Phantom of the Opera

On Saturday night I settled down to watch Phantom of the Opera on "Svengoolie". I enjoy this movie and I first saw it when I was just a kid.I have watched it many times since and still enjoy it. This time I enjoyed it even more because I know Puff likes Opera singing and he watched it with me. He is so funny to watch when he is listening to opera. He settles down and closes his eyes as he listens and when the ladies stop singing, he opens his eyes as if to say "why did you stop?"He only likes it when the ladies sing. He totally ignores the men singing.He sat on my shoulder through the entire film,although he did sleep through the last 20 minutes of it.Lilo could care less about opera but she does like it when I sing to her. But an opera singer I am not!I just love my Dragons. Puff and Lilo, the Golden Dragons,to be continued...............

A little late but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Christmas was good this year but very busy.I decorated the Dragons' Lairs with lots of Christmas stickers and Puff and Lilo had a good Christmas.All the animals had a real good Christmas with lots of gifts. New Years was quiet as I stayed home and watched TV.Puff and Lilo are starting to sleep more again as the weather has cooled off.They mostly sleep all day and wake in time for dinner but there were a few days that they slept through dinner and when they did wake, they were ravenous.They are eating pretty good most days now.They have both been shedding a lot, but they both look quite beautiful right now. Pictures will be coming soon. Puff and Lilo,the Golden Dragons, to be continued................

Puff is still watching Lilo but she is not acknowledging Him

I have seen Puff watching Lilo sleep. He will sit and stare at her for hours. She just sleeps,or pretends to sleep and refuses to acknowledge him. I wonder if her "female" hormones are at a low level. Maybe that is why she does not lay her infertile eggs and just reabsorbs them. She has never been bred and I think she may have always been sterile.But I will never know for sure as she is past breeding age. Of course so is Puff,past breeding age. I do not want to bring baby dragons into an already over populated reptile world. I would not want any of them to end up unwanted and homeless. There are so many reptiles advertised on Craigslist that people don't want any more.It is sad that People buy these animals and don't really know how to care for them properly,and then dump them when they have lost interest in them.Bearded Dragons are a lot easier to care for than some other reptiles but they still need the proper diet and lighting and temperature grading.They need proper housing and most importantly, they need proper vet care if they become sick or injured. They also need human companionship. They are capable of showing affection to their caretakers.I know this for a fact as both my dragons have cuddled up to me and nuzzled my face and neck,when I am petting them or singing to them.They seem to understand when I tell them they are loved and they do respond to my voice.When I put my hand into the tank,they will climb right up so I can hold them. My dragons love to be held and petted and talked to,and they love for me to sing to them.I don't know if other lizards are like this because I have never had any other kind of lizard. Bearded Dragons are very sociable creatures. Even when I had my snakes, I had some that liked to be held and had a Black Racer that would sit up to get his chin scratched. Reptiles make wonderful pets, but you must be willing to spend the time caring for them and they must be cared for properly.Any pet for that matter must be cared for properly and have human companionship. Kindness goes a long way with animals.I see it every day with the dogs and other animals I have rescued.Puff and Lilo,The Golden Dragons,to be continued............

Scary Moment - Puff's infra red heat bulb exploded !

Last night I finished feeding Puff and had taken him out of the feeding container. I was holding him and singing to him when all of a sudden the infra red light that hangs above the feeding container / "dining room" exploded!It made a loud noise and there was glass every where.Some very tiny shards were in the dog's water bowl,on the floor around Puff's tank and larger shards in the feeding container/dining room.I was about 2 feet away from it when this happened. If Puff was still in the "dining room"and I was still feeding him,he could have been killed!! I would certainly have had glass embedded in my face as I sit right next to the container when feeding him.I think God was looking out for us both!I have never had this happen before but Carla said that she has had it happen to her with a regular light bulb once. I took the exploded bulb back to Petsmart and they replaced it.The manager said that the filament was not affected and it was just the glass that must have had a defect in it. I also called the Exo-Terra company and told them what had happened.These bulbs are made in China.I hope that this never happens to any one else as it was quite scary.Poor Puff did not get his bath last night as it took some time to clean all the glass up and replace the dog's water after cleaning the bowl and sweeping up what was all over the floor. I did mist him and he does enjoy this. I will give him extra time to soak in his bath tonight. Both Lilo and Puff are doing great. They are eating well even though they are Brumating. They seem to wake up for dinner every night.Lilo is sleeping more than Puff. This year he seems to be a little more active although he does sleep all afternoon. They are now eating Mustard and Collard greens rather than just the Bokchoy. They both love the baby food veggies. Lilo gently licks the vegies off of a spoon and Puff attacks the spoon and the veggies.I seem to be able to get them to eat new things by just putting the baby food on the new food. I love you Puff and Lilo!! The Golden Dragon,to be continued..........

