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Old 12-20-2015, 01:13 PM   #1
LegionOfPandas
Hello and please help me identify my dragon species

Hi there,

My name is Adam, I recently purchased two mountain horned dragons (see attached images) from Petsmart. I have read through alot of the threads on this site pertaining to MHD's and have a few questions.

First could you folks please help me identify their species. and if possible perhaps Envy's approximate age?

Second I have recently moved them to a new vivarium I just finished building. I am still having some issues with keeping the humidity in the 70 to 80 range, also I am finding that the pump I have at the bottom of the tank to circulate the water is tending to run out of water every few days. I am not sure if this is due to evaporation, or maybe the plants drinking it but either way I just pour some more water into the tank every few days to keep the pump running smooth.

Oh yeah, and the question lol. I am having trouble getting them to eat. Previously my large dragon (Pandora) would eat 7 to 8 crickets a day. Since the move she has completely stopped eating crickets. Now I am having to feed her meal worms and earthworms each day. She loves the earthworms, I just dont know if maybe something is wrong with her. As for my little dragon (Envy although she should probably need named Malice since she hates my girlfriend lol) I am having a difficult time getting her to eat anything. In order for me to get her to eat, I need to get her to hiss at me essentially, once she does I put a red wiggler into her mouth, just on her tongue and wait for her to take a bit. The issue is once I get her to take that first bite, she typically stops hissing at me, and I cannot get her to eat the rest of it. In the last 2 days I have only been able to get her to eat approximately 2/3 of one red wiggler. She also refuses to eat crickets from what I have seen.

Both my dragons have been to see the vet, he says they look fantastic, they seem to be in good health and all the rest. They were both captive bred dragons so I am not as concerned about parasites. Should I be?

They both poop every couple of days so I am not terribly concerned there, however in order to get them to poop I typically have to put them into the bathtub so they can soak.

I feed them once a day, in the morning when their lights turn on at 8AM PST, I mist the tank a couple of times throughout the day. I also dust their food in calcium and reptivite 3 to 4 times per week.

What do you folks think of their enclosure?

From you folks experience do you think there is anything else I can do to improve their lives.

Thank you so much for your feedback

Adam

Images

Marvin the Conure and I
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...psttpdoyfp.jpg

Enclosure
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...psaiatdiwo.jpg

Pandora's back leg. Notice the dark spots. Any idea?
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...psxhotybad.jpg

Pandora My first baby
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...psyy6vkl6z.jpg

Envy my second and girlfriend hating baby lol
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps8invjxsz.jpg

A picture of both for a size comparison
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps780yuj6k.jpg
 
Old 12-23-2015, 12:53 AM   #2
Groundhog
Some tips

Let's get busy:

1) Larger lizard is Acanthosaura armata, smaller looks like A. lepidogaster; from the pics, they both look like girls;
2) Lose the coir mat, add a branch or two. If you'd like, you can replace the molded background with a cork panel;
3) Lose the water pump. These are not water dragons, and it's too much work. Instead, get a misting system.
4) Are you using live plants? Is that a Draceaena marginata on the right? Will grow way too big--replace it with an aglaonema;
5) Do NOT overhandle them in the beginning. As a rule, these guys prefer wormy type food, including earthworms. Feel free to tong or hand feed;
6) Not too hot--these are montane animals. 80s days, let drop to room temp at night. Keep humid.

I recommend:

desVosjoli, P. The Lizard Keepers Handbook.

www.froggieb.com Has some good info

Hope this helps.
 

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