Meet Newton! Newton is my new classroom Bearded Dragon. I had another one for 7.5 years, but sadly, Spike passed away from semi-old-age in December. The kids were heartbroken - the entire school loved him. So Sunday I drove up to Saline, MI to the home of a breeder of Bearded Dragons and picked out this little guy. Or girl. Not really sure - it's too young to tell.
It's 5 weeks old and about 4 inches long nose to tail tip. So tiny! These guys get over 12" long when full grown - that's a lot of crickets and dark leafy greens! Named it Newton after one of my favorite scientists.
Bearded Dragons are the ideal classroom pet - relatively low-maintenance, diurnal (awake during the daytime), docile, enjoy being held, and really do seem to have a personality. They hail from Australia which makes me wonder if my readers from Australia think I'm a bit nuts to have one as a pet.
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Awe... how cute :) Nice photo of him/her - I like the DoF!
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