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My son and I held our beautiful new Armata, Princess, and as I rubbed her cheek, my boy offered her really plump wax worms and she grabbed them up like they were gold. She ate three of them vigerously (that was all we offered, as she is small, and don't want to start with big meals - she has only been with us for three days).

I then put her back on her branch which I took her from,and gave her a warm shower of fresh spring water. She closed her little lizard eyes as if she were feelin' fine!

The amazing thing is... the minute I rubbed her cheek, she tilted her head back and opened her mouth and obediently waited for her worm. Whomever was raising her from birth obviously took care of her. If anyone is interested in knowing the breeder, let me know. I know she is captive bred.

I also offered them to Olympia, my expecting dragon, and she also ate three. Should I be offering her food or should I just leave her alone? I haven't seen her eat in a few days, and I am worried. I can feel her eggs on her sides. She is spending more time at the bottom of the tank. I would feel better knowing she had a high protein meal like wax worms... Friends, please advise. She is my baby, and I want to do what is best for her.

I am reposting the Princess shots, as I think she is quite a find!

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I am trying to help peoples here but my post are perceived as outer nonsense. These forums are for pet keepers not researchers and breeders.
For me its clear that a gravid female in the process of shelling eggs need minerals not proteins or fat, this will only make the follicle bigger witch in turn will cause egg retention and other development problems. Many many many keepers don’t know this and again will read it as nonsense.

In my care if lizard don’t feed on its own they die, I don’t even try to entice them to open there mouth and insert insect, I totally leave it up to them same with water. I don’t understand your post, is your lizard feeding on its own or are you feeding it?

Hey Jobi!

Olympia eats on her own. Princess, the new lizard, I have not seen eat since we got her. So, we offered her worms, and she grabbed 'em up. Now understand, we merely hand fed her,not force fed her. She seemed so tame, we gave it a shot. As for Olympia, she has eaten worms out of my son's hand since we got her in January. She enjoys the interaction as does he. She is a pet, and that is how we treat her. She is so friendly. She is also very heathly.

What type of minerals to you recommend for a preggo dragon? She already gets calcium dusted crickets.

tra

PS: Thanks for the advise.

I use rep-cal 3D on crickets.

I certainly would like to know the breeder. Email at butlercoin@aol.com. I'm in Detroit, Mi.
I tried to post pictures yesterday but wasn't sucessful. I now have some in my album so I'll try again. The male is the green one.

Hi Bonnie! Your dragons are beautiful. What are their names? As soon as I hear from my petshop on the name of the breeder, I will let you know. And PS: My petshop paid $12.00 for her, and they GAVE her to me!

I need to find some too. With a group of 6 females I really need a male!
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