So about three weeks ago, I went and bought a bearded dragon for my niece. I got it off of Facebook. I had alerted my sister to the “for sale ad” but she communicated with the seller. It was a very interesting purchase with horrible smells, no trespassing signs, toilets in the yard, and a dog bit me, but I survived and had a lizard in hand. I treated him for retained shedding bobos, an infection on his foot, and parasites. My vet thanked us for “rescuing” him. My sister was freaking out the whole time. We live five hours away so I was the one trying to help Tabasco. He went to our reptile vet. My sister was upset because he was way bigger than she expected. She was worried they made a mistake. She blamed me. Totally not my fault. I just picked him up. Tabasco did great for us. We got him the correct UVB light. Provided a 65watt flood bulb and 100 watt CHE (he had no heat bulbs when he was with previous owner). He did great. We soaked him everyday. Brought him outside each day. He even ate some grass. It finally came time for my niece to come get him. We said goodbye and I crossed my fingers. He’s doing fine but gave them a SUPER black beard during his bath. I told her he may be stressed from yet another change in a short period of time and to give him a few days to adjust. I asked how much my niece was handling him and said it might be too often. She said, “It might be my fault. I got him out of his cage last night after bedtime because I wanted to watch a movie with him. He fell asleep on me. Emersyn said I shouldn’t take him out because it was time for him to sleep but I wanted to hold him. I really like him.”
I am soooo excited. I finally have a family member that gets it. She told her friend today that he is the family pet and she loves him just like you would love a dog.
I am soooo excited. I finally have a family member that gets it. She told her friend today that he is the family pet and she loves him just like you would love a dog.