Dragon,still very sleepy

The weather has cooled of in the last several Days and Puff has been sleeping a lot. He does wake up to eat but then goes back to sleep.He did wake up at the 4:00pm on Saturday so that my friends Rachel and Jeremy could meet him. They are a totally blind couple and they really wanted to meet Puff as they have never seen a Bearded Dragon. They got to pet him and hold him and they really liked him.When I put him back in is tank,he promptly went back to sleep. Puff did wake in time for his dinner and ate lots of apple, the last cricket,and 3 worms. So many of this batch of crickets died before I got to feed them to Puff. I buy 20 at a time and within 2 days,7 of them had already died. I would say I actually lost more than half of them in 4 days.I need to find a better, healthier, source of crickets for Puff. I never loose any of the worms. I will not be Posting for a while as I am changing over to Windows 7 and don't know when Nick will be able to do it.Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon, to be continued some time in March.

Cold Weather = Sleeping Dragon

Puff has been waking up late these last few days. The weather has been rather cold here.Puff has been taking naps through out the days.I don't like to disturb him from his naps so I have not been handling him very much.Some times he is napping when it is time for his dinner and I waite until he wakes to feed him. Last night he ate peas and carrot tops and 2 crickets and 3 worms.Tonight, he ate lots of apple and 2 crickets and 1 worm.I have already turned out the lights for the night,but Puff is still awake.He is perched on his log. I tried singing him to sleep but I guess he is just not tired yet.He will close his eyes when he is ready to sleep. Good night my beautiful Puff,I love you. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued.........

A few words from Puff

Hi guys, gals and fellow Dragons,Puff here.I guess it's time for me to say a few words.I still have the most wonderful home and a wonderful Mom! She is still singing to me and playing her flute for me. I love Flute music! My Mom has also been feeding me all sorts of good things.I really love cantaloupe and apples,Yumm. I still like peas and carrot tops.I hate stuff like Parsley and beet tops and mustard greens,Yuk!I love crickets and worms,Yumm. My mom feeds me very well.I love it when she talks to me.It is so soothing.She always tells me how beautiful and magnificent I am and she loves me. I am a very lucky Dragon to have a Mom like her.She gives me wonderful warm baths.She keeps my glass house very clean.I have plenty of dirt to dig in. I love to dig!We get to watch TV together. I can sit on her shoulder or nestle in under her chin and she keeps me warm.She pets me and that puts me to sleep,it feels so good!Some times the cats and dogs watch me but I am not afraid because my Mom keeps me safe.When I perch myself on Mom's shoulder,I look at the fish tank and watch the small colorful fish swimming around.I think they are called guppies.I love to watch them.My mom keeps life very interesting for me.Sometimes when she turns out the lights at night,she sings me to sleep.I hope all the other dragons have wonderful places to live and people who love them.I am a very lucky Dragon and I love my Mom! Yawn,yawn.Well it is very late now and I must go.Love and good night to all,out there in cyberland,from Puff the Golden Dragon.

Friday and Saturday : Dragon update

Friday morning,Puff was awake early. I took care of all the animals and fed my self and then I took Puff out of his tank for awhile. I did not have a lot of time to spend with him as I was invited to go to lunch with some friends from my guide dog list.When I returned home it was 5:40pm.I fed the dogs and I fed Puff. He ate lots of cantaloupe melon, 5 crickets and 1 worm.He just loves that cantaloupe. When I turned out the lights for the night,Puff was already asleep. Saturday morning, Puff awoke at 10:00am.I sang to him and I played my flute for him. I took him out of his tank for most of the afternoon and we watched TV. Puff of course,watched from his perch on my shoulder. Puff fell asleep and took a very long nap on my shoulder.He slept through the entire second TV movie.I put him back in his tank and fed the dogs.It was raining outside and when I brought the dogs in they were wet.It took time to towel dry 8 dogs so Puff got fed a little late. I gave him some apple and I think he likes it just as much as the cantaloupe.When I feed him cantaloupe and apple,he grabs each piece and barely chews it.Along with the apple,he ate 3 crickets and 1 worm.I turned out the lights at 9:00pm and sang Puff to sleep. Good night Puff,I love you. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued...............

