HeatherN
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today i received my extreme giant from bobby, he came in excellent condition. let me pick him up straight out of the bag, and even let me gently peel of his loose shed.
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he surprised me with how curious he was, insisting on licking every corner of my hands, arms, shoulders, head, and even face!
i put him in his cage, and he alternated between basking and exploring. after letting him settle in a bit, a made him a little plate of ground turkey and beef liver. unfortunately, when i went to pick him up to put him in his bin, my dog snuck up behind me. as he quickly ran over to lick and climb onto my hand, the peered around my shoulder and spotted nika, my dog. :-/ it really freaked the poor little guy out, and of course i sent my dog out. i had to sit there a bit, but he came back to check me out, not half as excitedly though. eventually, i slid my hand under him and slowly lifted him, but it was clear he was still rather shaken.
i took him to his bin in my bathroom, and he immediately picked out the largest pieces of beef liver he could find and gorged himself. i didn't want to force him to do anything, especially when he was shaken up, so it took a bit with my hand in the bin to scoop him out, and when i put him in his cage, he went straight for the humid hide.
he's been hiding every since, and i feel really bad because i didn't hear my dog behind me. and that liver is going to take forever to digest without basking. :s hopefully he'll come back out tomorrow for some basking, he's incredibly interesting to watch!
I'm going to try to update this thread with anything interesting developments, thanks for reading!
today i received my extreme giant from bobby, he came in excellent condition. let me pick him up straight out of the bag, and even let me gently peel of his loose shed.
[attachment=4569]
he surprised me with how curious he was, insisting on licking every corner of my hands, arms, shoulders, head, and even face!
i put him in his cage, and he alternated between basking and exploring. after letting him settle in a bit, a made him a little plate of ground turkey and beef liver. unfortunately, when i went to pick him up to put him in his bin, my dog snuck up behind me. as he quickly ran over to lick and climb onto my hand, the peered around my shoulder and spotted nika, my dog. :-/ it really freaked the poor little guy out, and of course i sent my dog out. i had to sit there a bit, but he came back to check me out, not half as excitedly though. eventually, i slid my hand under him and slowly lifted him, but it was clear he was still rather shaken.
i took him to his bin in my bathroom, and he immediately picked out the largest pieces of beef liver he could find and gorged himself. i didn't want to force him to do anything, especially when he was shaken up, so it took a bit with my hand in the bin to scoop him out, and when i put him in his cage, he went straight for the humid hide.
he's been hiding every since, and i feel really bad because i didn't hear my dog behind me. and that liver is going to take forever to digest without basking. :s hopefully he'll come back out tomorrow for some basking, he's incredibly interesting to watch!
I'm going to try to update this thread with anything interesting developments, thanks for reading!