I'm a relatively new beardie owner who got into bearded dragons because I'm a complete geek. I adore my babies - Kain (rest in peace) and Smaug - even if one is currently buried in my shamrock plant.
I also got into them because they are possibly the most abused and mistreated animal in my local pet stores. I realized this after I had Kain for a year (got him as a baby - he never saw adulthood). I followed the instructions and advice I was given by local pet stores and owners...but I soon found my poor dragon suffering from seizures, impaction, and lack of decent food because the store was constantly out of crickets and he wouldn't touch the worms. >_<'
I enjoyed the time I had with him well enough to get another one months later when the pet store got another one in. I like to think I rescued it.
Now I'm ignoring what they tell me and looking for help with experienced owners. :study:
You may find me on the ER boards quite often with various problems - being a new mother to these beardies and the fact that the nearest vet who knows anything about reptiles is over an hour away (and even then he admits he knows little about these guys).
I also got into them because they are possibly the most abused and mistreated animal in my local pet stores. I realized this after I had Kain for a year (got him as a baby - he never saw adulthood). I followed the instructions and advice I was given by local pet stores and owners...but I soon found my poor dragon suffering from seizures, impaction, and lack of decent food because the store was constantly out of crickets and he wouldn't touch the worms. >_<'
I enjoyed the time I had with him well enough to get another one months later when the pet store got another one in. I like to think I rescued it.
Now I'm ignoring what they tell me and looking for help with experienced owners. :study:
You may find me on the ER boards quite often with various problems - being a new mother to these beardies and the fact that the nearest vet who knows anything about reptiles is over an hour away (and even then he admits he knows little about these guys).