craigslist ad

[bccrt5]

So I was browsing craigslist last night and came across an ad giving beardies away for free because they have missing toes and limbs frim fighting with eachother. How aweful is that? I was disgusted by it, if he/she knew they were fighting then why leave them together. Isn't that animal abuse of some sort?

 

[articwolfgirl]

it is in a way but when it comes to sibling rivialry between baby beardies thiers not much you can do. Alot of baby beardies have a small nip on thier tails or missing toes if thier is one or more nipping beardies in the tank. I cant remember who but someone on here owns a beardie named jack. They got him on sale becuase he nipped all his tank siblings and he was the only one who had all his toes and long tail.

 

[NavyxWife]

Aww how awful. But then again, it is common for them... He should have seperated them but that also would have been a bit pricey to get tanks for each.

 

[bccrt5]

I understand the missing toes or tail nips however when they are missing limbs...like full out legs, that is getting to be a bit much for me. I just was appalled by the ad. Of course I go to look for it again and it is gone.

 

[NavyxWife]

I've seen a few beardies with missing limbs. It's always terrible and sad to see but it does happen.

 

[articwolfgirl]

it happens but you have to consiter it might or might not have been his fualt. Breeding takes alot of responisblity. ALot of breeders keeps the 20-30-40 cluth batch together. Thiers always bound to be one nibbiler but if thier missings limbs then that means they were not being fed enough >> poor little ones

 

[dragonowner2598]

I think its cool to see a beardie with a missing limb but is still hopping around with the others like nothing is wrong.






BHL

 

[YellowRoomReptiles]

So sad! It does happen, but it is super cheap to keep them in separate cages to keep that from happening. We have it happen occasionally, but we make sure to remove the culprit as soon as it does.. and we only keep 6-7 to a bin, 40 is waaaayyy too many to keep together. We just have to hope that they bought them like this and are just wanting better homes for them, although since the ad was on craigslist and after seeing MANY ads on there, the truth is probably far different.