Zinger's back!! *A Very Merry Christmas!

[haleygirl272]

Okay, as many of you know, I fell off the face of the earth due to school and all the other acitivities I am in. Hower, due to Christmas break, I will be getting on more. Anyway, here is a LONG update on Zinger:

He is doing great and I have so far been able to stop him from brumating! While I was gone, he has picked up a new habit. Every morning, Zinger bulges his eyes. I hate it! It creeps me out and it looks painful, so I always have to pet him to make him stop. He has been eating like a ravenous monster! He has also recently realized that no matter what; I will make him bask. So he has started going over to his basking area on his own instead of fighting with me about it. That is definately convenient!

Exciting news:
I found one of my Christmas presents on accident and it just happens to be a huge tank for Zinger!! Oh, I am so excited! I think he will love it. I have decorated his tank and bought him a few Christmas decorations. He seems to like the little light-up reindeer I put in his tank the most. He is constantly staring at it. He also likes the Christmas tree in the living room. Every time he sees it, he slithers over and tests his boundaries. He almost ate a pine needle and is longing to attack one of the bulbs!

EVEN MORE EXCITING/SCARY NEWS!!!
My friend's sister has a Water Dragon that is not taken care of well. My friend and his mom asked me if I would take it. Against my better judgement, I agreed to take it if the sister would let it go. If you recall, my parents said no to one of Mrs.Barbera's babies. But since this is kind of a rescue, they made an exception. Anyway, I am going to research them. Since it is such short notice; I was wondering if anyone could give me a crash course on the Water Dragons along with my research. That would be great if someone could help me out with that.


Now, pictures:

As you can see, he is shedding!

Hope you guys enjoy the pics~

-Haley

 

[Jiffy]

Well Hello there Haley! It is good to see you and Zinger back on here!
Love the pics!
Sorry, but I do not know a thing about water dragons, so I cant offer any advice there. Just wanted to say hi and Merry Christmas!

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Hello and welcome back! He is a doll....

 

[Freeie]

Wb! Hes a big boy I love all the decorations

 

[RolandKyramere]

Water Dragons require a lot of humidity, and get to be pretty big, if I remember correctly, about a foot long body with a two foot long tail, so you need a big enclosure for them. As far as food for them goes, I believe that their diet is kinda a lot like an adult beardie diet, only they need a very diverse amount of fruits and veggies. They like their bugs, too!
Good luck with the rescue.

 

[beardie parents]

Merry Christmas, Haley! Have a great day.

I like you decorations.

Lori

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Merry Christmas!

 

[spurlee01]

Hey Haley, glad to see you again. Zinger looks great!

 

[haleygirl272]

Thanks everyone, and Merry late Christmas to you!

A 3 foot lizard!? Oh my. I'm in for a challenge. :silent:

Zinger slept in my bed on Christmas eve and we were the first ones up. Zinger, of course, got his big new tank. I got a new video camera!! I will be using that soon to over load you with video as soon as my mother gets all the Christmas video onto her computer. :mrgreen:

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!


-Haley

 

[gulfbrzdawn]

Hi Haley! Glad to hear Zinger is doing well and got a new viv... how exciting for you and him!
Can't wait to see videos from your new camera

btw... loved the pic of you and Zinger looking at one another.. too cute! :wink:

 

[haleygirl272]

Hi Haley! Glad to hear Zinger is doing well and got a new viv... how exciting for you and him!
Can't wait to see videos from your new camera

btw... loved the pic of you and Zinger looking at one another.. too cute! :wink:

Thanks! I just set up the new viv and it is just so big compared to his old 40 gal! I also took a video and will post it wither later on tonight when we get back from the Christmas light drive through or tommorrow.

Zinger is doing really well with his new tank. He didn't even seem to want to explore. He jst hopped right up onto his log after licking it and started basking. It barely even phased him! Maybe he's still taking it in! :laughing6: