I've Finally got Kimba & Kiko!!

[Nikki_Elmo]

Hey Guys !

Well two days ago i got My Bearded Dragons Kimba and Kiko They are so cute and both have different personalities .I have this log at the glass sliding door and once they hear me enter my room they hop on the log and wait for me to open the door Then they would jump and cling onto my shirt .They so much fun to look after I especially love feeding time and i'm sure they do too ) So Thank you so Much Miss B for the Beardies ,and Hobbo for transporting Kimba and Kiko from Brisbane to Sydney I've been waitng for them for a couple of months .And the coolest thing is they were born on the 25th of Nov and i got them on the 25th of Jan - so they were exactly 2 months old when i got them
Okay so here are the pics ,enjoy.Trust me there will be LOTS of pics , i took 95 since i've got them hehe
Nikki

[DrNick]

Hey Nikki,

Congrats on the new beardies- they look fantasic.

Your enclosure looks great as well, very comprehensively setup=> however you will probably find a couple of issues arise from that many cage furnishings. Firstly it looks really tricky to clean up, their poos will be small at the moment but as they grow so do their poos and no doubt their faeces will go all over and around the rocks/logs etc- very difficult to clean and sanitise.

Also, be very careful of stacking rocks like that, beardies get very strong as they grow and if they manage to slightly dislodge any rocks/logs you may find one of your animals squashed (It happens all too frequently unfortunately). Make sure everything is super stable.

I look forward to seeing more pics of your animals, beardies are such entertaining and amusing lizards.

cheers,
Nick

[Nikki_Elmo]

Some More Pics In a few of the last ones you can See Kimba and Kiko being cheeky

[Nikki_Elmo]

Thanks Nick for your reply Yea , The rocks are very stable.But i am going to change their set up once they do get a bit bigger I added folded paper towel between where the rocks were wobbling .But thank you Thats exactly what i was thinking , i think i may have over decorated my enclosure a bit I'll see what "has to go " If any one has and comments on how i can improve my enclosure habitat please tell me

[DrNick]

Originally Posted by Nikki_elmo10

Thanks Nick for your reply Yea , The rocks are very stable.But i am going to change their set up once they do get a bit bigger I added folded paper towel between where the rocks were wobbling .But thank you Thats exactly what i was thinking , i think i may have over decorated my enclosure a bit I'll see what "has to go " If any one has and comments on how i can improve my enclosure habitat please tell me

When setting up an enclosure keep in mind that whatever you put in will need to be removed regularly and will need to be easily cleaned/sanitised. Too many furnishings really makes cleaning a lot harder.

Looks good though!

[firedragon]

Congrats on your new additions, nikki they are soo cute.

[Riley]

wow theyre heaps cool! great setup too!
what colour are the parents?

[Miss B]

I'm glad to hear they have settled in well Nikki

Originally Posted by Riley

what colour are the parents?

Mum (Phoenix):



Dad (the lovely Puff, who belongs to JungleRob):

[Nikki_Elmo]

Thanks Miss B , Kimba and Kiko still wont eat their Beardie pellets
Have you got my PM ?

[serenaphoenix]

Hey Nikki,

PM'd you - but in case anyone else was wondering - this was the method that worked for me...

Atticus wouldn't eat anything but crickets.... I tried everything, juice, hand feeding etc, then went for this method on combined advice from many different super experienced beardie people.

Give this a go...

1) Don't feed them anything for a day, make sure they have plenty of fresh water and salad if they're desperate, calcium to lick off the rock if they absolutley need to. Just no crickets/woodies whatever.

2) The next day offer pellets, soaked in juice (something sweet, like apple or mango). Probably soack for about 15mins - maybe more. Offer them off a pair of tweezers, preferably as long and blunt as you can get. Atticus really attacked the tweeezers when he decided to eat, and could have hurt himself if they were sharp. Make sure the pellets are quite soft and mushy.

3) Make sure you feed them when they're feeling most safe and comfortable - so, while they're basking or something, don't pick them out - don't take them out - just offer the pellets off the tweezers. They'll probably look interested - but might not go for it. If they do go for it - Hooray. If not...

4) Offer again, same method - later that afternoon. Make sure you try all three colours. Mine ONLY ate red pellets for about a week... now he's eating all the colours.

5) If they still don't go for it - offer a few crix that night - but maybe half what you'd normally give. Try the tweezers again the next day - all day. Almost guarantee it'll work.

Now he's eating about 6 pellets every morning combined with about dusted 10 sml-med crix - i know it's not a huge amount but he's not very big and i just wanted to vary his diet slightly... the pellets have a lot of vitamins...

and at least he is eating them now

So, give it a go... you've got to show them tough love so they get what's best for them

[Miss B]

Hey Nikki, I found some comparison shots for you

Here is Kiko at one or two weeks old:



And Kiko now, at two months old:



Kimba at one or two weeks old:



And Kimba now, at two months old:

[Aslan]

Nikki - Great to see your little fellas after all this time and their enclosure looks brilliant - definately looks like hard work to clean though...

I have found Beardie babies to be quite hard work compared to a lot of others but geez they have some great personality!

[Ramsayi]

Theyre great Nikki just make sure Pretzel cant get anywhere near them.