I don't mind you talking about Shiro, she's even younger than Imp when I got him and she's alot healthier than him, too, it's fun to hear about her adventures. As for the roaches, glad that worked, so now add more to each meal.
Everything here is going fine, slow in Eric's respect because he's dealing with is ex and kids on the weekend. He and Tara are seeming to be getting along alot better, which is good but the kids are acting about because they can't figure out why Daddy is gone for so long during the week. It will take a long time for them to understand as they're so young, so it's all going to just take time. But he'll soon not need to borrow from me anymore, so that will be a good thing.
Gabriel is getting rounder, which means the aneurysm is leaking even more. He goes to the vet next Saturday to determine how healthy he really is, if he's in pain (I give him the natural pain-killer, anti-inflammatory Serrepeptase daily) and if he should stay longer with me or be put to sleep. It's really hard to figure out but his right eye is all wonky, there's something extra growing in that eye, so time to get that looked at again, too.
Imp is much lazier than usual (he usually spends most of his day running back and forth, trying to beat out his reflection, you know, that other dragon :lol:
He lost weight again last week, 12g, which is significant as a friend pointed out. Especially in a young dragon when he should be gaining weight, so mid Sept he'll get an xray to see what his insides are really all about, plus a blood test to make sure there's no infection. Also I'm taking in a fecal sample this Sat am when I take Gabriel, see if Imp has parasites again, Also telling my vet that Imp is exceptionally pliable in the mid back, he's very long for his weight. He bends almost in 1/2 from his mid back when I hold him a certain way. The only other dragon that happened to was Rubio because, he also had a long body for his weight, 22" long with a tail nip and 840g in weight at his best weight, under that he really looked skinny. Here Rubio lives in a 75 gallon tank, and is playing with his imaginary friend. He used to race that reflection from one end of his tank to the other, all day, when he was young. Here he's about 2-3 years old.
And then there was Didi, my neon dragon:
I found him asleep one night on the rung of my old rocking chair.
All the dragons from 2008 are all gone now, Leo and Puff were rescued in 2010 and they all grew up together, he was 9 when he passed in Jan/16. And I have my 5 lovelies for which I'm grateful. It's as if every dragon that left, found another one to love. It's always been that way, I've always known where a dragon in need needed a home. I think I have thoughts sent to me from my dragons who have passed because within a month I've always found another one, for 10 years! Well that was my history for tonight :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
I'll keep you updated with Gabriel and Imp.
I love hearing about every minute thing with Shiro, she's such a beauty and so funny in her mannerisms. She's just plain cute