Puff was awake very early this morning

Puff was awake at 7:50am this morning. He was digging all over his tank.After I fed the other animals and myself,I washed Puff's water dish and filled it with fresh water.I gave Puff a bath and he really enjoyed that. The shedding skin finally came off of his face.He must be more comfortable now with that skin out of the way.We watched the Olympics for awhile,Puff of course perched on my shoulder.I talked to him and sang to him.I stroked him and he enjoyed that. I put him back in his tank as I had to do some laundry.He basked and napped the rest of the day. After dinner I got ready to feed Puff. When he saw me getting his dishes out he started to get excited as he knew he was going to eat!Puff ate a lot of cantaloupe melon.He really loves this melon! He also ate 4 crickets.I think he likes the cantaloupe even more than the crickets.He takes his time when he eats them and grabs the melon and scarfs it down so fast.He barely even chews the pieces of melon. When I turned out the lights for the night,Puff was already asleep on his log. Good night Puff,the Magnificent! I love you. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued................

Tuesday and wednesday : Dragon update

On Tuesday, Puff was awake early. I held him for awhile and we watched the Olympics on TV.When I fed him, he ate lots of cantaloupe melon,2 crickets and 1 worm.Puff went to bed early. Puff slept in on Wednesday morning.He finally awoke at 11:45am.When I checked on him,he was sitting in his water dish. I wish the waterfall was ready to put in his tank but I can still smell the aquarium sealer, so it is not ready yet.I may still make some more additions to it.I sang to Puff and played my flute for him. We watched the Olympics on TV.Puff watched from his perch on my shoulder.I fed Puff his dinner as I was talking to my friend Rachel on the Phone.She is totally blind so I was explaining to her what Puff was eating and how he was eating it.He ate a lot of cantaloupe melon and 2 crickets and 2 worms.One of the crickets escaped momentarily but I did catch it and Puff ate it.I was telling Rachel about Puff's personality. She was very interested in hearing all about Puff and My 2 pet hairless rats,Remington and Jean Luc. When Puff was done eating,I left him to bask on his log. When I turned out the lights for the night, Puff was on the Christmas log and I sang him to sleep. Good night my beautiful Puff,I love you. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued..................

Puff " puffed " !

Puff was awake at 8:00am this morning. He basked and napped most of the day as I was busy doing yard clean up and laundry and cleaning fish tanks.Finally I took a break and checked on Puff.He was in his hide taking a nap,so I left him alone.After I fed the dogs and myself,I checked on him again. Puff was on his basking log and he was all "puffed"up and he looked twice his normal size! I did not see any reason for this.The dogs were outside and the cats were in the kitchen.There were no loud noises or loose crickets,no reason for this behavior.I stroked him and his beard deflated but it took awhile for his body to deflate.Once he was no longer "puffed" up,I took him out of the tank and held him and stroked him.When he was relaxed,I put him in the dining room and fed him. He ate every bit of the cantaloupe melon and 2 crickets and 3 worms.I think cantaloupe and apple are his new favorites.I put him back in the tank and he climbed up on his log to bask.I turned out the lights for the night at 8:35pm and sang Puff to sleep.Good night Puff,have good dreams,and don't be afraid.I love you. Puff the Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued.............

Puff was awake very early on Sunday morning

Puff was awake at 8:00am on Sunday morning. I guess because he went to bed early,he woke up early.After feeding all the dogs and cats and me,I checked on Puff.He was basking on the Christmas log. When I told him he was a beautiful Dragon and that he was Magnificent,he held his head up and turned it as if to show that he already knew that what I was saying was very true.I think he has a bit of an ego! I stroked him and sang to him.I took him out of his tank and we watched TV together, Puff from his perch on my shoulder.I had him out with me for most of the afternoon.At 4:45pm,I put Puff back in his tank and got the dog food ready. I fed the dogs and cooked my dinner. I waited to feed Puff until 6:00pm as I fed him too early yesterday.He was very hungry.He ate lots of apple and 2 crickets and 2 worms. He grabbed the apple and almost took my fingers with it! I think Puff has a sweet tooth. He loves apples and cantaloupe melon.I will have to find some more sweet things for him to try.I left him basking on his log.I turned out the lights at 9:00pm and sang Puff to sleep.I thought he was asleep but he opened his eyes when I stopped singing,so I continued to sing to him.He was finally asleep.Good night my Magnificent Puff,I love you. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued..................

