Concerned About New Baby!!!

[river-7]

I puchased Dynasty; on the 24th and put her in to accumulate.I watched her eating salad and she was eating too much salad to suit me.I formed an opinion that she was deyhdrated[sp] So i went against all advice that you good people had given me and i took her out and gave her a warm bath-She was very deyhdrated. She drank and drank i thought she would never stop-No wonder she ate soo much salad, she was trying to get water. I am soo happy that i took her out as her health was at state. Hope no-one will be too mad as i had to hydrate her-I under stand that is what kills babies quicker then anything.Well i am happy to say she is basking and eating well and had herself 1-big poop this morning. At my age i thought i would never be happy to see poop again[kids are grown ]so these babies are my kids. I guess sometimes you have to go with that gut instinct.She is only 4-4-1/2 inches long-so i am presuming shes about 5-6-weeks old.But diff; a female. Any more advice would be appreciated. Bella-aka-river

 

[Mungi's Buddha]

I don't really think that you have truly gone against the advise you have been getting here. During the acclimation period it is BEST to limit unnecessary handling and to try and reduce heavy traffic in the area that your new dragon's enclosure is located. This is in an attempt to reduce as much additional stress as possible on a creature that is already stressed from a major environmental change in their life and by doing so you are trying to make this acclimation period as easy for them as you can.
This doesn't mean that should you observe something which requires you to take action and handle them that you can't do so or that you shouldn't do so.
Your dragon looked like it might be dehydrated so you bathed it which is not only the correct thing to do but exactly what needed to be done in that situation and therefore was a necessary handling which again is perfectly fine.
You are also correct in using your gut instinct which I am a big believer in however I would caution against relying solely on it until one is well experienced with a creature under their care. Someone being a new keeper doesn't have a sufficient knowledge base to necessarily be able to correctly judge what they are seeing happen before their eyes.
The caution to new owners about not handling their new dragon until it is acclimated to it's new home is a good rule of thumb for any new "pet" someone gets. Most folks when acquiring a new creature will constantly be touching it, holding it, carrying it, talking to it in goo-goo baby talk,etc. Look at it from the creatures stand point however...they have been snatched up by a giant and whisked away and plopped into a strange new world and now this giant is constantly hovering and making these booming loud noises and grabbing it up every two minutes in it's giant claws and walking, sitting, holding it for awhile and then plopping it back in that strange new house and then coming back a lil while later just as it is starting to breathe a lil easier only this time there are a bunch more of those giants with the first giant and now they are all staring and pointing and making booming loud noises and then the first giant grabs it up again and hands it off to one of the other new giants and.....okay so you get the picture I am sure.
These particular creatures as are a lot of reptiles very sensitive to change and they stress easily. That stress can make them ill in a short amount of time. Knowing this it makes sense to try and limit unnecessary stress for them at least until they know they are in a safe place and the big loud giants really are nothing to be scared of and in fact are friendly and take care of them.
However it in no way means that if necessary you should not take appropriate action to help which is what a good keeper does and exactly what you did.

I am glad that your lil dragon had a good meal, a good bath, a good drink and a good poop and certainly hope that it continues to thrive!!

Enjoy!!

 

[river-7]

Thanks; Budda; She has decided she wants to be friends with the wall-paper that is on 3-sides of her tank, and done a little waving; but she is a sweet heart and retro is getting huge in this short amount of time-i bet he has grown at least an inch or 1- 1/2 inches in the short time i've had him.They are both eating and doing well and i hope they continue to do well-As always i thank you again for your help-and i'm still praying for your Mungi's bella-aka-river

 

[Mungi's Buddha]

Always happy to help Mungi is doing very well, gaining weight, more active and eating good so far...actually is back to hunting down his feeders...all welcome signs he is coming back and strong! Thank you for the prayers
Enjoy!

 

[river-7]

Budda; I knew our prayers would not go unanswered, as GOD takes care of our animals and i am soo happy for your baby getting well and he will keep getting much stronger and as always wishing and prayers for him. bella-aka-river