Spunk

Meet Spunk, who I've had for a few months now:

(old pics, and he's brumating right now)

Got him from a pet store where he was kept with one of his siblings in a ten gallon tank. His sibling had bitten his foot so badly that, well...it's gone now. I got him for free, as the pet store was planning to just put him down (in a very cruel way, I might add...just going to pop him in the freezer). Well, I got him home, and set up in a 20 gallon with more proper lighting, a better diet, and a non-particle substrate (personally, particle substrates are not worth the risk). I took him to the vet that weekend, where he got a shot for his immune system, and I was told to soak his foot for a while. Either it would get worse, and I'd have to take him back for it to be amputated, or it would eventually fall off. Within two weeks of nightly soaks, and having his foot dipped in Peroxide every other night, it fell off. There was no bleeding, no infection, he still ate/basked/acted great. So just a big success! His name is Spunk because he sure is full of it, and himself! This is one of the most unfriendly bearded dragons I've ever met, but it doesn't bother me one bit. He'll puff up at me, gape, etc. It's funny to see such a little tyke with so much attitude!

Once he's all grown, he actually may be a breeder for me. He's a Sandfire X Translucent (I spoke directly to the breeder, and she was awesome. Even brought this big ol' German Giant with her who was just a doll!). I'll probably get a nice Blood female for him soon, and once they are both able to, I'll see if they'll breed. I'll just have to work with his attitude first. Hehe, shouldn't be too hard. He loves to latch onto my fingers, but being such a small guy, he doesn't do much damage.