I found a great web site

I stumbled on a great web site for bearded dragons. Beautiful Dragons Reptile Rescue. Here is the link http://beautifuldragons.com/ The page on nutrition is very good. The pages on there rescues is wonderful. I will definitely keep this one and check it often.Puff and Lilo are doing well. Basking in the morning,long naps in the after noon.They are both eating well.Perhaps, after Brumation ends, I will get to see more of Lilo's personality. She is a very sweet dragon. Puff still observes her on the sly. She has not acknowledged him at all.I hope some day they will be friends? Puff and Lilo, The Golden Dragons, to be continued.

Acknowledgement ?...........

I moved the Christmas log out of Puff's tank as he was starting to have some trouble climbing on to it. Being an older Dragon,his leg muscles are starting to loose some of their strength. He has fallen off of this log several times and landed upside down. So far he has been able to right himself but I am concerned that he might be caught in a way, between the branches, and not be able to right him self. Dragons can suffocate if they are left or held on their backs too long.Any way I took it out and replaced it with a rock that can double as a basking rock or a small hide. He can get to his waterfall by climbing up on this rock. He has also already discovered that if he digs in,he can some what hide him self.If his tail or head sticks out,he can still get some UVB light.I also placed another log next to the rock that he can also climb on and get to the waterfall.This one has no branches. I gave the Christmas log to Lilo. She has discovered it and has been basking on it all morning. I discovered this morning that Puff has been climbing up and down to the water fall. I watched him for a while and he would get up into the water and would sit there and watch Lilo as she was basking on the Christmas log in her tank. From time to time,she would open an eye and catch Puff watching her. She would reposition herself on the log and would stare at him. Puff would then climb down and go to the other side of his tank and then look back to see if Lilo was still watching him. Them he would climb back up into the waterfall and watch her again. If she opened an eye to watch him,he would then leave again. This procedure was repeated several times until Puff decided to take a nap on his basking log. That is where he is now.I think they are starting to acknowledge each other. Puff and Lilo, the Golden Dragons,to be continued...................

Happy Birthday Puff and Lilo

Dinner was a success. Roast chicken ,sweet potatoes, white potatoes for Carla(as she does not like sweet potatoes)onions and asparagus.The birthday cake and ice cream was yummy! Too bad Dragons can't eat all this stuff,but the humans enjoyed it.Both Dragons pretty much slept through the festivities. It's Brumation time....... I think next year I will have the party in the morning. Have a "Brunch" instead of a dinner party. The Dragons seem to be awake more at that time of the day. The only gift they really acknowledged was the apple that Johnny brought them.They could smell that it was food. I was disappointed about the new light fixture as none of my current bulbs fit in it. I returned it to Petsmart and got a different one.Puff is now 11 years old!This makes me happy that he is still living a happy,healthy life,but it also saddens me as I know he is getting older and I don't know how much time he has left. Dr. Jarchow knows of one Bearded Dragon who lived 17 years. I hope Puff will live that long. I will do every thing I can to see that he has that chance. Lilo is 8 years old and already she has endeared herself to me,in the short time I have had her. I hope she will have a long,happy and healthy life also. By the way, They still are not acknowledging each other.......I did not get their tanks decorated for the party as I got side tracked and then didn't have time. I have now decorated them with a Halloween theme.It looks cute! I did not put as many pumpkins on this year as it was hard to get them off last year,with out leaving a sticky mess. I left the "Love is a Bearded Dragon" on Puff's tank and added to Lilo's tank,"love is 2 Bearded Dragons" on one side and Pumpkins and candy corn and Bats on the the side.They both enjoyed some sweet potato and some apple with their crickets for their Birthday dinner, which they did wake up for.We took pictures and I will get them on the blog as soon as I can.I love my Dragons!!!! Puff and Lilo,the Golden Dragons,to be continued..............