9 weeks - growing like a weed!

Today marks 9 weeks with Hiss.  He is growing very fast now, eating a lot, and starting to shed again.

Next weekend will be the first time I have to leave him.  My son and I are headed for Florida for a week, so my husband will have to take care of Hiss.  I've instructed him on feeding crickets, salad, and mealworms.  Hopefully things will go okay - for both of them!

Breakfast

I thought we were going to shed again today, so I setup the video camera to try and capture the event.  No such luck ... but I did catch Hiss eating his morning salad and fruit.

Sending off a quick note to his dragon friends ...

8 Week Update

Wow - can't believe it's been 8 weeks.  I've learned so much, and Hiss has changed so much!

I've got some great comparison photos that give you an idea of how much bigger he's gotten. 

Here he is the first weekend I brought him home.  He was leaning up against the "chimney" on his hiding cave.  He was so scrawny - skinny gut and little legs.

And here we are, 8 weeks later, in that exact same spot.  Makes the hiding cave look so small. 

His head and tail are starting to dull in color, which means another shedding is coming.  He's starting to develop all the details of an adult dragon - the spikes around his head and body and the very textured skin. 

I'll be trying more fruits over the next few months, as the weather warms and there are more options in the grocery store.  Mango is supposed to be good, along with  seedless strawberries.  He loved the kiwi so much, I'm sure these other fruits will be just as popular.

7 weeks - getting bigger and starting to hang out

Another really great week with Hiss.  He shed all his torso skin the other day, so the growth has started again.  He seems to be getting bigger everyday.  This week he really enjoyed his greens, along with finally discovering kiwi.

I've started handling him a lot more.  I take him out the terrarium nearly every night.  On the weekend we go for walks around the house.  Today we hung out together while I played video games.  He sat on my lap for about 30 minutes.  Would have stayed longer but I needed to get up.



I'm really pleased with how his colors are developing.  I was worried about losing the orange tint, but it seems to be increasing slightly.  And the dark browns he had when he was very little are now a lighter shade, with a hint of green in some areas.

The Dragon breeder that I met in Portland tells me that the orange should become more prominent.