Terrarium Stand

J & I's new mansion was too heavy for the little table we kept the old terrarium on. We did a bit of research into terrarium stands, and found all the ones online to be quite ugly and expensive. Our awesome friend Mark came to our rescue, and custom built us a stand/cupboard. He did an amazing job, thank you Mark! The lizard in the door was a pleasant surprise, and a nice touch , I think! :)

The stand just after Azz stained it.

New terrarium on new stand. Lucky lizards!!

J & I enjoying their new home.



Reptile Expo

A few weekends ago, Aaron and I visited the Reptile Expo in Castle Hill.

There were heaps of snakes, a few frogs, and lot of lizards there. We saw Jack and Ivy's close relative, the Boyd's Forest Dragon, but unfortunately there were no Angle Headed Dragons.

Boyd's Forest Dragon

I think this cute little guy is called a Spiny Knob-Tailed Gecko.
He has a funny little runt of a tail that he was flickling back and forth.

Jack and Ivy turned one in February this year, and for their birthday they received a new house! I call it the 'mansion' as it is considerably bigger than their last home. We bought it at the Expo, so we managed to get it a bit cheaper than normal, which is always a good thing!

Here is the new terrarium. It's base is a bit bigger than the last one, and it is 30cm taller, which J & I seem to appreciate as they are tree-dwellers. They spend most of the time at the top of the sticks.

February Weigh In

The 9th of Feb was weigh in day for Jack and Ivy. First up was Ivy. She wasn't overly happy about being removed from her home and venturing into the kitchen, and she jumped off the scales several times. You think they'd be used to the process by now!

Ivy put on 4grams in the last month, and is now 38g.

As per usual, it is difficult to get accurate length measurements, but I think she is around 27cm.

Next up was Jack. He has gained some ground, and is now the same weight as Ivy. Go Jack!
 He must be asserting himself a bit more in the terrarium and challenging her for the food.

Jack is still a little bit short in length than Ivy, I think his tail is still a tad shorter.
He measures in at around 26cm nose to tail.  

2011 So Far...

I have been incredibly slack so far this year re: keeping the blog up to date, but I have managed to take lots of photos of our babies!

This post is a bit of a photo collage of Jack and Ivy's goings on over the past two months...



Jack received a visit and a pat from Aunty Bree, lucky Jack!



That's the spot!

Ivy being cranky - quite a common evernt in the life of Ivy

Jack using Ivy's head as a foot stool - possibly the reason Ivy is cranky so often!

I got your back Jack, you can do it!

Tree huggers: Giving each other a hug around a tree.

We had a very hot summer here - Ivy was clearly checking the temperature out for herself, and was probably wondering when her next spray bottle shower was due.

January Weigh-In

Last week Jack and Ivy had their first weigh in for the year. They don't seem to be getting any happier about being put on the scales every month, and pretty soon they won't be able to fit on our little scales anymore!

Ivy continues to be heavier than Jack and is now a healthy 34grams, an increase of 6grams from her last weigh-in.

It's difficult to tell, but I think Ivy is still about 26cm in length.

Jack is now 31grams, 5grams up from his last weigh-in, which is an increase of approx 20% of his body weight.

I didn't do a very good job getting a clear pic when measuring Jack. I think he's roughly 24cm in length, which is the same as his Dec length. Perhaps he's a few mm longer now.