pigglett79
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Well we are inheriting a bearded dragon from a friend of mine. I might have to take a break from chameleon forums and spend time researching our new boy spike. He will be coming to us this weekend. 
getting a new boy!
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lovepicasso
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Congrats, they are so cool and my husband really wants one....you're going to make a great bearded mom!
pigglett79
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Thanks everyone. He is almost 4 years old and is going to be just as spoiled as our other pets.
squeekz1992
New Member
Yay! My bf has a beardie and she is very smart and happy and friendly. Gotta love em!
pigglett79
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And....drum roll.....Here he is! Meet Spike.
We just got him today so we haven't set up his new home. First task to change his substrate out as we wont be using sand. I think we have decided on alfalfa pellets instead for safety.
We just got him today so we haven't set up his new home. First task to change his substrate out as we wont be using sand. I think we have decided on alfalfa pellets instead for safety.
squeekz1992
New Member
I wouldn't recommend any substrate. Jared and I use reptile carpet bc they tend to lick/taste things.
He's adorable!!!
He's adorable!!!
StreetMoggy
New Member
Oooooo so cool!!! Good call on getting rid of that sand. The forum beardeddragon.org is a really awesome one. I'm on there and it's a great community.
Congrats, I know you will enjoy him!
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
Congrats! What a little cutie. You might find the links in my older thread helpful. Then you want have to leave CF at all.
http://thereptilereport.com/category/lizards/chameleons/
http://thereptilereport.com/category/lizards/chameleons/
pigglett79
Avid Member
Thank you for all of the tips. I have never kept a beardie before so we are still learning. Today he ate some cactus, a blackberry and a roach. I think he is settling in just fine.
pigglett79
Avid Member
Going to start working on spikes tank this weekend. Its supposed to rain so might not get to work on the chameleon outdoor cages. But spike will be stoked, making a custom background, a cave, ramps, dig box, new tile floor, the works! Also ordered an Arcadia light for him. Hopefully he will show his appreciation by eating! Haha.
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DavidBuchan
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You know, all these years of keeping lizards and other 'herps'.....and I still never had a Beardie........until joining this forum I never particularly wanted one....but everyone seems to really love them! I guess their 'personality' really is unusual for a reptile........
That and they were marketed so well......
It looks like I'm keeping myself as more of a 'Lounge Lizard' at the moment......so hopefully we'll see some more pics of him as he grows up.....congrats!
I guess their 'personality' really is unusual for a reptile........That and they were marketed so well......
It looks like I'm keeping myself as more of a 'Lounge Lizard' at the moment......so hopefully we'll see some more pics of him as he grows up.....congrats!
pigglett79
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pigglett79
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my beardie loves watching TV! Mental!
Spike looks lovely! Gonraz again!
I don't use any substrate. I put big tiles in, and it works great. When he poops - i just take the tile out and wash it.
Uhm how does his poo smell haha?
We are doing tile in the new tank we are working on. We will also have a dig box with alfalfa pellets under the basking platform. I haven't really smelled the poo yet, thankfully. In the past week he has only pooped in the bath and I quickly drained it. I feel really bad for him because he has had that substrate in his eyes and I had to wash it out. He is still closing one eye, but I think it might just be scratched.
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