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.



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.

November Pics

November has been an eventful month for Jack and Ivy, and here are some happy snaps to document some of the more exciting events... ;)  

Jack's new trick - he will walk all the way up Aaron's arm and jump into the terrarium.

Nap time - Jack and Ivy cuddling up to go to sleep. Jack is using the top of Ivy's stick as a pillow - comfy!



Jack, perching on the door rim at the front of the terrarium...it was really quite cute - perhaps you had to be there...



Ivy, taking a dip in the new swimming pool. This was the first time we had seen either of them use it for swimming (they normally just poo in it) :)

Hi Jack! Jack being cute on Azz's shoulder.

Jack finally shed his skin! He is a few months behind Ivy, we were wondering what was going on.
He basically shed all of it in one day. He should now have a bit of a growth spurt.
In this pic he has put his front foot on his skin and is pulling it off his head and neck. Pretty gross eh?

Jack post-shed. He still has a bit of old skin around his nostrils, but he definitely looks happier in his new skin (as happy as a lizard can look, anyway).



Terrarium Makeover

On a recent trip to Canberra, we stopped in to an awesome reptile shop to pick up some pressies for Jack and Ivy. In NSW pet shops aren't allowed to display live reptiles, but some reptile species are allowed to be displayed in shops in the ACT, so we had a great time checking out the different dragons and turtles etc.

Anyway, whilst there we picked up some new artificial ferns and an upgraded swimming pool for J & I. When we got home their terrairum received an extreme makeover, and they seem very happy in their new habitat...

Just chilling out amongst the foliage...

The upgraded pool - haven't managed to catch them having a dip yet.

Ivy's fav position on the new ferns

Jack on the new ferns

Posturepedic branch?

This is how we found Ivy sleeping the other night..kind of looks like a lizard yoga pose..



Posers

This is how I found Jack and Ivy when I got home from work today...they crack me up!



Jack...this is also where he slept last night, in a hammock of bamboo leaves - cute!



Ivy, stretching out her legs. Her super long tail is a help at times like this!





Just chillin'

I always find it amusing when Jack and Ivy sit like this...all relaxed, just chillin' out...

The tables have turned...

So perhaps it is not Ivy who is dominating Jack...

Whilst sitting here with one eye watching the lizards, one eye on the computer, I watched Jack make his way, branch by branch, from one side of the terrarium to the other, where his goal was Ivy's head! Cheeky little thing! She was sitting there minding her own business, and he launched himself at her. He then tipped off her and fell in the pond underneath, which served him right really.

So perhaps Ivy has just been defending herself against Jack's advances... it's very hard to tell, because as soon as they know you're looking at them they tend to freeze. We may have to set up a surveillance camera a la Meerkat Manor!