Hey Guys,
It's been one heck of a journey with my little Erik the Red! I have posted a few threads on here but I just wanted to make another one as I think I've figured out how to work with this little Beardie. I wanted a snake, but the GF said no way so we settled on a lizard. At first we bought a Savannah Monitor but we bit off more than we could chew. So I gave him back to Petco and they were very understanding. We picked up Erik and got him a little 10 gallon. I made sure he had all the good stuff, Reptisun 10.0, under the tank heater, heat bulb, etc. So the little guy didn't eat too much at first and I didn't know if it was enough or if he was still getting used to his surroundings (4-6 small crickets a day). The more I kept up with him, handling, regular feeding schedule, timer for his lights; the hungrier the little guy got. Now he loves his dubias (thank God for them, no more crickets if I can help it) and is growing like a weed. He'll munch on collards or squash once or twice a week but I still try to keep up with a fresh salad daily. So I am much happier knowing that he is growing, only thing I think I should do now is transition from liner for his substrate to rough tiles as his pride rock and slate slab aren't wearing down his nails well enough. Pics below, bought him mid-December and I suppose he's gotta be around 6 months by now. How does he look to ya? I love his color, my little Viking Dragon!! :mrgreen:
It's been one heck of a journey with my little Erik the Red! I have posted a few threads on here but I just wanted to make another one as I think I've figured out how to work with this little Beardie. I wanted a snake, but the GF said no way so we settled on a lizard. At first we bought a Savannah Monitor but we bit off more than we could chew. So I gave him back to Petco and they were very understanding. We picked up Erik and got him a little 10 gallon. I made sure he had all the good stuff, Reptisun 10.0, under the tank heater, heat bulb, etc. So the little guy didn't eat too much at first and I didn't know if it was enough or if he was still getting used to his surroundings (4-6 small crickets a day). The more I kept up with him, handling, regular feeding schedule, timer for his lights; the hungrier the little guy got. Now he loves his dubias (thank God for them, no more crickets if I can help it) and is growing like a weed. He'll munch on collards or squash once or twice a week but I still try to keep up with a fresh salad daily. So I am much happier knowing that he is growing, only thing I think I should do now is transition from liner for his substrate to rough tiles as his pride rock and slate slab aren't wearing down his nails well enough. Pics below, bought him mid-December and I suppose he's gotta be around 6 months by now. How does he look to ya? I love his color, my little Viking Dragon!! :mrgreen:
