contessa20
Hatchling Member
Hi, I'm Crissy and have been lurking here on and off for awhile now.
I was turned on to lizards about 2 yrs. ago when my brother gave me his pet water dragon when he couldn't care for him any longer. Ever since I was little I've had the WORST phobia of snakes and lizards always seemed to fall into that category for me. Anyway, he talked me into taking the little guy when he was being fired from his job at Petco. According to him I was doing everything right but then after about six months he suddenly stopped eating, became rather lethargic and went practically blind. I immediately took him to an excellent herp vet and learned that ALL of the information my brother had given me for taking care of him was 100% WRONG. After a round of antibiotics and 2 weeks of force feeding my little guy died. The vet said that the biggest no-no for him was the coil UVB light.
A little over a year ago I bought Mango, my first beardie, from Mystical-Dragons. I was one of those obnoxious customers who asks 97 questions before, during and after receiving him just to make sure what happened to my water dragon didn't happen to my new guy. :roll:
Anyway, I've rambled enough I think. Mango is a gorgeous orange guy, healthy, happy and spoiled absolutely rotten. I love him to bits and pieces. I'm a full on lizard lover now and have really enjoyed reading all of the great posts here as a lurker but now I think I'm ready to come out and play a little too. :mrgreen:
Thanks for providing such a great and informative site.
I was turned on to lizards about 2 yrs. ago when my brother gave me his pet water dragon when he couldn't care for him any longer. Ever since I was little I've had the WORST phobia of snakes and lizards always seemed to fall into that category for me. Anyway, he talked me into taking the little guy when he was being fired from his job at Petco. According to him I was doing everything right but then after about six months he suddenly stopped eating, became rather lethargic and went practically blind. I immediately took him to an excellent herp vet and learned that ALL of the information my brother had given me for taking care of him was 100% WRONG. After a round of antibiotics and 2 weeks of force feeding my little guy died. The vet said that the biggest no-no for him was the coil UVB light.
A little over a year ago I bought Mango, my first beardie, from Mystical-Dragons. I was one of those obnoxious customers who asks 97 questions before, during and after receiving him just to make sure what happened to my water dragon didn't happen to my new guy. :roll:
Anyway, I've rambled enough I think. Mango is a gorgeous orange guy, healthy, happy and spoiled absolutely rotten. I love him to bits and pieces. I'm a full on lizard lover now and have really enjoyed reading all of the great posts here as a lurker but now I think I'm ready to come out and play a little too. :mrgreen:
Thanks for providing such a great and informative site.