BeardiesOnBlast
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So, not many of you know that my baby died 2 nights ago. He was 5 months old. It's not the same anymore. I have his sister and I LOVE her more than any reptile I have owned. But now I have this empty cage and I just don't want to fill it again. Not with a bearded dragon anyway. I have come to realize bearded dragon are not for me. It may be the fact that I watched Eustace die before I could get him into a vet. It may be the fact that I myself couldn't save him. It also my be the fact I sincerely blame myself for his passing. Whatever it is that has cause my mindset to change, I'm done with bearded dragons. That's it the final straw I can't keep doing this to myself. I can afford some expensive breeders with a health garuntee. Let me tell you something I have had many bearded dragons. 2 years worth. First there was Germaine he died the day I got him 2 inches long he was. Then their was Sun 9 months later liver failure due to genetics. I couldn't afford the cost so I signed him over to the bet who gave him to a girl to "save" (she was a breeder) he was yellow with blue bars amazing and breeding quality. There liver failure stamp on him was purely because he was yellow. They said he should not be yellow. Well I now believe they lied to get their hands on him cause she said he was healthy the 3 previous times in 2 weeks I had brought him in. Then there was Mack pinworms and coccidia so many pinworms they were coming out in his feces. The meds he needed would kill his kidneys so we post him. Then there was Ri crazy dragon hurt himself and anyone who tried to touch him. Have him to Someone else where there wouldn't be a crazy 3 year old screaming and no dogs or cats. He is now happy and healthy. Then there was GG wouldn't grow wouldn't eat rescue picked him up he died shortly after. Then Miriam who is still with me and hope she will be for a long time and them there was Eustace and he's dead now too. In the 2 years I have had beardeds I have done research talked with breeders made my cages as safe and functional as possible yet I manage to find the worst off reptiles :/ so to me it's not worth it anymore. I love these reptiles but I constantly am getting rid of them or they die and there isn't a damn thing wrong with my husbandry. They are just ALWAYS sick or getting sick when I get them and its SO FRUSTRATING I JUST WANT TO BAWL. So I'm just going to accept my fate. The fact that every bearded I have ever owned has died or been crazy. So I'm closing this part of my life. I won't rid of Miriam I couldn't do that but I'm not getting any more BD's. I'm going to move on. Get different species. Uros are on my list so I think I will start there.