New Dragon

I have been looking for another Dragon and put an add on Craig's List a while ago.On Sunday,a young girl called me and said she had a dragon that she had to re home as where her family was moving ,the home owners association  prohibits any kind of reptiles.I had spent a lot of money on Puff"s last vet visit as he had blood work done,so I did not really have money to buy a new Dragon and all the equipment that would be needed.I also had not really planed to get a new Dragon until Puff had passed on.All I could afford was $68.00.She agreed to sell the dragon and his tank for that amount. I felt bad for her as she was loosing her pet, but was glad to get a beautiful young Dragon,1 and 1/2 years and the tank for that amount.It was a very good deal.I made sure it was OK with her parents.His name is Oscar,and he has a lot of red and dark color on him. When he is faded out,he looks a lot like Puff. When his color comes in, his red is like Lilo's color. He even has the same white tips on his spikes that Lilo has. So....I now have 3 Dragons. I am thinking of changing his name as when I was a kid,we had a cat named Oscar, that was run over by a car. When I say the name Oscar,I think of that poor cat.Since my friend drove me to Phoenix to pick him up,I think I will call him Phoenix.He is being quarantined for now in a different room from Puff and Lilo.I will take him to Dr.J for a check up before he is moved into the same room as my other Dragons.I will get some pictures of him soon. Puff and Lilo and Oscar, aka Phoenix, The Golden Dragons, to be continued..................          

I forgot to mention..........

I forgot to mention that Lilo won 2nd place in the Petco Halloween Costume Contest.She was the Alien Queen of Halloween.She was so cute! the first place ribbon went to a \Dashundt who was dressed as a Dragon!Carla did take pictures of Lilo in her costume at the Dragon's birthday party.I wish Carla would send them to me so I could post them here.There tanks were also decorated for Christmas and I will post those pictures as well.There tanks are now decorated for Valentine's Day. I will also get pictures for that and post them.  Puff and Lilo,the Golden Dragons, to be continued..............

A lot has happened since my last post!

I was in the hospital for Christmas and New Years. I am very lucky to have such good friends that took great care of all my animals while I was gone. I am now fully recovered and able to resume care for my animals.I worried about Puff as he is so old and I expected to hear that he had died,but he survived and actually ate for Johnny. I did not worry about Lilo as she will always eat no matter who feeds her.On February 7th, I finally got Puff to the vet for his long over due check up.He had been having trouble with his eyes sticking shut and also swelling up.Dr. J did some blood work on him,and cleaned out his eyes as he had some dirt stuck in them.He also noticed that Puff has lost a lot of the muscles in his legs. I have lowered all his basking places as he tends to fall off of these frequently.It was decided after Dr.J looked at the blood test results, that Puff has congestive heart failure and that was the cause of his eyes swelling up and sticking shut. I have to get him a different kind of bedding so he wont get dirt in his eyes.I asked Dr.J, how long Puff could live with congestive heart failure. He said that he could possibly hang on for another year but he felt that most likely it would be more like a few months.Lilo got her nails cut and checked out just fine.I am so thankful that I have her so I still have a Beardie to love and that needs me when Puff is gone.All I can do for Puff is to make him comfortable,and spend as much time with him as I can,talking to him,singing to him and holding him.He loves it when I talk to him or sing to him and he loves being held and petted.I love him so much.I am heart broken that I am going to loose him!He does not act  like he is going to die.He is still eating well and both have started eating greens again as long as I dip them in baby food peas,green beams or squash. I tried some new stuff called Salad Dressing for Dragons, but they did not like it as it is strawberry flavored and neither Puff or Lilo like strawberries. I wish they would make it in different flavors. Then they might like it.Puff is still pretty active, climbing all over his basking log and hides. He is always falling as he can't see where he is going but that does not stop him from getting around.I lowered his basking places as I am afraid he will fall on his head. It is so hard to get up every morning and check on Puff to see if he is still alive. If he starts to suffer, I will take him to Dr. J and have him put to sleep. I don't want him to suffer.I have gotten so attached to these lizards,it is so hard to loose one.To day I went to a new reptile store and I bought crickets for Puff and Lilo and a light bulb for one of Lilo's lamps.I also bought Puff a long piece of cork bark and replaced his basking log with it. He can still clime on it but it is not so uneven and he is less likley to fall. He can climb up on top of his hide to bask as the cork bark leads right up to the hide.He has already discovered it and is now climbing on it.He seems to like it.I also ordered his new bedding, which is a type of clay. I will have to see how it works out.I wish Puff had been younger when I first adopted him, but even if I had known how old he really was,I would still have adopted him as it was LOVE at first sight!I am so glad I found such a wonderful Dragon that day.   To be continued....................

