Introducing Jade: pics added 10/05

[Lea]

We have had this little one for nearly three months, given to us by a friend after being rescued from a dogs mouth as an under 10g baby. My boyfriend has been taking excellent care of her, as you'll see from the photos, since I've actually been in England for the whole time.

I think all her siblings were killed, but luckily she managed to escape without too much damage. She has a spinal defect and a few odd protrusions over her ribcage, but otherwise she's fit and healthy and has podged out into a little tubby. It's unclear as to whether the defects are from her injuries or from birth, but I'm guessing they are more likely to be birth defects, as she had no outward marks of injury.

Anyway, here are the pictures!

[StaceyLeigh]

Gorgeous, love that face What a lucky little Bluey to be taken in by you!

[UroFreak13]

Hes soo cute!!!

[Susann]

Beautiful!!!

[ljhinders]

congrats! he/she is a gorgeous bluey

[Jeff]

That's a beauty Lea! It's hard to imagine how a 10 grammer could survive a dog's mouth, so that alone is a miracle. Can't wait to see how she develops!

[Spindown]

So sad, but at least she/he made it! What a chubby little baby <3

[Richard.C]

welcome home lea,nice looking eastern,tough little buggers,looks like its put its past behind it and is soldiering on

[Lea]

I think her tiny size kept her away from the teeth when she was picked up by the dog! She's a very lucky girl.

She's quite light compared to many other Easterns around these parts, very different to the greenish grey that Kiah has.

Thanks for the nice comments, I'm sure I'll take more pictures soon. She's a little flighty, but hopefully she'll start to calm down once she's been handled a bit.

[Jeff]

It's funny you say she is lighter than the typical eastern around you, because my first thought when I saw her was that she looked a little like the Brisbane easterns we have seen lately. Maybe she was on holiday in Adelaide when the family experienced a terrible tragedy?

[Lea]

some holiday! Well, hopefully she'll forget what happened and be happy. She's enjoying some sunshine in the garden right now. She's still too tiny for all of my outdoor enclosures, but a makeshift box enclosure is doing the trick so she can get some warm sunshine on her back. It's the perfect excuse for me to be in the garden lizard sitting.

[Lea]

Just a few more today ...

[El Lobo]

Good luck with her Lea. She certainly wasn't starved during your absence.

[Richard.C]

norm

she is a solid looking youngster

she does almost appear qldish ,especially coloring on back,though the eye banding scrrams of southern eastern,alot of southerns have pale eyebands,and they are highly variable