Puff enjoys opera singing !

It has been so warm that I have been taking Puff out for sun walks. He greatly enjoys this. He has been eating well and is becoming more active now that the weather has changed.I have been singing to Puff a lot and he really enjoys this also.If he is sleeping and I want to wake him, all I have to do is sing to him. He will open his eyes and look up at me.Some times he will come up to the glass side of his tank and try to climb up to me. I just put my hand in and he climbs right up on my hand.I have discovered that Puff likes opera singing.The other day, there was a woman on the TV singing opera and Puff looked up and went to the corner of his tank , by the waterfall and climbed up to watch and listen to the woman who was singing. When she stopped singing,Puff climbed down and went over to his basking log,climbed up on it and went to sleep.Singing seems excite him as his breaths are more visible,he looks up and looks around for the source of the singing. He is so cute!!!! Puff the Golden Dragon,to be continued.............

Puff is amazingly cute !

Yesterday,as I passed Puff's tank,I saw him standing straight up on his hind legs with his front feet on the glass. He was watching me as I would go back and forth in front of his tank.His head would move in whatever direction I was moving. I just couldn't hold back a chuckle. He looked so cute.He stayed that way for about 15 minutes.Only when I got his dinner ready did he get down on all fours and come over to me to be fed. I got him to eat some Bokchoy and he ate 3 crickets.I had let him out earlier on my bed to explore,but he really did not move around to much. Instead he climbed up on me and went to sleep while I was watching TV.
Carla came and took pictures of Puff on Valentine's Day. I had his tank decorated and it was real cute.Puff is such a sweet dragon.I just love him. Puff The Golden Dragon,to be continued...................

Puff is doing better

Puff is eating and pooping regularly now.I have discovered that he likes acorn squash.He is still a pretty picky eater.I finally got the batteries for the vibrating dish, so he has been eating a lot of peas.He has been playing with the Christmas ball. He head butts it and watches it swing back and forth. He has also been in the waterfall, but he doesn't stay in the water long as it is too cold.He prefers to have his bath in his tub with warm water.Yesterday,I saw Puff sitting with his arm around the egg and it was so cute! I really wish I had a camera.That would have made a wonderful picture.It was warm enough today to take Puff for a sun walk. He really enjoyed that.He is shedding the skin on his back again.He has been very active today and yesterday,climbing up on his log and leaping off.I have been singing a new song to him."Where have all the flowers gone",an old folk song and he seems to really enjoy that song. It is also one of my favorites.I used to sing it when I played my guitar many years ago.Well it is time to shut off Puff's lights so he can go to sleep. Puff The Golden Dragon,to be continued..........

I lost some of my blog posts

I noticed that I have lost some of my blog posts when Nick transferred every thing from the old computer to the new one. I hope I will be able to recover them.I discovered that the posts were lost due to a google "hiccup". They are lost forever.

I got Puff to eat some bokchoy and carrot

I got Puff to eat some bokchoy and some carrot. I had to stick it in the side of his mouth and he did eat it. He hates it when I do this but he will not eat this stuff with out my doing this. I also hate doing that to him.I feel like I am torturing him. I just can't get him to eat greens any other way except peas. He will eat the peas from his vibrating dish but not the bokchoy or carrots or any other green things. I have stopped giving him the melon that he loves as this was giving him an elevated potassium level.He has eaten some sweet potato and some squash on his own but those are not GREENS.Maybe he does not like the color green???He has still not pooped.....He is eating crickets and yesterday he ate 4 of them. Today he has slept all day so I guess he is not going to eat today.I got him to actually drink water yesterday when he was soaking in his bath.I found the pipette undamaged and washed it and put it away where the cats can't get it this time.The weather is cooler today so I guess that is why Puff has slept all day. He did move into a different position but has shown no interest in waking up. I miss him when he sleeps the days away during the winter. I guess I will just have to wait until Spring for him to become active again.I finally got around to hanging the Christmas ball in his tank,but again it may be Spring before he discovers it.He has also shown no interest in his waterfall.He has not discovered the "Dragon egg"that Nick gave him for Christmas either.I hope I don't have to wait till Spring for him to poop!It has been 21 days since he had the first enema and that was the last time he pooped.I don't remember him not pooping for so long last winter. I know the blood test that the vet did said he was healthy,but I still worry about him....... Puff the Golden Dragon, to be continued....................

Back to the Vet again

Back to the vet again!This time Puff had blood work done. He had been eating but not Pooping so the Vet suggested the blood tests.As we waited for the results,Puff suffered the indignity of another enema.Poor Puff! After all that, he still hasn't pooped. But the Vet said that his blood work was very normal except for a slightly elevated potassium level.He thinks this is the reason that Puff's foot twitches on and off.He also thinks that the elevated potassium level is from too much melon.This visit to the vet was very expensive, but I at least I have peace of mind,knowing that he is healthy.He has been eating very well since he came home form the vet.I guess he will eventually poop as what goes in must eventually come out????I got some Bokchoy and am going to see if he will eat that.The pipette that I was using to give him water with disappeared. I think the cats got it.I will have to get another one. Puff is such a picky eater because he was not fed properly by his former owners.I really wish that people would do the research and find out what these animals need before they go out and get one. Bearded Dragons have very specific needs and if they are to live a healthy full life, people need to care for them properly! I try my best but it is very hard to get Puff to eat greens because he was never fed them to begin with.It doesn't help that he has a sweet tooth for things like melon and sweet potato either.I did get him to eat some carrot the other day.I am going to try the Bokchoy in the morning.Puff is already asleep so I will turn off his lights now. Good night Puff,I love you...Puff The Golden Dragon,to be continued.....................

Puff had to go to the vet

Poor Puff had to go to the vet on Wednesday.He had not eaten in 7 days and even though he had eaten before that, he had not pooped. I new some thing was wrong because he even refused crickets!I was soaking him in warm water and rubbing his belly but, nothing. We went to the vet and Dr. Jarchow said Puff was constipated. Poor Puff had to suffer the indignity of an enema!He had a uric acid plug that was holding up everything.Dr. Jarchow said that this caused a high phosphorus level to build up in his body and that was the reason his foot was twitching. The conclusion was that Puff needs to drink more water. I thought that I was going to have a big bill but they only charged me for the exam so it was only $50.00.Puff seemed better today and he did eat 3 crickets. I used a pipette (like an eye dropper) to give him some water as he just doesn't drink enough on is own.I am so glad Puff is better. I was so worried.I love this little guy so much. Carla came and took pictures of Puff's tank with all the Christmas decorations on it.I will put them on the blog soon. Puff the Golden Dragon,to be continued............