Happy Birthday Puff and Lilo

We had the Birthday party for the Dragons on Sunday.Carla took lots of pictures. We dressed puff and Lilo in their Halloween costumes. Puff was a Winged Dragon and lilo was the Alien Pumpkin Queen of Halloween. They were so cute! Of course, Puff slept through most of the party but Lilo was wide awake.We opened their presents for them and I got Puff a new large water dish, and I got Lilo a large leaf plant,fake of course.Johnny and Carla got them some  infra red night bulbs,to keep them warm on those cold winter nights. It gets kind of cold in my house in the winter so they need these lights then.The cake was beautiful and I made a wish  for the Dragons and blew out the 2 candles. We, all the humans that is, enjoyed cake and ice cream. it was a very enjoyable day! Puff is officially 15 as Dr. J thinks he is 15 years old. Lilo is now 10. Both Dragons are doing well despite their ages. As soon as every one left the party, of course Puff awoke and was active for most of the afternoon. They both took a nap and were awake for dinner time. It was a good party and we all enjoyed it.There is one picture of Flathead, one of my old kitties.This was the last picture I have of her. Sadly,she passed away several days after this picture was taken.Flathead was 15 years old.........My other cat, Pacman, is still hangin' in there as he is now 18 years old. The cats have never bothered the lizards and Flathead always loved to watch them.Love my kitties and  love my Dragons!  Puff and Lilo, the Golden Dragons,  to be continued..................

The Reptile show was wonderful

Both Johnny and I went to the Reptile Show on Saturday with our service dogs. Both dogs were good and seemed to enjoy the outing and all the animals.We saw many beautiful snakes and so many beautiful lizards.There were 2 Frilled Dragons. One was smaller than the other and was marked $200 and the larger one was $300.I wish I had more room in my house for a Frilled Dragon.I also wish I had the money. I saw lots of beautiful Bearded Dragons and saw some beautiful lucistic beardie babies.I think my next Dragon will be a lucistic, meaning it is white but not albino.I hope it will be a long time before I consider a new dragon as I hope Puff will live for many years to come! We saw many different kinds of geckos and monitors and Tegus and many different kinds of Iguanas.  I bought Puff and Lilo's birthday presents there.I bought a large leaf plant (fake) for Lilo as she likes to lay in the shade and the leaves of this plant would provide that for her. I bought Puff a new water dish. It is a lot larger than the one he had. Now he can soak in it without his tail hanging out.Johnny bought me a sign that says Bearded Dragon Crossing, with a picture of a Bearded Dragon on it.It is now hanging above the Dragons tanks.Lilo is resting in the shade of the leaves of her new plant. Puff has not discovered his new water dish yet.I will have to get some pictures.  to be continued...............

Lots of stuff comming up

I will be taking Lilo to to the Reptile Rally in October. I will not take Puff as I do not want to stress him. He is so old, but according to Dr. J, He is doing well for such an old Dragon.Also the Dragons will have their Birthday Party in October as well.I will be going to the Reptile Show also and will get Puff and Lilo's birthday presents there.I don't know what I will get them but they have a lot of good stuff for sale there and the prices are good.If Petsmart has a costume contest this year, I will be taking Lilo again.The Dragons are doing well and enjoying life.I am glad that Puff is doing so well as I do worry about him.October is going to be a busy month. I love my Dragons!    Puff and Lilo,the Golden Dragons, to be continued.............

Long time no post

It's been a while since I last posted. I was in the hospital and still recovering from a heat stroke. I still find it hard to cool off and get over heated very easily. I was surprised to find that Puff ate for Johnny. I knew Lilo would eat as long as food was available to her.Puff is very picky when I am not there to feed him and sing to him. I am glad I have friends that can take care of my Dogs,Cats, Fish and Dragons when I am unable to.      Puff went to see Dr. J in June and had blood work done to see if he is still healthy. Dr. J says he is still doing well for such an old Dragon. His weight is good. Lilo is also doing great.Dr. J cut her nails as they were very long again.If I could see better, I would do it my self but I don't want to take a chance that I might cut too far.I have gotten Mercury vapor UV bulbs for both Dragons now and they are both much more active. These bulbs are very expensive but they are worth it. I still use the long tube type UVB lights for the cool end of their tanks as they do not generate heat . The Mercury Vapor bulbs do generate the heat needed for basking. This way, there is enough UVB light at each end of their tanks.Both Dragons are eating well and enjoying the summer. Puff Spends a lot of his time soaking in his water dish.I spend a lot of time with Puff and Lilo. Handling them and talking and singing to them. They seem to enjoy the attention and I really enjoy them. I love my Dragons! Puff and Lilo,the Golden Dragons,to be continued......................