Charlie And The Story of How He Came To Be Ours....

Josh decided last year that he would like to have a Bearded Dragon for his Birthday. So I told him that afer we researched online about the care and needs for these very cool creatures that I would decide. At this point Josh had not really shown much interest in being involed in any extra curricular activities and I thought it would be a good thing for him since he was showing such an interest. So after researching Bearded Dragons, their care, life span etc. I decided this was a perfect match for him. Their care is easy even though it is daily, they are gentle and tolerant of being handled. He will grow to about 2 feet long and their life span is approximately 6 years. So off to the pet store we went and by the time we found Charlie, bought all the stuff a Bearded Dragon needs we couldn't wait to get home! All four of us were in Josh's room getting Charlies new home set up for him. He settled right in...and we sat and watched him do his thing. It was so cool watching him! Never would I have thought we (especially me) would get so attached to a reptile! What can a lizzard do? Can't play fetch, take a walk with you, cuddle in your lap! But he doesn't need to do all of those things because he is just way cool the way he is. One of the things he does if he is startled is he will puff out his beard. He only seems to do it around me even though I feed him when Josh isn't home. I think he does it because he is a brat! lol Speaking of eating he eats crickets...which Marissa doesn't care for especially when her brother would let a few get out while feeding Charlie! They always seemed to find her wherever she was in the house! lol It was kinda funny until one day I was sitting on the couch and I saw one move out of the corner of my eye...thinking it was a spider I squealed like the girl I am! lol One of my favorite things to do is bring him down stairs and let him run and stretch his legs...he is really fast. KC is so funny when we bring him down....he follows him everywhere! When we first got Charlie we brought them together on serveral occasions to make sure KC wouldn't try and hurt him. KC has never tried to eat him...hopefully he never does!! lol Anyway he is a great addition to our family and Josh has done a great job with him...of course there are times I have to remind him to clean out the cage or make sure he has water. Michaela is now working me...wants to get a bunny. Looks like we have a line on a free one and all that comes with a bunny so stay tuned!!! lol KC (our very entertaining cat) is waiting for Charlie (Josh's Bearded Dragon) to take off again...

Charlie is checking out all the space he has to exercise his legs....