(02-01-2024, 05:35 PM)Byrd Wrote: True confession:  I really like cats and reptiles.  Love snakes (they're such escape artists, though) and lizards of all kinds.  I did have a lovely bearded dragon, but he died a few weeks ago, and the gap in my life was just disturbing (kept looking for Tad when I walked by the spot where his tank was, kept thinking that it's great weather to take him outside, etc.)

So... yesterday I got little Cinnamon.

Cinnamon's a hatchling (he'll grow to about 18 inches in length and weigh about half a pound or a bit more).  I estimate that he's no more than two weeks old... so he and his clutch-mates are still very new at living in the world.  I'd have preferred one that was a month old, but the fancy colored ones tend to be the first ones bought and I worry about such a tiny thing falling into the hands of a well meaning but inexperienced owner.   

This is a chill little creature.  He didn't freak out when he was put in the container at PetSmart and he didn't panic when I put him in his new home.  Today he had a nice meal of a bug (just one) and is now sitting in his food dish, contemplating life. 

Because he's so young and hadn't been in the sales cage for long, he apparently hasn't learned to fear human hands.  I'll be getting him used to a leash so I can give him a chance to roam more freely in the sunshine.

Anyway, this is my lil' dragon!  

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(02-01-2024, 05:35 PM)Byrd Wrote: True confession:  I really like cats and reptiles.  Love snakes (they're such escape artists, though) and lizards of all kinds.  I did have a lovely bearded dragon, but he died a few weeks ago, and the gap in my life was just disturbing (kept looking for Tad when I walked by the spot where his tank was, kept thinking that it's great weather to take him outside, etc.)

So... yesterday I got little Cinnamon.

Cinnamon's a hatchling (he'll grow to about 18 inches in length and weigh about half a pound or a bit more).  I estimate that he's no more than two weeks old... so he and his clutch-mates are still very new at living in the world.  I'd have preferred one that was a month old, but the fancy colored ones tend to be the first ones bought and I worry about such a tiny thing falling into the hands of a well meaning but inexperienced owner.   

This is a chill little creature.  He didn't freak out when he was put in the container at PetSmart and he didn't panic when I put him in his new home.  Today he had a nice meal of a bug (just one) and is now sitting in his food dish, contemplating life. 

Because he's so young and hadn't been in the sales cage for long, he apparently hasn't learned to fear human hands.  I'll be getting him used to a leash so I can give him a chance to roam more freely in the sunshine.

Anyway, this is my lil' dragon!  

[Image: https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/424626314_10228388608592980_693724709331050901_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p843x403&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=OR29D1SmEAIAX8pO7GU&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=00_AfAaogBMi0c7ljBi2UIhSmuLYUFUopzZkO8z1vdvyK2tVQ&oe=65C0C33B]

(02-03-2024, 04:51 PM)MissBeck Wrote: Oh my goodness he is so cute Byrd!! I tried to imagine a tiny leash on him that small which made me giggle. How old will he be when you leash him?

(02-03-2024, 08:19 PM)Byrd Wrote: About another three days.  I'll use some crochet thread for the leash and create a tiny adjustable harness.

The leash is a safety measure for him... I will eventually let him stroll around the living room, and the leash will point to where he's gone wandering.

Interestingly, the cat doesn't chase the leash!

When he gets a little bigger, I have a set of dragon wings for him.  They're really cute but only suitable for about a 3-8 month old dragon.  At a year's age, the dragon will be too big for this harness.