Bearded Dragon - 5 months old

Left: 31/08/09      Right: 03/12/09

So Hagrid will be 5 months old later this week and has turned into a real character!  He gets moody if I go away for the weekend and is usually angry with me for a few hours after I come back, he is moody when shedding - this is very normal shedding can be quite stressful for dragons and they just like to be left to get on with it in peace mostly (still try to handle a little bit but less than normal).  During this time they are likely to display their beards and even hiss - Hagrid does this when he really wants to be left alone - mainly when he's shedding. The rest of the time Hagrid is generally very friendly and loves to be handled, he really enjoys coming out of his vivarium and will literally bang on the glass when he really wants to be out.

I'm pretty sure Hagrid is male now, he is showing all the signs of being male and when he does display his beard it sometimes looks black - which means that it is more likely to be male (I'm hoping he is - Hagrid wouldn't be a great name for a female!)

He is eating a lot more in the way of vegetables than he used to along with plenty of crickets, he also really loves locusts (I'd say they are his favourite and he gets them as a treat).  Favourite vegetables - anything and everything so far, there doesn't seem to be anything yet that he doesn't like.

Hagrid has more than doubled in size since I got him - not surprising with the amount he eats and he does seem to shed quite often - due to his growth speed!

Hagrid at 8 weeks old

              Hagrid at 5 months old