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ive got a bearded dragon too!
we should totally make a bearded dragon fan club
ive got a pic of mine linked to my homespace

Way hey - and here's me thinking nobody likes beardies!

+1 member to the beardie buddy club

So, I'll start with a brief bio. I've had 2 beardies, Bernie & Scorch.
Bernie was adopted from a reptile sanctuary, we had him for about a year but he had serious parasite problems...we spent upward of £150 on treament for him to no avail. Scorch is just over 4y/o now and going strong.

How long have you had your dragon?

only about 2 months.but yeah hes lovely did u look at the pic? i had 2 leopard geckos aswell but the baby died 2 weeks ago =(

I did look at the pic - I remember Scorch when she was that big. Couldn't have wished to see a cuter lizard...4 years and 3 feet later she's still adorable.

BTW: I've had an identity crisis and reverted to a name I use on a web-wide basis. Still the same strange Z.Z though. Just under a new moniker.

awww bless. im not sure how old he is but hes 14 inch now. im hoping to get another when i have enough money.

Possibly not a wise choice...males don't tend to get on too well together and they stress females out with continual attempts to mate.

Male-Male = Trouble
Male-Female = Lots of Beardies
Female-Female = Fine and dandy.

well i will probably not then...but i would like to breed him at some point

I'm not saying don't breed Ryu - it's more a case of be prepared if you do as you'll need to seperate him & his mate if things go according to plan. Mum will need a nice safe tank to lay in and the hatchlings will need somewhere safe to play where they won't be squished by adults.

yeah its something i wanna do when i have more money.alot more money!lol

I've never bred dragons personally but from what I know it's not particularly arduous. It's purely a case of what to do with 20+ mini-beardies when they hatch.

well thats true
i kno my "local" reptile shop takes in babies off the public instead of a wholesaler

That's usually the wisest move. Means the bloodlines are mixed so there shouldn't be any genetic illnesses. Is Ryu a standard beige/tan dragon or a colourphase?

Scorch has a touch of fire phase in her blood I think seen as she has orange/yellow highlights on her spikes and beard.

hes just normal i think but he has orangey stripes on his eyes and bits on his back which sometimes look brown and sometimes look purple-ish!?

Standard issue beardie that is. The purple thing is typical of BDs they tend to change colour according to mood really ranging from a normal 'happy' beige to a 'peed off' blackish purple. Bath night for Scorch tonight - she's shedding.

Ryuu dosent seem to like the bath. sorry about yesterday we had to leave the library cos it was shutting

He'll get used to baths, just takes a little time. Scorch actually get quite narky when she's taken out of the bath...but that's just typical spoilt Scorch behaviour. I don't know many other lizards that get their own chair in the house and are treated like royalty.

he is starting to get better at it. sorry bout how long this took half term and i didnt have access to the net