I fed Puff too early tonight

Puff was awake at 9:30am this morning. After feeding the dogs and cats and my self, I checked on Puff.I held him for awhile and we watched TV most of the morning.When I put him back in his tank,I sang to him and played my flute. He does really enjoy the music.I left him basking on his log as I had to start defrosting something for dinner.I decided to feed Puff early,around 3:30pm.I usually feed him later,about 6:00pm.Puff was not very hungry.I think it was just too early. He did not want any peas or carrot tops,but he did eat the cantaloupe melon. He also ate 2 crickets and 2 worms, but he took his time about eating them.He basked on his log for awhile and when I checked back later, he had already dug into his hide and was asleep for the night.This was about 5:45pm.I waited to see if he would wake,but he didn't. I turned out the lights at 7:00pm. Good night Puff,dream good dreams,and I love you. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued............................

Puff ate peas,carrot tops and cantaloupe tonight

Puff awoke at 9:00am this morning. I sang to him and held him for awhile.I went to the pharmacy and to PetsMart.I got crickets for Puff and worked with my guide dog Shaman.Shaman was very good today.He is getting better about other dogs now.I think he is getting over his attack by that Pit Bull.Carla came over for dinner tonight. She watched as I fed Puff.We laughed when Puff was gobbling up the dancing peas.He ate all 7 peas.He also ate some carrot tops and lots of cantaloupe melon.He also ate 2 crickets and 2 worms. Carla and I stroked Puff and we both talked to him.When we left him,he was basking on his log. I turned out the lights at 9:00pm and said good night. I love you Puff. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued.......................

Puff likes apples but not beet tops

On Wednesday,Puff was awake very late,11:30am. I held him and sang to him.He took several naps throughout the day.I worked on building Puff's waterfall.I fed him and introduced him to some apple.He loved it!He also ate 3 crickets and 3 worms.Puff went to sleep before I turned out the lights. Thursday morning, Puff was awake at 9:30am. He is back to digging again.He is also taking frequent naps during the day.I sang to him and played my flute for him.He just loves flute music.In the afternoon,I gave him a bath,which he really enjoyed.I held him for a short while and then worked on finishing the water fall. I have it up and running and it works great. It will be a while before I can put it in Puff's tank as the smell of the aquarium sealer has to dissipate first.I think he will like it.When I fed Puff tonight, I tried feeding beet tops. He spit them out and refused to eat them.He did eat some carrot tops and he ate every piece of cantaloupe melon.He also ate 3 worms and 2 crickets. He had eaten so much of the melon that he was too full to eat the last cricket, so it go a reprieve.It was close to 9:00pm when I turned out the lights for the night.I sang Puff to sleep.Good night my beautiful Puff,I love you. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued....................

Puff likes Cantaloupe melon

Puff was awake at 9:15am this morning.I took care of the other animals and fed my self and then I checked on Puff. I sang to him and talked to him for a while. I did not have time to interact more than that today as I had to get ready for my doctor's appointment.After my appointment,I went to Walmart and got a water container to build Puff's waterfall.I also paid some bills while I was out. I returned at 5:00pm. I fed the dogs and then I fed Puff. I discovered that he likes Cantaloupe melon.I gave him some melon yesterday and he ate quite a bit of it as well as the carrot tops tonight.He also ate 3 crickets and 3 worms.I am so glad I have found other things that he likes to eat.This is a much healthier diet for him.When I turned out the lights for the night, Puff was already asleep perched on top of the Christmas log.Good night Puff,I love you. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued................

