Dragon Made It!!!

He doesn't seem to be too affected by the trip. That's his usual "Grumpy Face." 

Clack is still looking for his forever home. He is positive for Adenovirus so he can only go to a home without other beardies. Let me know if you're interested. I'm able to ship overnight within the continental US only. 

Dragon Moving On

I will never forget how Dragon looked when he came to me last year-- 

I didn't think he'd make it.

He did!!!

Tonight he's headed to his new Forever home in California. 

He still hates my guts. :) That's okay. I saved his life. That's enough of a "Thank you!" 

Dragon's Bed

Dragon rarely goes in his bed anymore and when I saw him on it this afternoon, I took a pic. 

Top left-- Dec '15  

Top right- Jan '16

Bottom left- May '16

Bottom right- July '16

Beardie Roll Call

Here's all my current beardies. 

Smaug-

Tiger-

Ziggy- 

Gen- 

Flame- 

Max- 

Remy- 

Milo- 

Dragon- 

Clack- 

Ferocious! And So Adorable!

Dragon's face was shedding and I helped get the stuck shed off his eyes and nose with a damp Q-tip. 

He was not happy. He tried to bite my finger and the swab the entire time. 

For being so sickly, I never expected him to be so big and so feisty. I thought he'd always be a limp noodley baby. 

He's loving his bigger tank and spends most of his time on his new perch. 

This has been his first time to climb up and that's all he wants to do. 

Dragon's Upgrade

Remember Dragon? 

He is growing SO big that I had to upgrade him to a 40 gallon tank. I didn't think he'd ever grow! 

A month ago, he was 78 grams. Today he is 147!!!!!! :O 

He is going through his Ferocious stage and thinks he's a beast. He's really way too adorable to be terrifying, but we don't tell him that. 

Dragon's Bed

I love seeing how he's growing!! 

Dec 28, 2015 

March 28, 2016

Today

Charlie and Dragon

Someone on a local reptile group saw the pics of Charlie last night and insisted he be put down immediately. :( 

This is my picture response. 

Here is Charlie today: 

Here is Dragon on Dec 28, 2015: 

Here is Dragon in May 2016: 

And today-- (he hates my phone) 

Dragon is growing. He's healthy & happy. He is handicapped by his arms, but they do not slow him down a bit. 

Charlie had a cc/mL of Pedialyte last night and another one this morning. He also ate .8 cc's of baby food squash today. He has a vet visit tomorrow. Dr Folland and I are really good at saving babies with severe MBD. 

Charlie, like Dragon, still deserves a shot at life. And he'll get one. :) I won't quit if he doesn't. 

Charlie, rescue 148

Today was such a long long day, and I thought I'd take it easy tonight. 

And by "easy," I mean "take in a half dead baby beardie." 

Yep. That's me. Plus, I almost gave myself a black eye when I whacked myself in the eye with my thumb while fixing my pillow. I'm a Klutz!! 

Anyways, someone posted these pictures on our local reptile Facebook group. 

Within minutes, I had been tagged three times. 

I couldn't -- wouldn't -- didn't say "no." 

My rescue sister brought him to me and I got him to drink some Pedialyte on his own. Woo hoo!! 

Now he's in a soft tank basking with the right heat and a brand new UVB bulb. I'm leaving the lights on extra long tonight. 

He has *severe* MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease." He didn't have the right diet or a UVB and his body robbed the calcium from his bones. His bones are literally rubber. He's as bad as Dragon was. 

The fact that he drank on his own is good! He was so weak and tired that he kept falling asleep. :( Tomorrow I'll give him more fluid and some outside time. 

I think he'll recover. I'm hopeful he will be okay. I'm glad it's spring/summer here so he can get the direct UVB from the sun. That is the BEST medicine. 

I think I'm at 14 beardies now, but sometimes it's just better to not count, ya know? ;) 

Dragon Surprise!

This little stinker is doing the one thing I thought he'd never do--- 

He's actually growing!!! 

See? 

March 16th

Today

He just shed again and he's bigger! I'm thrilled! I thought he'd stay a tiny peanut. Nope. He's going be "Snack Size" instead of "Bite Size." 

Random Phone Pics

My ridiculously photogenic dog, Teddy. 

My new frog tank. I've never had tree frogs and, since I had all the supplies to set up a good tank, I bought 3 green tree frogs. 

Our axolotl, a creepy cute fish thing. 

My daughter's beardie Tiger. He's almost 2 and "pocket-sized." 

Found a box big enough for Heidi and Derp so they could share. Sadly, Heidi still pushed Derp out sometime in the middle of the night. 

Dragon looking like a beach ball because he hasn't pooped for 3 days. He pooped this morning and looks fine now. 

I've been taking Smaug upstairs to work with me. He likes to run around and explore. It's the only area without another beardie for him to freak out over. He has been trying to intimidate Junie, the grumpy iguana, but it's not working. 

Smaug is a very sweet (and BIG) beardie. I'm looking for a home for him where he can be the ONLY beardie now and for the rest of his life. Other beardies make him too crazy & aggressive. By himself, he is gentle and mellow. 

And a random funny photo saved to my phone. 

Beardie Roll Call

Skye-- basking like a Queen

Katy-- healthy and ready to go home

Nova-- really not well  :( 

Dragon-- the cutest thing ever

Nubs- Fear him! He's adorable! 

Smaug-- looking SO much better 

Max- not amused with the picture 

Ziggy-- very up close & personal 

Tiger-- about to shed his milk mustache

Gen- gorgeous girl 

Clack-- still not well