mitternachtvogel
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Alright, this is the first post I've made on this forum so far. My name's Megan, and I've been lurking for some time. You guys have definitely made me fall in love with your beardies and the stories, and I've done my homework and decided that I want one. I've read a few hatchling and rescue stories, and la de da. I decided to post a an ad on craig's list last night, and I surprisingly got a few responses within the hour. One was from a breeder, and the other was from a lady that said she just doesn't have the time to deal with hers anymore. She says it's the most unfriendly and nastiest dragon she's ever had, and that I could have it for free. That caught my attention, not because of the free part, but because of the unfriendly part. From what I've been reading and concluded from everything so far, something's had to have gone wrong for her to by unfriendly and nasty...right? I talked to her earlier on the phone about the dragon.
She's 4 years old, and hasn't been handled that often. Her mother saw them on t.v. and decided that she wanted one, so...she got one. She's an elderly lady, so I would assume that she didn't talk to it much or cuddle or anything. She finally gave it to her daughter, (the lady I'm talking to now) two years ago. She claims she has 15 years of reptile experience, and she used to breed bearded dragons, but really couldn't seem to get rid of this one because of her nasty nature. The dragon was kept in an exhibit with a few other beardies apparently, and she had half of her tail bit off about two years ago. She said that instead of really fighting back, she just froze when she was around the others instead of being an aggressor, so she got bullied a bit. I'm not sure if much of this could really be the cause of her unfriendly/nasty nature, so I was going to ask what you all think.
One thing, though, I'm quite sure that probably has something to do with it. I asked her about the exhibit and lighting, and a few other things... She said that she didn't have any UVA or UVB lights right now, and she was just using regular light bulbs in the exhibit. :| I don't have any experience with beardies or reptiles first hand...but I'm pretty sure this HAS to be some cause with her nature. Am I making a wrong assumption? She said that they really don't need 12 hours of UVB lighting everyday, that it was just a sales gimmick.
She sent me a few pictures of her, if anyone would like to see them. I really want to take her on, because even though this would be my first experience with a beardie, I think I could give her a better home.
She also said she doesn't have any medical problems and hasn't in the past, but I'm not sure if I should believe this or whatnot.
Feedback, please?
She's 4 years old, and hasn't been handled that often. Her mother saw them on t.v. and decided that she wanted one, so...she got one. She's an elderly lady, so I would assume that she didn't talk to it much or cuddle or anything. She finally gave it to her daughter, (the lady I'm talking to now) two years ago. She claims she has 15 years of reptile experience, and she used to breed bearded dragons, but really couldn't seem to get rid of this one because of her nasty nature. The dragon was kept in an exhibit with a few other beardies apparently, and she had half of her tail bit off about two years ago. She said that instead of really fighting back, she just froze when she was around the others instead of being an aggressor, so she got bullied a bit. I'm not sure if much of this could really be the cause of her unfriendly/nasty nature, so I was going to ask what you all think.
One thing, though, I'm quite sure that probably has something to do with it. I asked her about the exhibit and lighting, and a few other things... She said that she didn't have any UVA or UVB lights right now, and she was just using regular light bulbs in the exhibit. :| I don't have any experience with beardies or reptiles first hand...but I'm pretty sure this HAS to be some cause with her nature. Am I making a wrong assumption? She said that they really don't need 12 hours of UVB lighting everyday, that it was just a sales gimmick.
She sent me a few pictures of her, if anyone would like to see them. I really want to take her on, because even though this would be my first experience with a beardie, I think I could give her a better home.
She also said she doesn't have any medical problems and hasn't in the past, but I'm not sure if I should believe this or whatnot.
Feedback, please?