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    • #11285

      Keri Olsen
      Participant
      Cricket contest

      This is my son’s favorite picture of his bearded dragon, Scooby. He thinks Scooby looks like his dad (they might have a similar belly shape in this picture 😂).

    • #11317

      Zoodulcis
      Moderator

      That’s hilarious. He does have a tiny bit of a gut going on there. Lovely underbelly colors. Does Scooby come out to play everyday?

      • #11345

        Keri Olsen
        Participant

        Yes my son works with him at least twice a day. Scooby has definitely settled down and is much calmer about being handled.

        • #11367

          Zoodulcis
          Moderator

          Twice a day is great! Remind me, was he a rescue?

        • #11369

          Keri Olsen
          Participant

          We had thought about rescuing one of the many ones you see online after owners have lost interest 🙁 but this was our first beardie and my son’s first reptile. I didn’t want to risk getting one in such poor health or mbd that we couldn’t turn it around.

          We researched and found a great breeder just over an hour from us. She was wonderful in answering questions and gave me her cell phone number in case I had any questions about scooby once he was settled in. He was a bit squirmy until he settled in but it was a great opportunity for my son to learn patience and a calm approach. The breeder told us to handle no more than 5 min twice a day at first. I also had my son read to scooby (snuck in some academics lol). I help with all the handling but Scooby definitely responds to my son better than me.

        • #11710

          Zoodulcis
          Moderator

          That’s sound like a great approach. The breeder is right about handling, as it causes stress and releases stress hormones. If it were me, now that he is this old and really coming around, I would handle him once a day for 20 minutes 6 days a week. That way he gets his training and socialization in, but still has time to fully decompress in between sessions. Just food for thought.

        • #11789

          Keri Olsen
          Participant

          Thank you for your advice, it makes sense to give him time between sessions.

        • #11881

          Zoodulcis
          Moderator

          Glad to be of help!

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