parisaurusrex
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I've had Ziggy for just over 3 months now, although sometimes it feels like its been forever! I've been slowly letting him out, trying to acclimate him to myself, and to say he has been less than thrilled would be an understatement completely!
He is a little muncher, he loves to lick off all the water from his plants, and then eat them! Sometimes I think he just skips the drinking part, and just goes straight to eating his freshly misted leaves. In these three months, he has absolutely destroyed his schefflera, pothos, and wandering jew.
Today I finally went out and bought him new plants. I repotted them with organic soil, and had completed my soaking process of some drift wood I collected. To coax him out I got some mealworms, and a few little slivers of strawberry. Much to my surprise he came right out, and then slowly, reluctantly, perched himself onto my arm!
He did get rather dark at this point, so I placed him on a tall house plant.. I can't remember the name, starts with an 'A' I believe! His colors quickly returned to his beautiful green/teal/orange and he sat there and watched me for an hour and a half as I cleaned, and re-positioned his new foliage. Then, time to put him back in his newly refurnished home! This time I thought he would be a little hissy, for sure. Again, he surprised me! His colors did darken a bit, and he puffed up, but he walked up onto my arm and let me take him to his home!
I'm seriously so excited, he acts like I'm the spawn of satan most of the time! I guess all this hand feeding, leaving his cage door open, and letting him roam has been doing the trick!
Here are some pictures from today, sorry they are sideways.. not sure why they are, since I didn't take them that way! Also.. they are iPhone camera quality (the towel on the wall is covering a mirror!)
He is a little muncher, he loves to lick off all the water from his plants, and then eat them! Sometimes I think he just skips the drinking part, and just goes straight to eating his freshly misted leaves. In these three months, he has absolutely destroyed his schefflera, pothos, and wandering jew.
Today I finally went out and bought him new plants. I repotted them with organic soil, and had completed my soaking process of some drift wood I collected. To coax him out I got some mealworms, and a few little slivers of strawberry. Much to my surprise he came right out, and then slowly, reluctantly, perched himself onto my arm!
He did get rather dark at this point, so I placed him on a tall house plant.. I can't remember the name, starts with an 'A' I believe! His colors quickly returned to his beautiful green/teal/orange and he sat there and watched me for an hour and a half as I cleaned, and re-positioned his new foliage. Then, time to put him back in his newly refurnished home! This time I thought he would be a little hissy, for sure. Again, he surprised me! His colors did darken a bit, and he puffed up, but he walked up onto my arm and let me take him to his home! I'm seriously so excited, he acts like I'm the spawn of satan most of the time! I guess all this hand feeding, leaving his cage door open, and letting him roam has been doing the trick!
Here are some pictures from today, sorry they are sideways.. not sure why they are, since I didn't take them that way! Also.. they are iPhone camera quality
(the towel on the wall is covering a mirror!)
