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OMG Spweee! Look what I got. ;D

AshleeBrookeAshleeBrooke
edited January 2008 in General Discussion
Ok so my birthday is coming up and everything. I have been trying to talk my husband into a snake. Well he agreed and fell in love with a Ball Python. Beautiful, nice, calm snake we held at our pet store. Well I had a couple weeks to think about it. My cons out weighed my pros. I just didn't feel safe having a snake that can get pretty big in a house with small children. Scared me but I told him once they get alot bigger we will get one. And he agreed. <br>Anyway we went shopping last night and we were on our way out of the mall. I hadn't gotten anything at the mall. Couldn't kind anything I really wanted. Kids were going crazy and I was in a foul mood. Tired, crampy yeah you get it. So I was like lets go see what time Petco closes cause I realllly wanna go in there. And of course he likes blah I guess so. Well guess what I walked out of the store with!!<br><br>Chinese Water Dragon!<br>Love him/her/it. Forgot to ask what gender it was. D; <br><img src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/zoeceleste/DCP_0627.jpg"; alt="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/zoeceleste/DCP_0627.jpg"; class="bb-image" /><br><img src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/zoeceleste/DCP_0626.jpg"; alt="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/zoeceleste/DCP_0626.jpg"; class="bb-image" /><br><img src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/zoeceleste/DCP_0624.jpg"; alt="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/zoeceleste/DCP_0624.jpg"; class="bb-image" />
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  • UnknownDreamlandUnknownDreamland
    96.234.194.114
    Yay Zoe! And another yay for good parental judgement! <3
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  • AziuAziu
    71.37.239.68
    Awesomeness! I've always wanted a lizard of some sort...your new buddy is adorable!<br><br>Hmm...my birthday is coming up soon too... :twisted:
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  • ErraErra
    24.21.92.83
    *feels pang of sadness for long-lost leopard geckos*
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  • NickelbackLuverNickelbackLuver
    71.87.69.30
    Cute Zoe ^^ Does s/he have a name yet? XD Im sure the kids will love him/her. Looks kinda like an iguana...but then again not. <br><br>Heh, snakes like children...better off not getting one of those yet *or at least I have always thought they wanted to eat me >.< Still do...*
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  • BozBoz
    24.179.130.111
    WOOOT! Look at it! <3<br>I much rather have a lizard then a snake ;D (no 'fence to anyone who owns snakes >.>)
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  • KiteKatsumi9KiteKatsumi9
    66.63.86.119
    Personally I would've gone with the snake hands down XD Those water dragons need -huge- enclosures...what are you keeping him//her/it in? (How many gallons?)
    Bye.
  • AshleeBrookeAshleeBrooke
    edited January 2008 67.219.73.80
    You should see him color now. Wow<br>I had to run back to the pet store. And while I was gone he shed the rest of his skin. Wow s/he is a beautiful bright green. <br>Had to get crickets, mealworms, and some vitamins/calcium spray for him. Got some more plants so his tank will look awesome. ;D<br><br>-edit-<br>Right now hes in a 40 gallon tank. But once it gets warmer we are building one for him. It will be massive.
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  • KiteKatsumi9KiteKatsumi9
    66.63.86.119
    Kite_Katsumi wrote:
    Those water dragons need -huge- enclosures...what are you keeping him//her/it in? (How many gallons?)
    <br><br>Eh..actually, what are the demensions of its enclosure? <br><br>Also, how old/big is it?
    Bye.
  • AshleeBrookeAshleeBrooke
    67.219.73.80
    Hes around a year old.
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  • KiteKatsumi9KiteKatsumi9
    66.63.86.119
    They need a tank about 6 ft long (side to side), 2-3 feet deep, 4-6 feet high, and about twice as long as they are by the time they're fully grown. They're usually fully grown when they hit around 3 feet or so. How long did you say he is?<br>They also need a water dish big enough so they can submerge about 1/3 of their body in it too ^^ they luff water.
    Bye.
  • AshleeBrookeAshleeBrooke
    67.219.73.80
    Yes I know all this. lol<br>We have the plans for a huge enlcosure for him.<br>Atm he has a huge water dish. <br>Hes around 12 inches.
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  • KiteKatsumi9KiteKatsumi9
    66.63.86.119
    Good, I'm glad you do. Too many people buy reptiles without researching them beforehand and end up caring for them wrong and not being able to handle their needs. @_@ He's still got some growin to do ;3 Does he let you hold him?
    Bye.
  • AshleeBrookeAshleeBrooke
    67.219.73.80
    He has let me hold him. But I am trying to give him time to get adjusted. He was in the process of shedding when we got him and has now shed his skin while I was gone to the store today. Went to the bathroom, has a very hearty appetite, his color is great. So it seems like he is doing pretty good. :P
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  • KiteKatsumi9KiteKatsumi9
    66.63.86.119
    Yeah, you don't want to overhandle him, especially the first week. ^^ <br>Sometimes they don't like to be held while shedding, I don't know if he's like that, but one of my Beardies sure is. Bleh, my lizards are almost a disappointment. I was so excited to get them, but they have attitude problems :( Their temperaments don't match the norms. The Gecko and Amieva hide all day long anyway, so I never see them. If I try to hold one of my Beardies, I run the risk of being bitten. And the nice Beardie won't tollerate much holding. I don't know what's wrong with them, most of them used to let me hold them ><; Nothing's changed care-wise for them...maybe they're just bi-polar XP That's one reason why I like snakes better than lizards. My snakes LOVE to be held. They're so fun :3 And I never get bitten or tail-smacked when I hold them >>; *cough*Draco, Neptune, and Godzilla*cough*
    Bye.
  • Silver HuskySilver Husky
    24.20.215.225
    Kite_Katsumi wrote:
    ...maybe they're just bi-polar XP
    <br><br>lol, never heard of a bi-polar lizard before. :wink: <br><br>Zoe: Awsomeness you got a lizard! I saw this lizard at a pet store once, it was so pretty. It's body was literally three differnt colors. Main body-green back and legs-red feet-blue. But my step-dad won't let me have fish, don't think a lizard would go over too well :wink:
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  • ^Oriyana^^Oriyana^
    99.250.203.128
    I love chinese water dragons, just don't have the room for them :( <br><br>Every time I see the babies in stores there's always one that will stare right back at me and "stalk" me :P I'd totally get that one, unless it just wants to try to eat me...
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  • UnknownDreamlandUnknownDreamland
    96.234.194.114
    :P I want an iguana -so- bad. They need HUGE space though. Since they can get to around 6 feet. How big is your baby supposed to get Zoe?
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  • AshleeBrookeAshleeBrooke
    67.219.73.80
    Males get around 3 feet. Females a little smaller. But fron the looks of him now. I think I got a male.
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  • UnknownDreamlandUnknownDreamland
    96.234.194.114
    Ah. :D Is he named?
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