Buttertoast95
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Hey guys. So my bearded dragon butter was very sick from tw day i got her and i ended up not being able to help her so i surrendered her to a reptile rescue (snakes and scales) and they are gonna help her get better and rehome her. But i felt an empty spot in my heart so i bought a new bearded dragon (4 months old) who was purple and named her violet. She seemed to be very healthy, no deformities of any kind, active, ate crickets and the occasional mustard greens. Her tank is 75 gallon, 24' reptisun 10.0 with an powersun mvb 100w bulb in a melamine enclosure with a sliding door. (Prictures i have are before it was complete). No substrate at all. She was about 10 inches from the bulb from her basking spot and it was about 105 - 110 in her basking spot and 95-100 on the other side. Anyways she sleeps with me every night without issues. But last night as i was laying in bed with her, she decided to bite my lip for some reason so i put her in her tank and went to sleep. When i woke up this morning, she was completely lifeless and not breathing. Not the slightest amount of life and half her stomach had stress marks. I was thinking maybe a heart attack but im not sure its possible. I was wondering how its possible that she can go from being active and what im pretty sure is healthy to being dead within 8 hours. Ive only had her for a week and i got her from petco which was a mistake. I just need some closure to know atleast why she died. Its killing me thinking maybe it was my fault somehow but i dont know how thats possible