After a long wait, me and my boyfriends beardies have finally arrived! 
They came along with their own vivariums and were going through some shed at the time, but they arrived saftely and are in good health besides some minor relocation stress.
I was able to hold Sol (former name is Taz) for a bit and he was very calm for a while, but when his legs were shifted, he went crazy trying to find another foot hold. I have a few good scrapes on my arm from him now, but luckily his nails were filed down.
He did something that scared both me and my boyfriend: when my bf was moving around his very shiny and reflective MVB lights, I happened to be holding Sol close by and Sol must have seen his reflection and he hissed, puffed up his beard and opened his mouth. :shock: My bf quickly put the lights down, and Sol was back to normal like nothing happened...no stress marks. It was odd.
Otherwise, the stinker has been good today - he has taken the move very well. His need to wander died down a bit and I was even able to have him sit on my chest and legs for a time. It was hard getting him off my legs, he kept clinging on and squirming away. I'm thinking he was enjoying the view or liked the heat coming off of my legs.
He ate 4 superworms for me and took the largest reptile poop I have ever seen. :shock: It was kinda drippy but well formed and had a good amount of urate in it.
I offered some collard greens, but he didn't show much interest.
I gave him time to chill out and relax, but I always found him begging to come out of his viv, so I couldn't resist. It was hard to put him back to his viv at first, he was glued to my hand and only unlatched himself once he realized were his basking spot was. He has no fear of my cats or dogs and stares them down whenever they walk by.
As I type, he is happily pancaking under his basking light. I love this little hunk! :love5:
Some quick pics:
Basking - the white spot on his nose is shed-ready skin.
Close up! I'm a little worried about his droopy eyes...
A far-away look of his bare viv - most of his decor hasn't been put down yet because his viv will have to be moved again tomorrow, but will post an updated picture when everything is settled down.
Elara, my boyfriends beardie, is a bit more timid and will probably need a little more time to adjust. She took a good poop, but a mysterious clear liquid that smells like urine keeps appearing around her.
I'm really hoping shes not throwing up, but that might be the case. Maybe the move just made her super anxious.
She is kind of nervous about being held, but she just needs time to get used to her new people.
Good news is that she basked for quite a while and attacked her salad. She turned in early, so bf wrapped her up in her blankie that I made for her and she is now peacefully snoozing. I hope to have some pictures of her soon, her colors are a little off because she is just beginning to shed.
Tomorrow will hopefully go smoother for the two. I'm just so happy they are finally here! :mrgreen: :love5:
Ick, I feel like I'm coming down with my brothers cold, but that won't keep me from tending to my babies!
I plan to post some more pictures, if anybody is interested. :wink:
They came along with their own vivariums and were going through some shed at the time, but they arrived saftely and are in good health besides some minor relocation stress.
I was able to hold Sol (former name is Taz) for a bit and he was very calm for a while, but when his legs were shifted, he went crazy trying to find another foot hold. I have a few good scrapes on my arm from him now, but luckily his nails were filed down.
He did something that scared both me and my boyfriend: when my bf was moving around his very shiny and reflective MVB lights, I happened to be holding Sol close by and Sol must have seen his reflection and he hissed, puffed up his beard and opened his mouth. :shock: My bf quickly put the lights down, and Sol was back to normal like nothing happened...no stress marks. It was odd.
Otherwise, the stinker has been good today - he has taken the move very well. His need to wander died down a bit and I was even able to have him sit on my chest and legs for a time. It was hard getting him off my legs, he kept clinging on and squirming away. I'm thinking he was enjoying the view or liked the heat coming off of my legs.
He ate 4 superworms for me and took the largest reptile poop I have ever seen. :shock: It was kinda drippy but well formed and had a good amount of urate in it.
I offered some collard greens, but he didn't show much interest.I gave him time to chill out and relax, but I always found him begging to come out of his viv, so I couldn't resist. It was hard to put him back to his viv at first, he was glued to my hand and only unlatched himself once he realized were his basking spot was. He has no fear of my cats or dogs and stares them down whenever they walk by.
As I type, he is happily pancaking under his basking light. I love this little hunk! :love5:
Some quick pics:
Basking - the white spot on his nose is shed-ready skin.
Close up! I'm a little worried about his droopy eyes...
A far-away look of his bare viv - most of his decor hasn't been put down yet because his viv will have to be moved again tomorrow, but will post an updated picture when everything is settled down.
Elara, my boyfriends beardie, is a bit more timid and will probably need a little more time to adjust. She took a good poop, but a mysterious clear liquid that smells like urine keeps appearing around her.
I'm really hoping shes not throwing up, but that might be the case. Maybe the move just made her super anxious.She is kind of nervous about being held, but she just needs time to get used to her new people.
Good news is that she basked for quite a while and attacked her salad. She turned in early, so bf wrapped her up in her blankie that I made for her and she is now peacefully snoozing. I hope to have some pictures of her soon, her colors are a little off because she is just beginning to shed.
Tomorrow will hopefully go smoother for the two. I'm just so happy they are finally here! :mrgreen: :love5:
Ick, I feel like I'm coming down with my brothers cold, but that won't keep me from tending to my babies!
I plan to post some more pictures, if anybody is interested. :wink:
