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[QUOTE="MrSpectrum, post: 1901277, member: 105703"] People care. My guess would be that most first-time pet-owners (regardless of species) make some mistakes--I know I have--that's human. I never related what happened to the original Mr. Spectrum. (Please recall that I was like... 10). I had him in a large cardboard enclosure on the back (southern exposure) porch, where he got natural light & UV. I fed him crickets, meal worms, and small grasshoppers (his fave), and misted the box (plastic plants) several times a day. Everything went fine until early September, when he somehow escaped. I searched that porch high & low, tearing everything apart--to no avail. He was gone. I was inconsolable. Winter came & went, and the following spring, while cleaning the porch for summer, I picked up a bag of empty bottles, and there was the black shriveled up remains of a lizard. I dropped the bag & freaked. I still have no idea if he dehydrated, starved, froze, or if it was just his time (he was quite large for his species, so he could have been an old man for all I knew). My hope is, naturally, that he didn't suffer. Not quitting, picking oneself up and trying again is hard part, whether it's conscience, self-image/esteem, peer pressure... whatever. Even in those instances when the vet tells us we've done everything right and nothing wrong, we feel guilt/responsibility when an animal crashes. I think it helps folks to realize they're not the only ones--even the "experts" (no-one in-particular) run into bumps in the road, setbacks... whatever. It's... inspirational (in a secular sense). [/QUOTE]
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