charmander16
Juvie Member
I think of it this way.
If I could go back to my 13 year old self and have the opportunity to give myself a bearded dragon at age 13, would I do it? No way!
I defiantly would not want myself to have a dragon at 13 or for that matter pretty much any time until about a few years ago.
These guys need stability, and the reality is simply that most people's lives are not stable in their teens and 20s.
Just my opinion, but you don't want to put yourself in a position where you are going to need to start making decision s about what you can and cant' do based on having to care for a dragon.
"Oh, I'd like to do X, but... I really shouldn't because I need to go home and care for my dragon.."
"I'd like to go out of state to college, but, maybe I shouldn't because of my dragon.."
That's not going to be good for you or the dragon.
IMO, these are "pets" only suitable for people at stable points in their life, and there is nothing at all wrong with not being stable at age 13. You SHOULDN'T be stable at that age!
If I could go back to my 13 year old self and have the opportunity to give myself a bearded dragon at age 13, would I do it? No way!
I defiantly would not want myself to have a dragon at 13 or for that matter pretty much any time until about a few years ago.
These guys need stability, and the reality is simply that most people's lives are not stable in their teens and 20s.
Just my opinion, but you don't want to put yourself in a position where you are going to need to start making decision s about what you can and cant' do based on having to care for a dragon.
"Oh, I'd like to do X, but... I really shouldn't because I need to go home and care for my dragon.."
"I'd like to go out of state to college, but, maybe I shouldn't because of my dragon.."
That's not going to be good for you or the dragon.
IMO, these are "pets" only suitable for people at stable points in their life, and there is nothing at all wrong with not being stable at age 13. You SHOULDN'T be stable at that age!