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#2196977
Kermit81994
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Need some adive on my Mountain Horned Dragon!! 
the pet store believes that he is about 3-4 years and i have only had him for about 2 and a half weeks, he is over a foot long but also he seems to have a much longer tail then i have seen on other dragons. We have recently put in moving water and that improved his mobility but only for 2 days now he will just sit or bask in one spot for many hours at a time. i keep putting crickets in his tank and they are always gone but i never seem to see him eat them, and i never hind them around the house so im very sure that he is eating them. But i was just wondering him his lack of mobility is normal.
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#2205276
Dericka
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Message To: Kermit81994 In reference to Message Id: 2196977
Need some adive on my Mountain Horned Dragon!!
Well, they are pretty inactive lizards, and it is normal for them to just sit in one spot for hours, sometimes even a whole day, they will come down to potty and eat and drink, other than that, they are pretty relaxing lizards. It is also normal for them not to eat for a few days after you get them. Make sure you keep the humidity up in his cage, the moving water is great, and monitor the temps, they do not like it too warm, no more than about 80 degrees is good. If he is really that old, he was likely wild-caught, so he may indeed be stressed. Try a worm or nightcrawler, dangle it in front of him. If he is interested in food he will smack his lips a bunch, and hopefully then eat it. If you don’t see him eat in a nother few days, you should try holding the food in front of him to see his response, just because the crickets dissappear and even though you may not find them in your house doesn’t definitley mean he ate them...And be careful about leaving crickets in the cage with your lizard, if they crawl all over him it will add some stress to him, and if they get hungry they could munch on the lizard!
Dericka
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#2207239
Frocto
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Message To: Dericka In reference to Message Id: 2205276
Need some adive on my Mountain Horned Dragon!!
It is also important to keep in mind that there is a high chance of him having worms, if you have an exotic animal vet in your area it is always good to take in new reptiles for checkups.
It is hard to age these lizards, I have two that are over 5 years old but neither are the size of the first full grown wild caught female that we owned and had for nearly 7 years. Also the largest female I have ever seen we were given in 2006 and 5 years later she is still a large, cranky hiss at everyone and claw you up if you try to touch her Capra.
Does Froggie or anyone that has one for over 10 years still frequent the boards?
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