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I got my baby back, baby back, baby back...

girlzilla Dec 15, 2004 10:20 PM

I am so happy! I haven't been on this site to say this because I wasn't sure it was true, but Bud seems to have come out of breeding season. I spent three weeks at my parent's house working in Connecticut, and took Bud with me. He immediately went back on his potty training schedule, I think because of the change of location. He knows that that house is where he's potty trained, I guess.

He was still charging, headbutting, and biting though, until about two days before we left. Since then, he hasn't been as orange, and I have no trouble taking him out of his cage to get him to the bathroom!! I can even leave the cage door open, and he won't try to jump out and dive bomb me.

And I think I solved one reason he is so aggressive in his cage here at home. He had lots and lots of fake leaves covering the front of the cage, and I thought it gave him privacy. But I think he felt that I was sneaking up on him, because he couldn't see me! Even though he wasn't in breeding season, he was still jumping when I would come to feed him. So I took off some of the vegetation, and he's a lot better!

Also, I think he feels trapped in a corner because his perch is so close to the top of the cage. I was trying to get him as high up as possible, but maybe I need to lower his perch, get higher wattage lights, and put the cage up on a table or something, even though it's over six feet tall!

I am so happyyyyyy! My little green baby is back! I know he will become the Carrot Monster again some day, but I hope this is a beacon of hope for people with big orange monsters out there.

Replies (13)

Flavia Guimaraes Dec 17, 2004 03:08 AM

You meant that, no?
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Flavia Guimaraes Dec 17, 2004 03:10 AM

Or that?
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Flavia Guimaraes Dec 17, 2004 03:12 AM

Those are my "sweet"babies! All of them!lol!
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debs1018 Dec 17, 2004 08:33 PM

Geeze I am NOT looking forward to that. I think Tiny will be there next season.
debs
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The addiction can be dangerous. 1 Uro named Buddy aka Big Boy & 1 Ig named Tiny

ForestTime Dec 19, 2004 03:31 PM

That is so funny!

I know I posted these a week or so ago but here's Forest in full form...these are AFTER he chased me 20 feet down the sidewalk!

Stalking Mike's feet....

ForestTime Dec 19, 2004 03:33 PM

Or trying to...

ForestTime Dec 19, 2004 03:34 PM

Trying to get me while I was on the couch...geesh...all I was doing was laughing at him...grouch...good thing he missed...

ForestTime Dec 19, 2004 03:35 PM

Succeeded in getting ON the couch, so I was running...look at that look...

ForestTime Dec 19, 2004 03:37 PM

Kissable once again.......whew!

Flavia Guimaraes Dec 20, 2004 10:56 AM

Godzilla got my fingers.Wow! What a bite!

ForestTime Dec 21, 2004 10:11 AM

Forest has never actually got on our furniture. He always stays on the floor so when he made the mad dash to get me when I was on the couch & bit the side of it, I was rolling.

Two seconds later he was ON THE COUCH (that pic of him with THAT look)...I was RUNNING! I rolled off the couch, dropped the digital camera, yelling (Mike not helping me after I laughed at him when Forest was after his toes), turned around quickly to see where that demon lizard was....geesh!

Forest just sitting there with that look on his face....LMAOOOOO.

girlzilla Dec 18, 2004 12:53 PM

Oh my goodness! That's exactly what I mean!!

ig_daddy Dec 19, 2004 05:17 PM

I'm so glad I have a female! Of course, when she is gravid, she get's to wandering away from home when we are out for our daily walks.
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