**Update** Adventures of Rocky the Rescue

Rocky has been with us for just over a month and I think it's safe to say, he's settling in nicely.

I was leaving the house a few days ago and when I went to say "bye" to Rocky, I noticed that his hammock had fallen down. I didn't have time to fix it, so I moved him away from it and left it down; hoping that he wouldn't get back on it. Well...as we all know, our dragons LOVE their hammocks. This is what I found when I returned home, a few hours later:

Rocky, back on his fallen hammock. Using his tail to hold him up.


I decided to remove the hammock altogether for a while. Rocky was having none of that. From that day forward, he has been pooping on his basking spot, right where his hammock had been. And then he lays in it. I think this is an all out "Hammock Protest."

I had to give him a bath to get the poo off his belly and he tried his best to escape.


I want to put paper towels down on his basking spot to make clean up easier, but this guy is terrified of them! He freaks out every time I come near his tank with paper towels in my hand.

I am such a proud beardie mama. I love this guy and can't wait to share more of his adventures.

 

[SHBailey]

Ah yes. Always nice to have a cute little critter to cuddle up with when you're not feeling up to doing much of anything else. And as all of us reptile people know, it doesn't have to be warm and fuzzy.

I'm spoiled -- sometimes when I get too tired to stay up till the beardie's bedtime and go to bed too early, "Daddy" brings him to me a little later for his bedtime cuddle and then tucks him back in to his little safe spot in his terrarium after one or both of us starts falling asleep, and I don't even have to get out of bed.

 

[RockysMom]

Holy cow! Rocky just hit 700g!!! And that was after 2 poops in the last 24 hours. Love, love, love my big boy.

 

[SHBailey]

More to cuddle, huh? :love5:

 

[RockysMom]

More to cuddle, huh? :love5:

Ha ha! Yep, more to cuddle. And we do some serious cuddling in our house.

 

[SHBailey]

We do too. The humans like it, and the reptiles don't seem to mind. It's probably all about mammalian body heat. :wink:

 

[RockysMom]

And...we have mustard greens in the garden! Can't wait for them to grow. Fingers crossed that Rocky likes them.

 

[SHBailey]

If he likes store-bought mustard greens, he will probably like home grown ones even better, but you know with bearded dragons you can never be sure... :roll:

Looks like you're going to have a nice little crop there. They look like they're already off to a really good start.

 

[RockysMom]

If he likes store-bought mustard greens, he will probably like home grown ones even better, but you know with bearded dragons you can never be sure... :roll:

Looks like you're going to have a nice little crop there. They look like they're already off to a really good start.

I sure hope he likes them, 'cause I don't! I also planted some snow peas for him, as well. Only time will tell.

 

[RockysMom]

Helping Mommy with her studying this morning. Hard to concentrate when Rocky is on my lap.

 

[SHBailey]

Whatever you're studying, it looks interesting. But I think I would also find it hard to concentrate on just about anything if I had that much cuteness cuddled up on my lap. :love5:

Mustard greens do have a pretty strong flavor. I can only tolerate a little in a salad or a sandwich with a lot of other stuff, more like seasoning. We don't get them very often -- I'm not sure if anyone is growing them locally, and they're kind of fragile compared to collards and other greens, so they usually don't survive the trip up here in very good shape, and they don't last very long in the fridge, either. Having fresh ones right out in your garden should be an advantage, especially if Rocky appreciates them.

 

[RockysMom]

This morning's study session was on Relational Frame Theory (RFT). Very intense lecture on generative learning and derived relations. I only wish Rocky could help me understand it all! He was very confused by the voice on the computer, as he didn't recognize it. He was none too happy later in the day when I sat in 'his' room and attended my online class. A whole hour of a strange voice in the room. Rocky gave me one long, evil stare the entire time.

Mustard greens are hard to find around here too. And they definitely don't keep for long. I usually only spend about 66 cents a week on them. And when I can't find them, look out. Rocky won't eat much else.

I cut a few bits of mustard greens from the garden and put them in his salad today. I decided to add a few supers to encourage him to eat it. He chowed down on the salad and even ate more after the worms were gone. Hopefully this is a good sign, as he didn't like the spinach, kale and arugula we grew last summer. Fingers crossed!

 

[RockysMom]

"Uh oh...Mommy has that vacuum thingy out again. I think she's getting ready to clean my 'room'."

 

[RockysMom]

Rocky made his mommy VERY happy today. He went on a "field trip" to the garden and munched on his mustard greens!

 

[RockysMom]

Mommy finally finished cleaning the storage part of my "room". She found about 25 supers that escaped :shock: They made a serious mess of my stuff, but it's super clean now. Thank you Mommy!

 

[RockysMom]

One of our 2 friends living in our garden.