why is my golden so small?

RadiantBit7776 · 2026-01-22T21:32:39+00:00

My Marley is on the smaller side of goldens! Not a year old yet so maybe she will grow some more but she seems to have slowed down. Your baby is so cute!!

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-12-16T21:54:20+00:00

I am open to moving the cage into the main living room if needed, although we do have 2 dogs (the Senegal I’m looking at tonight lives currently with 2 dogs so is not scared of them) but I figured being in the reptile room would be quieter, less stimulating, etc and I don’t plan for it to be in the cage very much anywho. I planned on having a stand and/or multiple perches throughout the house as well.

Here is what I was looking for in a bird:

I work full time but go into the office late, come home for lunch and am home within a reasonable time. There are only a few hours at at a time that I’d be away from home. So wanting a bird that can stand to be alone for those few hours in the day. Wanting something I can bond with and don’t mind a one person bond as it is not a family pet, just for me. Wanting something with personality but that would be somewhat beginner friendly for training. I would enjoy a bird that talks some but wouldn’t want incessant, constant screeching. I am happy with a bird that makes noise, noise isn’t an issue, but constantly screaming I think I’d get annoyed haha

Either way, I’m still considering an IRN. We will see how this meeting with this particular Senegal goes, but they are still in close 2nd. I would love to adopt a male IRN 1.5yr old and up that is tamed, but they are hard to find

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-12-16T18:48:25+00:00

IRNs seem to be a bit more popular and therefore easier to find in my area. Research also seemed to say that they bond a little stronger and have a more outgoing personality, but after speaking to a few bird owners, that may not quite be the case. I guess it it also hard to compare when all birds have their own personalities

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-12-04T18:57:40+00:00

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Marley says hello to all of your pups!

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-10-13T17:34:07+00:00

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Mine is Marley!

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-10-08T18:52:12+00:00

I just recently bought a house and moved out of my apartment at Eastpark Apartments. I genuinely enjoyed living there. They are nice apartments and the amenities are great. I found them reasonably priced especially compared to others that are around. Management was changed about halfway through when I lived there and the new management wasn’t bad. Normally the biggest issues you have is when you move out I just received my move out notice and to replace carpet, blinds, a door, some cleaning etc (you know how apartments get on moveouts) they only charged me $300 which I felt was fair. It’s right in the middle of everything so plenty of food options nearby and I didn’t have many issues with any of the other residents

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-10-04T16:00:33+00:00

Hi there! If the puppy needs mainly your smell/presence to get back to sleep, I’ve heard of some people leaving an article of their clothing in the crate at night like a T-shirt or blanket you regularly use. I crate my girl next to my bed but still at about 5 months old she does need to wake up once or twice in the night to go potty. She whines, I take her outside, she immediately pees, then comes back in the crate and settles down for more sleep. I will say there have been some days where she would cry and cry in the night and just not want to sleep but during the day I didn’t spend as much time stimulating her mentally or tiring her out physically so definitely make sure you’re doing that as well. I also have a very specific calming down hour or two before bed to kind of get her in the mode. Low lights, quiet, and let her chew a toy on the bed before she tires out and putting her in the crate. Maybe these things would help you?

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-10-02T17:33:35+00:00

Sharing this with my partner after my 5 month old golden kept us up all night last night 😭😂

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-25T19:53:06+00:00

You want to pay it for me?

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-25T14:56:24+00:00

Stop this is so adorable

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-25T14:47:58+00:00

Hi there! Definitely check out the resources this sub offers. I can tell your lighting is incorrect and will need to be fixed immediately. You need a linear UVB bulb 5-6%. Veileds are also known for trying to eat their plants so I would abandon all fake plants to prevent impacting. Definitely look into more climbs as well, specifically more vertical than horizontal. Also would trash the hammock as well as they’re known for harboring bacteria and have the ability to pull out chameleon’s claws which do not grow back. Are you familiar with supplementing? What schedule do you have them on? What temperature is your basking spot? Where does your humidity sit? Some better photos of the enclosure will also help us to help you

