Hi there! I've recently come across this site and it's fantastic. Heaps of info which will be a great help.
I recently acquired a 14 month old Spotted Python, Tallulah, who is lovely though a little feisty after feeding. She is getting used to being handled but will leap out of my hands with no warning. I'm thinking of entering her in the Aust. Frog & Reptile Show in May at the Castle Hill Showgrounds.
I also have a 4 month old Central Bearded Dragon, Autumn, who hates to be handled and is also on guard and ready to run if I am anywhere near her cage. Is this normal at her age? I've started hand feeding her with crickets so that she will associate me with something good (food) but she will only take about three at a time (twice daily) and I'm not sure that is enough given her amazing growth rate. She won't eat veges or greens either and I've been offering her carrot, red capsicum, mustard leaves, dandelion, arugula, bok choi, rose petals and nasturtiums.
I'm looking to add to my little reptile family with a Murray Darling hatchie or maybe a Diamond Python (attended my first Aust Herp Society meeting last week and it seems that Diamonds don't thrive indoors, a bit of a worry....).
I'm looking forward to joining in dicussions and 'talking' to other people interested in reptiles as all my friends think I'm nuts.
Cheers, Gill
I recently acquired a 14 month old Spotted Python, Tallulah, who is lovely though a little feisty after feeding. She is getting used to being handled but will leap out of my hands with no warning. I'm thinking of entering her in the Aust. Frog & Reptile Show in May at the Castle Hill Showgrounds.
I also have a 4 month old Central Bearded Dragon, Autumn, who hates to be handled and is also on guard and ready to run if I am anywhere near her cage. Is this normal at her age? I've started hand feeding her with crickets so that she will associate me with something good (food) but she will only take about three at a time (twice daily) and I'm not sure that is enough given her amazing growth rate. She won't eat veges or greens either and I've been offering her carrot, red capsicum, mustard leaves, dandelion, arugula, bok choi, rose petals and nasturtiums.
I'm looking to add to my little reptile family with a Murray Darling hatchie or maybe a Diamond Python (attended my first Aust Herp Society meeting last week and it seems that Diamonds don't thrive indoors, a bit of a worry....).
I'm looking forward to joining in dicussions and 'talking' to other people interested in reptiles as all my friends think I'm nuts.
Cheers, Gill