Puff ate carrot tops !

Puff was awake very late this Sunday morning,11:30am.It was raining out and I got a late start with the dogs as None of them wanted to go out in the rain.Finally about 11:00am,the sun came peeping out from the clouds.Puff was basking and napping most of the morning so I let him be. I don't like to bother him when he is sleeping.I started watching a movie on TV,but I also fell asleep as the movie was rather boring.There wasn't much on because of the Super Bowl,and I am just not into football.I fed Puff early and offered him some carrot tops.I had to move Puff off of the vibrating dish so I could give him the carrot tops.He really likes that vibrator!Anyway the CTs moved around and to my surprise, Puff went for them.He ate quite a bit. I put some on the slippery dish with the worms and crickets and he ate some more along with 3 worms and 3 crickets.I left him basking on his log. When I turned out the lights for the night,Puff was already asleep.Good night my magnificent Puff,I love you...Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued................

"Dancing" Peas are good to eat

Puff was up early today,7:40am.After taking care of the cats and dogs and my self,I sang to Puff and played my flute for him. I took him out and held him for a while.I watched some really dumb movies on TV and Puff watched from his perch on my shoulder. Puff got bored and took a nap while I watched.When you can't see very well it is some times hard to know what is going on.Especially if just music is playing with no dialog.There was not much in the way of entertainment on TV today.I decided to give Puff a bath.I got his bath tub set up and put the warm water in it. I then put Puff in.He relaxed and enjoyed his bath. When the water cooled off, I took him out and dried him with a towel.I fed Puff early.I put the vibrating dish in his tank and turned it on.He immediately got on top of it.I turned it on again and let him have his vibrating massage.I then lifted him off of the dish and added the peas,and turned it on.Puff saw the peas"dancing" and started gobbling them as fast as he could.It was hard to count how many he ate.4 maybe 5 peas.I kept adding more peas and he ate a few more. Then he just watched the "dancing"peas.I guess he had eaten his fill.I offered him some crickets and worms and he did eat them. I left him alone to bask on his log and take a nap.I turned out the lights at 8:00pm and sang Puff to sleep. Good night Puff,I love you. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued................

The Vivicator

Puff was awake late this Friday morning,about 10:15am. He is still digging up his tank.He has holes every where. I went to PetsMart to get Dog and cat food for the month.I also got some stuff for the rats.I finally got this vibrating food dish called a Vivicator, for Puff.It was on sale. I also got his Super worms and crickets.When I returned home,I put the batteries in the dish and used the remote control to see how it worked.I makes the sound of crickets singing. I put it in the tank with Puff and put some peas in the dish.When I pressed the remote and it sounded like crickets,Puff got all wide eyed and came over to see what was up. At first he climbed up on top of the dish and sat on it and the peas.I kept pushing the remote and he just sat there.I guess he liked the feel of the vibrator.I left him alone for a while to see if he would move off of the dish. I checked back and he had moved. He was right next to the dish.I pushed the remote and the peas were jumping all around and suddenly Puff descended on them, gobbling them up as fast as he could!It worked! The dish worked! Puff thought the peas were alive and ate them with no trouble at all.I got my finicky Dragon to eat his peas.There's more than one way to con a lizard!That was money well spent!He ate about 5 or 6 peas,I think. I fed him his worms and crickets and left him alone to bask. When I went to turn out the lights for the night, Puff was already asleep.Good night my finicky Dragon.Now lets see if you will eat beet leafs and carrot tops I got for you tomorrow. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued.................

2 crickets escaped

Puff was awake at 8:00am this morning. After I took care of all the other animals and had my own breakfast, I checked on Puff. He has been digging all over his tank again. I took him out of the tank and held him for 2 hours. I watched TV and Puff watched from his perch on my shoulder. He loves to have his chin and beard rubbed.I sang to him when I put him back into his tank. I had to go down town to pay the mortgage and the water bill.When I returned I fed Puff.2 crickets escaped when I was putting them in the shaker. I tried to catch them but there are too many places for them to hide in the fish room.I hope I will not be over run with crickets running loose all over my fish room. There are 5 escapees in that room now. He ate 5 crickets and still no peas.He is shedding around his face. He then climbed up on his log to bask.He was still basking when I turned out the lights for the night. I sang Puff to sleep and said good night to my beautiful Dragon. I love you Puff. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued....................

