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I just thought I'd post a little update on my "baby." She is now 32" and 2 lbs 15 oz. She's still very laid back, docile, and not scared of anything or anyone. My eight year old daughter LOVES her. A typical day for us now is as follows.

I get home from work at about 3, after picking my kid up from school. I take food out to thaw, lock up the cats, then open the cage. If Stella is up and under a hide, I scoop her up. Otherwise, if she's not up, I dig her up, plop her on the substrate, dust her off, and pick her up. She is absolutely not bothered by the excavation at all. I then take her to the couch and give her some scratches. A couple minutes later she goes PLOP onto the floor and ambles over to her heat lamp set up on the floor and warms up.

After she's warmed up and starts to get ambulatory, I put her food on a plate, and she eats. She then goes behind a chair and pees on a puppy pad, then behind the TV and poops on another puppy pad, then starts exploring, returning to the heat lamp occasionally for a recharge (seems to visit this when my temp gun says her body temp hits 92*). I keep an eye on her and pick her up or scratch her occasionally. When she's done being out, she'll hide under the couch or a chair, and I put her back into her cage. At this point, one of two things happens:

1. She buries herself and is done for the day
2. She decides that she's not done for the day and starts scratching at the glass giving me the sad eyes.

In case of 1, I let the cats out. In case of 2, I take her out again and let her wander more until she hides again. I then put her back in her cage, and repeat until 1 is true. Then the cats are let out.

Of my three cats, two are Maine Coons, and the one who shows the most interest in her is a 22 lb horsebeast of a male. No chances will be taken.

Love this lizard. She's just the best. I've had a lot of herps and she's absolutely my favorite of all I've had.

Here's a pic of her basking fatly under her lamp about an inch and 4 oz ago.

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<blockquote data-quote="ophidia" data-source="post: 161668" data-attributes="member: 7890">I just thought I'd post a little update on my &quot;baby.&quot;&nbsp; She is now 32&quot; and 2 lbs 15 oz.&nbsp; She's still very laid back, docile, and not scared of anything or anyone.&nbsp; My eight year old daughter LOVES her.&nbsp; A typical day for us now is as follows.I get home from work at about 3, after picking my kid up from school.&nbsp; I take food out to thaw, lock up the cats, then open the cage.&nbsp; If Stella is up and under a hide, I scoop her up.&nbsp; Otherwise, if she's not up, I dig her up, plop her on the substrate, dust her off, and pick her up.&nbsp; She is absolutely not bothered by the excavation at all.&nbsp; I then take her to the couch and give her some scratches.&nbsp; A couple minutes later she goes PLOP onto the floor and ambles over to her heat lamp set up on the floor and warms up.After she's warmed up and starts to get ambulatory, I put her food on a plate, and she eats.&nbsp; She then goes behind a chair and pees on a puppy pad, then behind the TV and poops on another puppy pad, then starts exploring, returning to the heat lamp occasionally for a recharge (seems to visit this when my temp gun says her body temp hits 92*).&nbsp; I keep an eye on her and pick her up or scratch her occasionally.&nbsp; When she's done being out, she'll hide under the couch or a chair, and I put her back into her cage.&nbsp; At this point, one of two things happens: 1. She buries herself and is done for the day2. She decides that she's not done for the day and starts scratching at the glass giving me the sad eyes.In case of 1, I let the cats out.&nbsp; In case of 2, I take her out again and let her wander more until she hides again.&nbsp; I then put her back in her cage, and repeat until 1 is true.&nbsp; Then the cats are let out.Of my three cats, two are Maine Coons, and the one who shows the most interest in her is a 22 lb horsebeast of a male.&nbsp; No chances will be taken.Love this lizard.&nbsp; She's just the best.&nbsp; I've had a lot of herps and she's absolutely my favorite of all I've had.Here's a pic of her basking fatly under her lamp about an inch and 4 oz ago.[ATTACH=full]11704[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ophidia, post: 161668, member: 7890"] I just thought I'd post a little update on my "baby." She is now 32" and 2 lbs 15 oz. She's still very laid back, docile, and not scared of anything or anyone. My eight year old daughter LOVES her. A typical day for us now is as follows. I get home from work at about 3, after picking my kid up from school. I take food out to thaw, lock up the cats, then open the cage. If Stella is up and under a hide, I scoop her up. Otherwise, if she's not up, I dig her up, plop her on the substrate, dust her off, and pick her up. She is absolutely not bothered by the excavation at all. I then take her to the couch and give her some scratches. A couple minutes later she goes PLOP onto the floor and ambles over to her heat lamp set up on the floor and warms up. After she's warmed up and starts to get ambulatory, I put her food on a plate, and she eats. She then goes behind a chair and pees on a puppy pad, then behind the TV and poops on another puppy pad, then starts exploring, returning to the heat lamp occasionally for a recharge (seems to visit this when my temp gun says her body temp hits 92*). I keep an eye on her and pick her up or scratch her occasionally. When she's done being out, she'll hide under the couch or a chair, and I put her back into her cage. At this point, one of two things happens: 1. She buries herself and is done for the day 2. She decides that she's not done for the day and starts scratching at the glass giving me the sad eyes. In case of 1, I let the cats out. In case of 2, I take her out again and let her wander more until she hides again. I then put her back in her cage, and repeat until 1 is true. Then the cats are let out. Of my three cats, two are Maine Coons, and the one who shows the most interest in her is a 22 lb horsebeast of a male. No chances will be taken. Love this lizard. She's just the best. I've had a lot of herps and she's absolutely my favorite of all I've had. Here's a pic of her basking fatly under her lamp about an inch and 4 oz ago. [ATTACH=full]11704[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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