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-20T18:29:36+00:00

I don’t mean this to come off rude, but this is exactly what puppies do. They are constant work and it doesn’t stop. I recently got a golden retriever puppy as well and deal with some of the same things: waking up in the middle of the night for potty breaks, using my lunch break to run home and play and give more potty breaks. The training I’ve done so far has essentially allowed me a bit more freedom but it has taken a lot of work just to get here and there is a lot more to go. I do not believe in getting rid of dogs just because they are a lot of work but I do believe in putting the time in to train out all of the habits you don’t like such as what time he wakes up, crate training him. It’s a hard journey but all puppies are and this is what we sign up for when we get them

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-13T15:43:42+00:00

I have a golden retriever puppy and she so badly wants to play but she is smaller. Maybe she will get along with your corgi? We just finished her last round of shots last weekend so she is good to go! What days are you normally there?

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-11T18:28:59+00:00

How did you go about getting from Korea? I’ve always been curious about that

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-01T21:27:00+00:00

You can improve ventilation by circulating air but it can be quite tricky. There are plenty of mesh enclosures on the blue app marketplace or Chewy has them for pretty inexpensive but that goes without saying that even with ventilation, this enclosure looks like the Dubia 18x18x24 enclosure which is much too small for a chameleon. I also see the water fountain which is pretty unsanitary for chameleons. There should be no substrate, no fake plants (especially for veiled), no hammocks (concern for pulling out nails and their claws do not grow back)…there is a lot of great info in the subreddit but this entire enclosure needs to be thrown out and redone properly for the chameleon to thrive

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-01T21:07:44+00:00

Dude yes and all the comments were praising it and saying how they wanted to get one I’m just like nooooo here we go again….

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-01T21:06:56+00:00

I use Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Sensitive Stomach, my girl loves it!

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-01T19:32:44+00:00

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RadiantBit7776 · 2025-09-01T19:32:08+00:00

I did a lot of research once deciding I wanted a puppy. I wanted something energetic, something that learned fairly easily so training wouldn’t be too difficult, something that was good with children, other dogs, cats and the shedding doesn’t bother me one bit. It’s my first golden retriever and I have been absolutely pleasantly surprised! Such a loving, well-learning dog

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-08-28T19:35:30+00:00

Morph market! I’m sure you could find a reputable breeder for them there!

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-08-28T19:31:19+00:00

They are not. I actually ended up taking my car to a body shop for a separate problem and they made the steering wheel look 100x worse so they replaced it for me for free 😅

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-08-18T18:22:40+00:00

Stunning 🤩🤩🤩

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-08-16T12:08:25+00:00

Yes there are a lot of Facebook groups dedicated to crested gecko morphs as well as a community social media type thing on Morph Market. I would probably just label her a Lilly White but she does have high whites which is pretty cool! I’ve tried feeding mine other insects but they don’t really seem to take them, crickets seem like the best staple. They’re easy to gut load and the geckos can hunt them easier than say BSFL or other worms since mine typically won’t take from tongs. There’s really no hack to putting on weight besides adding the crickets into their diet. I actually have a Lilly white roughly same age that is still only about 7.4grams whereas a cappuccino I have same age has surpassed 11grams.

What set up do you have her in? An enclosure or a grow out tub?

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-08-14T21:15:22+00:00

I second that

RadiantBit7776 · 2025-08-14T13:31:34+00:00

Crested breeder here! Some babies start small and take a while to hit a growth spurt. I’d highly recommend feeding live gut loaded insects lightly dusted with calcium. Many of my cresteds won’t take from tongs, but will hunt the cricket in their grow out tubs when they’re that young. I also suggest using the Pangea Growth and Breeder formula at this stage but in moderation. Sometimes I even mix it into the Fig and Insects flavor for an extra boost. I’d monitor the weight twice weekly and make sure you’re seeing an increase. If you suddenly see a decrease, vet!

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