Puff had the day to himself

Puff was awake at 8:00am on Wednesday morning. Not much to tell as it was my money day, Carla took me to the bank and grocery shopping,as it was raining.We also stopped at Animal Control and checked on a Husky that was a stray. Beautiful dog! I hope the owners claim it.I was gone pretty much the entire day. When I did get home and checked on Puff,he was on his basking log.I fed him and he ate 6 crickets,I did not offer the peas this time. I bought some apples and cantaloupe to see if Puff might eat them.I will have to go to the organic market for some other greens as my grocery store does not carry them.Puff was already asleep when I turned out the lights for the night.Good night,my beautiful Puff. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued.............

Puff is a smart Dragon

Puff was awake at 7:45am this morning.He has been digging all over his tank.The dirt is in disarray and there are holes every where as well as in the hides.He will dig one hole and move to another area and dig some more.After I fed the animals and my self,I held Puff for a while.When I put him back into the tank,I sang to him and played my flute for him. He really enjoys the flute music.Tomorrow is garbage day so I had to go rake up the yard and put the garbage out. When I came back in the house,I checked on Puff.I found him in a tight spot between the basking log and the Christmas log and the wall of the tank. He was trying to turn around and he couldn't quite do it. I told him that he would have to move forward a few inches and then he might be able to turn around.To my surprise, he did just that!It was like he understood what I said. He probably just figured it out on his own,but he did it right after I said that.Either way, Puff is a very smart Dragon.He spent the rest of the afternoon basking on both of his logs.It was rather late when I fed him.I was waiting for Lost to come on TV.He ate 3 crickets and 1 worm.He refused the peas this time.After I fed him he climbed up on the Christmas log to bask. That is where he fell asleep. I turned out the lights at 7:30pm and said good night to my magnificent Puff. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued..................

Puff gave me the Beardie arm wave !

Puff was awake at 7:00am this morning. After I fed the dogs and cats and my self,I checked on Puff. He was pacing is tank as usual. When I started to sing to him,He climbed up on his basking log,got comfortable and listened to my song. I talked to him,telling him that he is magnificent.He is the most beautiful Dragon in the world.He sits there and looks at me,cocking his head and moving his eyes,like he is taking in every word.I tell him that I love him and he moves towards me,and he does the beardie arm wave!This is the first time I have ever seen him do this! I have seen dragons on YouTube do this, but have never seen Puff do it.He has such a wonderful personality! I really do love this lizard as much as I love my cats and dogs!They are all part of my family.I would be devastated if any thing were to happen to him!I think I will change the subject as I don't want to think about any thing negative here.Any way, I played my flute for Puff and he enjoyed that.Later in the afternoon,I held him for a while.I watched my Soap and Puff watched from his perch on my shoulder.After watching TV for a while,I put Puff back in his tank and started cooking dinner.I fed the dogs at 5:00pm and then ate my dinner. I then fed Puff and he ate 1 pea (hand fed) and then the phone rang. It was Carla.When I hung up the phone,I went back to finish feeding Puff. I put several Peas on the dish with a worm. He ate the worm and then he ate 3 peas from the dish!I usually have to hand feed the peas,but this is the first time he has eaten them from the dish.I put a cricket on the dish and he ate it.This dish is very slippery and the crickets can't walk on it. If they jumped,they could get away but for some reason they don't. This seems to be the best way to feed Puff.I did the same with the other crickets and he ate them all.Altogether,he ate 4 peas,1 worm and 3 crickets.I am so glad he is eating the peas again.I left him alone to bask on his log.I turned out the lights at 8:00pm and sang Puff to sleep.I love you Puff,good night. Puff The Golden Bearded Dragon,to be continued...................