing is after careful surveillance of his roaming he seems to stick to a pattern- If he wanders there's like three places he could go, and he returns to them in no particular order. As for furniture, all we have is a longish couch he likes to rarely crawl under. It's a little nerve racking when you have to look under it but after he started growing more he stopped wanting to go under it so much.
As for recliners the only thing I can think of that would be a cheap easy solution would be to just tape like an old rolled up shirt up there on the sides/front/back to cover the holes.
When you do let them out do they seem like they want to go under the recliners? You might not even have to really worry about it.
The main problem you'll run into with your line of thinking is once you start thinking of all the spots a dragon can possibly go, you can EASILY drive yourself crazy with worry. Best not to worry, and just let them roam around if you can handle it, then each new place is an adventure. The harness helps because it's like a crazy long tail and leads back to him.
Also dragons ARE pretty tough if they're well taken care of, so unless you have bad temps in the house they'll prolly find their way back out, and I know it's a pretty specific type of spot that a dragon can get stuck in. (mostly against smooth walls where they can't turn back around)
Really up to you, but just watching his roaming habits helps a ton. Just be tricky because you KNOW they know when you're watching them! Just like with food where they won't eat sometimes until you leave them alone. I used the webcam on my laptop to record him one day it was pretty cute.