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[Shannon]

He is so cool! I have been thinking about what I might get after my leopard gecko. Are frilled dragons easy to take care of?

[Shannon]

What is the most interesting/funny thing Thrill has done?

[ashleycrayz76]

He’s fun to watch when he eats. When I feed him his hornworms, his neck flap, sticks out when he eats. My son just thinks it the funniest.

[ashleycrayz76]

Yes and no, they have to have a controlled environment. They eat alot. And will grow to almost 2 1/2 feet. I have a leopard gecko too.

[Shannon]

Sounds like its not to difficult to take care of them.
How old are you lizards; Do you have any other reptiles?
I have had my gecko for 19 years and my son has a bearded dragon.

[ashleycrayz76]

I just got Thrill a few months ago. Adopted the gecko a month ago and I also have 3 bearded dragons. A ball python, a corn snake. 2 gopher snakes a Chinese box turtle and a African Sulcata tortoise. And 5 chickens and 5 dogs. Almost a mini zoo

[Shannon]

Thats awesome! I know what in a zoo. We have a farm with pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, a goat, not to mention our dogs, cats, fish, parrot, and my brothers Chinese water dragon. I may have forgotten something but we live on 20 acres of land.

[Zoodulcis]

An out and out reptile house, if you ask me. I bet that crew goes through a lot of crickets each month. About how many would you say the whole crew consumes monthly?

[ashleycrayz76]

The Frilled Dragon and gecko go thru about 200 medium cricket a month. My 3 bearded dragons and the Frilled lizard go thru quite a few hornworms and super worms. I’ve started my own super worm farm a year ago And just got hornworms going too. Waiting on the king moths to hatch.

[Zoodulcis]

With that many scaley children, I can see why you are raising you own worms. Do any of these guys each dubia roaches ever?

[ashleycrayz76]

I’ve never tried to feed them the Dubai roaches. My bearded dragons are kinda picky. One of them won’t even eat crickets. He love his hornworms thou

[Zoodulcis]

It’s interesting how individual and picky in their tastes certain reptile pets can be. Keeps things interesting! Have you been interested in these guys your whole life?

[ashleycrayz76]

I was raised around reptiles. My step father had snakes and bearded dragons. When I was 6yrs he had a 6ft albino python. I have a picture somewhere of me holding it. He was an advent hunter. One time we went camping and hunting and I caught a chuckawala lizard. I had him for almost 12yrs.

[Zoodulcis]

What a great childhood!! I suspected something of the sort since I was a San Diego zoo brat myself, nearly my whole family worked there and I spent dozens of hours in the reptile house as a little kid, just watching the action when anything was up and about. It does tend to stick with you your whole life, those early childhood animal experiences.

[ashleycrayz76]

I love the San Diego Zoo. I grew up in Orange and my grandmother had season passes and would take us all the time. Love the train ride around the park

[Zoodulcis]

Sounds like you went to the Wild Animal Park quite a bit. Most of my misspent youth was at the Balboa Park location. I worked for the zoo as an adult later in life and eventually became a zoologist. No surprises there!

[CritterDepot]

Beautiful! Is this the same frilled dragon you shared a few months ago? Or is this a new mate? Can you share a pic of his habitat? I imaging it offers plenty of climbing gear!

[ashleycrayz76]

Yes it is. He’s already doubled in size

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