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Fedex was supposed to have him here by noon... its a no show so far! I dont know what to do!

Contacted fed ex... they requested to the driver it be delivered immediatley! Hopefully all is well!

I got him but he looks nothing like his picture? He was cold when he came? Does he take time to show it? This was the pic before I got him.

Theres a post a little farther down about this. Hes stressed so the color won't really show until he calms down and gets used to his environment. Color is based on mood really, happy dragons are light and colorful sad or sick dragons are often dark and dull colored.
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Mood is part of it, but stress is what it all boils down to. Shipment is a very scary thing to have to go through, I'm sure. Give him a little while to settle in (it could be up to a week or more).
I have found lighting to be #1 contributor to color, well after genetics that is. The more light you can pack in, without going over the temps, the better color they will display.
I have seen this many times so this is no guess here. If you doubt it, try it. Put an extra fluorescent or two in an enclosure (please watch the temps though) and you may be amazed at what your dragon can do. lol

Good luck & be patient.

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"I got him but he looks nothing like his picture? He was cold when he came? Does he take time to show it? This was the pic before I got him."

Let's put you in a box, wrap you up and send you on a long trip, then let FedEx drive you around some... I'm betting you won't have a lot of color either, when the box is finally opened. lol

The poor dragon is just stressed out from it's trip. It probably needs to be left alone for a couple of days, so it can adjust to it's new surroundings.
Make sure it has plenty to eat and nothing else to stress it out further, and I'm sure that in a few days it'll be just fine.

D.A.

A nice warm soak may be in order so he can get a drink. He may color up for you too. Nice dragon.
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I bathed him and his colors look excellent now! Hes even moving great! He loved the bath! Thanks alot!