Goodbye Caveman...
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:44 pm
My bearded dragon, Caveman, passed away.. We named him after Stanley Yelnats' nickname from the book/movie "Holes." I loved the book, and when the movie came out, I noticed they used bearded dragons for the yellow-spotted lizards. So, one day my mom and I were at a reptile show and we decided to get one from one of the breeders there. We didn't tell my dad, so we snuck him in. He was a birthday gift. I can't remember how long we've had him, but he lived a long life.
I feel guilty. I wish I could have given him a bigger tank. He had the minimum size for beardies but I just felt he would have been a lot happier in a bigger tank. They're just so expensive.. =/
He was such a sweet lizard. I just love how bearded dragons give eye contact, and he was no different. He'd follow my face no matter where I moved, and he also was very interested din my cat. I'd take him out sometimes and my cat would come along and start poking him with a paw, then Caveman would swing around and start chasing my cat.
I remember another time when I had some friends over for my birthday, and one of my friends was just absolutely in love with him, and he seemed t know it. He just stared up at her and even crawled into her lap.
He was such a sweet lizard... and I miss him already.
This is just a picture of his eyes. I loved his eyes, they were just so pretty.
Him on the couch looking back at me and I get a picture.
And this is a little blurry, but sometimes we'd give me a "bath" and just put him in some shallow warm water with a light over him and he'd just chill there. He seemed to enjoy it.
I feel guilty. I wish I could have given him a bigger tank. He had the minimum size for beardies but I just felt he would have been a lot happier in a bigger tank. They're just so expensive.. =/
He was such a sweet lizard. I just love how bearded dragons give eye contact, and he was no different. He'd follow my face no matter where I moved, and he also was very interested din my cat. I'd take him out sometimes and my cat would come along and start poking him with a paw, then Caveman would swing around and start chasing my cat.
I remember another time when I had some friends over for my birthday, and one of my friends was just absolutely in love with him, and he seemed t know it. He just stared up at her and even crawled into her lap.
He was such a sweet lizard... and I miss him already.
Him on the couch looking back at me and I get a picture.
And this is a little blurry, but sometimes we'd give me a "bath" and just put him in some shallow warm water with a light over him and he'd just chill there. He seemed to enjoy it.
Small tank or big, it sounds like you looked after him very well and gave him a good life.
(he had a little stubby tail-end. One of his siblings bit it off when he was smaller. x.x)
