Welcoming home a new baby...

[babyheartthrob]

Hi all,

Well Repticon was this past weekend in Baton Rouge and we (my mom and I) decided that we would go just to get feeders (Dubias for the two little ones and crix for the big "man"). We were doing great with this plan, had just enough cash for the feeders, but a debit card in my pocket :wink: . We got there early and walked around looking at all the beautiful babies. We got to the other side and were talking to one of the local breeders and he had one wittle baby in a small tub all by himself he mentioned that this little one was in fact 3 months old and was the runt of his siblings (the siblings were in one of the show cases for sale and were much bigger than him). He said that he wanted to adopt out this little one for $15. I tried to just walk away, but mom decided to go sit for a "rest" and made me think about the baby. Long story short the little "man" is now chilling in a temp 10 gallon home (getting a new setup in the next few days) with a 18" reptisun over him and all the dubias that he can eat

Little man is only 4.5" total and is the cutest thing. And sticking with my Harry Potter theme of naming I went with Rubeus Hagrid Here is a photo of him his first day home...

He was in full shed when I got him (still has a little on his tail and the back of his head)

Bri :wink:

 

[sweetiepie9]

Well isn't he a lucky boy that you decided to bring him home, he sure needs your care. He'll be huge in no time, I'm sure. How's he doing with the dubia, they're so good for babies! Good luck & more pics, please.

 

[babyheartthrob]

He loves his dubias. He'll eat at least 5 tiny ones in one sitting. Just gotta get him eating his veggies
The other thing is the breeder realized after letting me adopt him that he's a hypo (all his widdle nails are clear ).

I'll get some new photos of him this weekend, he's almost done with his shed. Just the tip of his tail and the tips of his toes

Bri :wink:

 

[sweetiepie9]

Just make sure the tip of his tail gets that shed off, if not right away, then in the bath. Those darned sheds can squeeze the tip & cause an infection. So if it's not gone in another day, just give him a bath & help him get it off. I'm so glad he's eating for you, he's so tiny, pics would be great!

 

[lillylizard]

omg! so little! how is he three months old.. Elyott was about 5 inches at 4 weeks... wow. so cute though!

 

[babyheartthrob]

Hi,

Sorry about not getting back on sooner. Holidays always make work crazy :lol: Anyways the breeder that I got him from said that he was the runt and didn't grow as fast as the others in the clutch.

I measured him yesterday and he is now 5.25 inches after all the shed came off

Here are a couple of new photos of him from this week...

Chilling on mom's finger

Deciding which dubia to eat first...

Well better get back to work (lunch is almost over). But I get off in 2.5 hours, and then get to drive 1 hour to pick up my oldest nephew from college

Bri :wink:

 

[owtoty]

So cute! :wave: :love5:

 

[sweetiepie9]

Thanks for the pics, loved the one of him looking up from those yummy roaches. It's so good to hear that he's already eating & that he's grown so much in such a small time! Good for you! More pics, please!!!

 

[lillylizard]

OMG! so darn cute! i cannot even remember when Elyott was that small!! babies are the cutest. soon he'll start forming more of an adult face and you won't even realize it. beautiful little one you have there.