Hey all - I'm new to the site and thought I'd introduce myself and our beautiful new female Beardie, Leela!
She is a rescue; her previous owner clearly neglected to provide her with adequate care and in fact, was going abandon her in the apartment she was moving out of! :evil:
Luckily my father found out about it and got her out of there ASAP- then he gave her to us since he is not familiar w/ Beardies and knew we were.
Leela was in a 10 gallon tank w/ an electric heater underneath :x , no basking/uvb lights, and the substrate was some sort of weird sand/stone mixture. Her few furnishings were covered in feces and she was so pale that she almost looked albino - though I could tell this was not the case.
After a necessary (and expensive!) trip to the pet store, we hooked her up with everything she needs - and some extra goodies, too!
It's my pleasure to report that even though we have only had her for two days now, her color has improved drastically and she's enjoying the opportunity to bask, roam around in a large, clean terrarium, and eat properly.
Thanks to this site, we had excellent care sheets and tips to review prior to actually getting her set up in her new home. We haven't had a Beardie for almost 5 years now, so we were a little rusty... :study:
I will be browsing the discussion board for more information, especially on the topic of Beardie's who were rescued.
Can anyone help point me in the right direction? She has some issues that I need to address...
Thanks - I feel very grateful and ecstatic to have Leela; I'm an animal lover, and I just can't bear the thought of them suffering in any way.
So, my main issue now is making sure I help her recover properly. As I mentioned, we can already see a remarkable improvement in her coloring - it's almost unbelievable! I thought it would take a while, considering how badly she was kept before.
Aside from giving her a proper diet and habitat (and lots of TLC), I want to ensure that she will recover and thrive. I'm checking out the threads and getting some good ideas so far...
Can anyone help me figure out how to post pics in the message? I feel like a dummy because I've been on discussion boards before and never had an issue with that.
When you copy from Photobucket click on the option IMG I think its the fourth option
below the pics it should automatically copy it. Then just right click in your post a reply
and paste...it will appear as a code. Click on the Preview button an you can see if it works. :wink:
Yes we are fans, and as such, that's where she got her name.
And like her namesake, I just know that she is going to be a fun, fierce female who doesn't take crap from anyone....but underneath all of that, is a real sweetheart. :lol:
Well he definitely is a character and has attitude.......he actually hatched with a bend in his tail....so Bender fit....an I knew the hubby would be okay with that name being he's a big Futurama fan. BTW Bender out-grew the bend in his tail. However he has a way of stealing the show around our house.