They say money can't buy happiness? Maybe not, but it can buy this little guy. And between he and my other guy, they make me LMAO. So money can indeed, buy happiness..right??
This is "SouthPaw" aka black beard aka little dude. He's approximately 8 or 9 months old but who knows. He's missing his right feet(back foot is missing toes, front foot is about a quarter to a third gone) and some of his tail, but don't let that fool you. He's quick!!
I'm not sure if he's bipolar, or needy, or just a teenager trying to figure things out. He loves to be held, but he'll puff out and go all black for (what seems like) no reason at all. He does it when he's startled, but also sometimes just random. I won't worry about it though cause everything else with him is fine. I think he's just trying to let me know that he's tough. Yeah, right!!!
He's got an amazing appetite. He'd probably eat 100 small/medium crickets in one feeding if I let him. It's hilarious because he sits and waits for the crickets to come to him(i feed him in a rubbermaid container, and it has a groove like a race track that the crickets seem to use as one) unless he sees a bigger one that he wants and he'll go after it. But if one gets on his head, he'll literally jump or push up to wack his head against the lid of his feeding container to get them off of him!!
I fed him this this morning and I left the cricket container close to his tank, once he saw them, he was trying to eat them thru his tank! Lol, I couldn't believe it. I fed him "as many as he could eat in 20 min" and an hour later he was hungry again. Crazy. I just ordered silk worms and they are probably only a half inch long so I'll probably give him some. It wasn't my plan yet but I think he's telling me that he's ready for better.
I'm not sure what this means yet, but if I'm wearing a bright color he won't let me out of his sight. He doesn't seem agitated, or scared. Just alert and attentive. I can hold him, and even hold him against my bright color shirt and he's just chill. I put him back in his tank and all eyes are on me again.
Well anyways, here's a few pics. He's shedding right now but he's bright orange and his eyes are piercing!! You can't tell from the crappy cell phone pics tho.
The last pic is my favorite.
This is "SouthPaw" aka black beard aka little dude. He's approximately 8 or 9 months old but who knows. He's missing his right feet(back foot is missing toes, front foot is about a quarter to a third gone) and some of his tail, but don't let that fool you. He's quick!!
I'm not sure if he's bipolar, or needy, or just a teenager trying to figure things out. He loves to be held, but he'll puff out and go all black for (what seems like) no reason at all. He does it when he's startled, but also sometimes just random. I won't worry about it though cause everything else with him is fine. I think he's just trying to let me know that he's tough. Yeah, right!!!
He's got an amazing appetite. He'd probably eat 100 small/medium crickets in one feeding if I let him. It's hilarious because he sits and waits for the crickets to come to him(i feed him in a rubbermaid container, and it has a groove like a race track that the crickets seem to use as one) unless he sees a bigger one that he wants and he'll go after it. But if one gets on his head, he'll literally jump or push up to wack his head against the lid of his feeding container to get them off of him!!
I fed him this this morning and I left the cricket container close to his tank, once he saw them, he was trying to eat them thru his tank! Lol, I couldn't believe it. I fed him "as many as he could eat in 20 min" and an hour later he was hungry again. Crazy. I just ordered silk worms and they are probably only a half inch long so I'll probably give him some. It wasn't my plan yet but I think he's telling me that he's ready for better.
I'm not sure what this means yet, but if I'm wearing a bright color he won't let me out of his sight. He doesn't seem agitated, or scared. Just alert and attentive. I can hold him, and even hold him against my bright color shirt and he's just chill. I put him back in his tank and all eyes are on me again.
Well anyways, here's a few pics. He's shedding right now but he's bright orange and his eyes are piercing!! You can't tell from the crappy cell phone pics tho.
The last pic is my favorite.
