Just re-measured our dragons.
Since last saturday, Cleo has gone from 16 1/2 inches and 244 grams to 17 inches even, and 258 grams. Cleo is estimated to be between 5 1/2 and 6 months old. Gender is still questionable, believe it or not, but we strongly suspect that Cleo is male.
Grumpy has gone from 15 3/8 inches to 16 inches even, and 238 grams to 252 in this same length of time ( 5 days ). Grumpy is estimated to be between 5 and 5 1/2 months old, and is undeniably male.
Matilda is brumating, and hasn't come out of her hide box for the last 3 days, so we didn't disturb her for measurements.
She's been doing this for 3 or 4 weeks now, only coming out to eat, drink, and potty every 2-4 days.
At last measure, she was still 15 1/4 inches, and her weight seems to hover around 275-285 grams. her gender isn't of question, since she laid an infertile clutch of 23 eggs right before we got her.
One of the reasons that Cleo's gender is questionable to us is the fact that appearance-wise, his/her vent area looks enough like BOTH of other two dragons, having similarities that could go either way, in the end. ( Two small ridges that could be hemipenes, but also a third bulge or hump that makes the whole area rather flat... ) So we're figuring either a very undeveloped male, or a female...
Also, one last question for anybody that knows... The caterpillar-like worms that show up in crickets...( I belive somebody said they were dermisted worms, or something of the like, on another post ) Are they safe for B.D.s to eat? I can't find the post I saw this info in... I seem to remember that they are, but I want to be sure.
Sorry for writing such a book here. lol
D.A.
