Wow! He's has some great colouring! (And I love how the last pic really caught his eye colour!) He looks like he's doing really well :thumbup:
My only suggestion would be to get rid of the sand, just because of the risk of impaction. Other then that, it looks like he has a great home with lots of things to climb on...perfect for a baby beardie!
kscanuck785 said:
I find them to be really interesting...I would LOVE to have frogs too!!!
but then I tend to prefer animals I can pet and interact to a certain level with...
so maybe sticking to dogs and rats is a better idea...lol
in the meantime, I will enjoy your post of the handsome man!
Beardies are actually
very interactive. They're always watching to see what's going on around them and will often learn to beg when they want to come out. They enjoy running around and exploring and falling asleep with their people afterwards. My mother (who is not really a pet person) was actually won over by my beardies back when I was at home. She thought it was weird that they would stare at her whenever she came in my room but, after a day or two, I actually caught her opening their cages and petting their backs (and my mother is the kind of person who, whenever I would open a cage, would squeal "OMG wait til I leave! They're going to run out and bite me and escape and I'm going to find later in my bed, etc!" so the fact that she actually was opening the tanks on her own was a big deal lol)
[offtopic:2xyr2p0z]Frogs, not so much...in general anyway. White's Tree Frogs (
Litoria caerulea) typically enjoy hanging out with people. They're pretty laid back so, while they don't seem to do much, you don't need to worry about them launching themselves at you as soon as you open the tank (though they do get quite active when food is around but that's about it) They're great frogs! And they are quite pretty too IMO, not too mention dirt cheap and readily available (and there's the added bonus that, as an Australian species, they're all but guaranteed to be captive bred rather then harvested from the wild)
But if there's a frog species that you have a particular fondness for, don't count them out! It may seem like they don't do a whole lot but they are always watching and learning about you. Eventually, even many of the more "flighty" species will bond with people...it just takes a little longer. But they've got plenty of time (average lifespan ranges from 15-20 years) to hold off and see if you're going to stick around and make the effort with them. On of my biggest sucks is a Cuban Tree Frog (
osteopilus septentrionalis) who was found in a wal-mart, so was almost certainly wild and accidently smuggled from South America on the live plants. She all but ignored me for the first year I had her but over time has become extremely bonded to me. She jumps to the tank door whenever I come in the room (even if she had been asleep) and loves her "belly rubs" through the glass lol![/offtopic:2xyr2p0z]
