They are amazing animals. Beadeds get quite large 30 inches. Each with their own personality. Watch for impaction if feeding rodents with hair. They can be like black roughneck monitors (bird eaters) if fed too much hair. As with any high dollar animal get them used to dead food so they the...
I have had beadeds for years. Raised 3 from hatchlings, others obtained as adults.
These animals are dangerous and should be treated as such, not impulse buys. They can be very tempermental and are very quick to bite and bites do occur, one does not have to "provoke" a gila or beaded to...
No chewing required envenmonation from a split second bite can occur. Extreme pain, vomiting then loss of bowel and bladder control all within minutes.
Chuck
No permits required for them in CA. Word of advice make sure your local hospital knows how to deal with gila bites as there is no antiivenom and bites are nasty.
PS.. As you know ignorance is no excuse for anything dealing with the law.
Chuck
Years ago one of my male Oustaletis used to key in on my eyes on a regular basis. He got me twice, very uncomfortable but in the end no harm. One of my male Parsonii got me once also..Now that one hurt.
Chuck
The sun changes animals attitudes very quickly. I had bearded dragons that had instant attitude changes as soon as they went outside. Mild to wild very quickly!!
Chuck
I had a Nosey Be male that was just like that. He was that way from the day I got him until he passed away. It was just him, I realized that and adjusted my ways around him. He never shot his tounge at me but would hiss, lunge, try to bite and jump. Thankfully he never got a hold of me...