Hello from SC!

[hammons]

Hello,
I joined this forum a while back hoping to learn so that one day I could get my own beardie. That day has come, and I received Spyro in the mail yesterday!

 

[smokejunky]

Nice where did u get it from

 

[gilliesexotics]

Hi, welcome to the forums! Pretty dragon.

 

[Josh]

Welcome to the forum! I love that photo of your dragon! Looking forward to seeing more pics!

 

[LooptyLoo]

Hi and welcome!! That's awesome that you did your research before buying. And seriously, Spyro is so flippin' cute!

 

[hammons]

Nice where did u get it from

Thanks, I got him from Carolina Classic Dragons in NC.

 

[hammons]

Hi, welcome to the forums! Pretty dragon.

Thank you!

 

[hammons]

Welcome to the forum! I love that photo of your dragon! Looking forward to seeing more pics!

Thanks, I look forward to taking many more!

 

[hammons]

Hi and welcome!! That's awesome that you did your research before buying. And seriously, Spyro is so flippin' cute!

Thanks!

 

[smokejunky]

nice i love his colors. was he a lottery dragon.i just got one today from them a nice female dunner.i have a thread in the beardie discussion titled looks like i have an operation

 

[hammons]

nice i love his colors. was he a lottery dragon.i just got one today from them a nice female dunner.i have a thread in the beardie discussion titled looks like i have an operation

Nope I got him right before they started it, lol. They have some beautiful dragons.

 

[Bushmaster11B]

Hammons, some things I noticed from your picture and some suggestions.

Your baby BD has stress marks. Probably because he is going through acclimation. Stress marks are the black lines on BD's throats and belly. I would do this for the next 10-14 days of acclimation:

1. Cover all sides of your enclosure with white paper and ONLY remove 1 sheet per 6-7 days.
2. Minimize handling and that means don't handle your BD unless for baths and cleaning the enclosure if it is in the way.
3. make sure you have proper UVB and basking spot setup. Can you post a picture of your whole enclosure for us?
4. Make sure your basking spot is between 100-110 degrees and cool side is 20 degrees at least, cooler than your basking (about 80 degrees).

Try these steps and you will prevent further stress during his acclimation period. After your BD has acclimated, you can begin handling it for about 5-10 minutes a day to create that special bond. Hand feeding helps too. I used long tweezers at first to hand feed my BD crickets when he was younger. I hope this helps

 

[hammons]

Hammons, some things I noticed from your picture and some suggestions.

Your baby BD has stress marks. Probably because he is going through acclimation. Stress marks are the black lines on BD's throats and belly. I would do this for the next 10-14 days of acclimation:

1. Cover all sides of your enclosure with white paper and ONLY remove 1 sheet per 6-7 days.
2. Minimize handling and that means don't handle your BD unless for baths and cleaning the enclosure if it is in the way.
3. make sure you have proper UVB and basking spot setup. Can you post a picture of your whole enclosure for us?
4. Make sure your basking spot is between 100-110 degrees and cool side is 20 degrees at least, cooler than your basking (about 80 degrees).

Try these steps and you will prevent further stress during his acclimation period. After your BD has acclimated, you can begin handling it for about 5-10 minutes a day to create that special bond. Hand feeding helps too. I used long tweezers at first to hand feed my BD crickets when he was younger. I hope this helps

Wow, I didn't know that. Thank you for telling me that, this is the first time I've heard about stress marks. I'll try the paper thing, and hanle him less. He is eating really well though, so hopefully he's not too stressed. I will try to post pics of the enclosure tomorrow.
Here is the pic of the enclosure you requested:

 

[corine milum the]

Beautiful