RachelG
Hatchling Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Frank Ocean
I was shopping on Amazon for Christmas gifts for my sweet Lenny (I searched bearded dragon accessories looking for a new hammock or something) and I came across a bearded dragon care book that I could read for free in kindle format.
Of course I downloaded it, thinking I could always learn more about how to serve and care for my beloved little reptile... but I was wrong. First, aside from "more food," the author does not differentiate between care instructions for babies, juveniles, or adults.
The author states the need for a water bowl
Endorses sand as substrate
States that beardies can and will regrow their tails
And just goes on to give a wide array of misinformed recommendations. The only worthwhile print in the whole thing was actually the last page, where the author recommended this site as a resource.
I left my two cents
It makes me so angry that some ***** actually published a book full of potentially unsafe ideas, and marketed it as a care guide for living beings...Living beings that the author seemed to know little about. Thank you all for being a reliable, accurate resource for bearded dragon information and care instructions. My Lenny is very dear to me, as I'm sure everyone's respective Lennys are to them. Lenny's our first reptile, and I don't know what we would've done without the help and guidance of this site.
Maybe I'm making too much of it, but I hate to think of beardies (or any living thing) suffering from improper care due to ****ty "guides" like this misleading owners.
Of course I downloaded it, thinking I could always learn more about how to serve and care for my beloved little reptile... but I was wrong. First, aside from "more food," the author does not differentiate between care instructions for babies, juveniles, or adults.
The author states the need for a water bowl
Endorses sand as substrate
States that beardies can and will regrow their tails
And just goes on to give a wide array of misinformed recommendations. The only worthwhile print in the whole thing was actually the last page, where the author recommended this site as a resource.
I left my two cents
It makes me so angry that some ***** actually published a book full of potentially unsafe ideas, and marketed it as a care guide for living beings...Living beings that the author seemed to know little about. Thank you all for being a reliable, accurate resource for bearded dragon information and care instructions. My Lenny is very dear to me, as I'm sure everyone's respective Lennys are to them. Lenny's our first reptile, and I don't know what we would've done without the help and guidance of this site.
Maybe I'm making too much of it, but I hate to think of beardies (or any living thing) suffering from improper care due to ****ty "guides" like this misleading owners.