PicosParent
Hatchling Member
Tonight after work I stopped at a locally owned pet store. They are very nice there and I have bought crickets there on occasion while waiting for our on-line cricket orders to arrive and I've bought stuff for my dog and fish food. Anyway, I was talking to the woman working there and she said she too had beardies.
She said they had two for sale there. I went over and looked at them and could not believe what I saw!!!! Neither had any type of UVB at all!!!!! They had red heat light bulbs and NO other lighting!!!!! They had those cheap peel and stick temperature strips instead of accurate digital thermometers. The strip showed it was only 80 degrees in there!!! No hot and cold sides, the light was right in the middle!
The male is missing the majority of his toes and he looks like he may be suffering from some fungus on his front feet. I held him for a while and he just clung to me.....it broke my heart in half to not take him with me but I did not have the $60.00 they were asking for him nor the money to get him all the medical help he probably needs.
The female's cage was the same terrible set-up. She was so thin that she had absolutely NO belly whatsoever, it was sunken in and she was completely malnourished!!!! There were plenty of dead crickets in her cage but with no heat to bask in and digest her food, she is not eating!
I came unglued!!!! I asked the woman why there was no UVB and why there were not basking lights and why there was no adequate thermometer. I asked how in the hell a pet shop could sell bearded dragons when they were obviously sick and they obviously did not know how to take care of them!!!! I also asked her what kind of set-up she had at home and why she didn't make sure her boss was made aware of the mistreatment they were suffering! I was starting to cry I was so damn mad!!!!!! She started to cry too and told me he only feeds them zucchini and she uses her own money to buy other greens for them and she had mentioned the UVB but he didn't do anything. She said maybe he would listen to someone else.
I left him a note telling him they were going to DIE if he didn't get them some Repti-sun10 bulbs and basking lights immediately!!! I wrote him the basking should be around 100 degrees and the cool side in the low 80's. I said I wanted him to call me to discuss their care and let him know I would be happy to teach him how to take care of beardies and to create a care sheet for him to pass out to his customers. If I do not hear from him by tomorrow, I will go back. If the changes have not been made and/or he seems at all reluctant to make them, I will be writing letters to the local papers, calling the Department of Agriculture and the Animal Control and naming his store on my FaceBook. I already posted about it on there without naming him and the response was huge within a few minutes. I don't want to hurt a small local business but I am much more concerned about the cruelty these beardies are suffering!!! As I told the woman, it was like they were in a concentration camp for reptiles because they were so malnourished and the temperatures were far too cold for them to live, let alone thrive!!!
The hardest thing I ever had to do was walk out of there without buying those two sweet innocent babies!!!! I told her I didn't even think it was legal for him to sell a beardie that was so unhealthy that it was missing so many of it's toes on each foot!!!! They had huge stress lines on their bellies too!!!! I did not have the $60 he was asking for one and the $70 he was asking for the other.
We just were given a rescue baby in November at Pet Smart. He had been part of a clutch they received that had fungus. All had died but two. An employee was taking one and she said they had another that was missing most of his foot from having to have it removed to save his life. I agreed to take him site unseen as they were going to have to dispose of him otherwise!!!! I already had two at home and one is a Craigslist rescue that has MBD and requires a lot of care but I could not say no!
When she brought him out he was in an old algae stained tiny fish tank and tried to bite me when I picked him up. I just cuddled and comforted him. I realized he had never been held except by the vet who amputated his foot and was probably terrified. It just made me so sad!!! I promised him he now had a mommy who would love and cherish him forever.
It was hard for the first month when I had to keep them completely separated and sterilize everything constantly to protect my other two babies and to remember to wash my hands constantly between holding each of them. Now, we are all one big happy family!!!
I just wish I had the time, money and space to add those other two to our home!!!!! But, that is not a possibility for me I am hoping there is one of you who lives in mid-Michigan and can add these two desperate babies into your home!!!!
I convinced a Pet Supplies Plus to get rid of the sand in their beardie tank and to add UVB lighting last year. I actually helped them make all the changes while I was there. I try to educate everyone who sells or owns beardies that has not taken the time to learn about these wonderful creatures!!! It is my life mission (one of them anyway!!!!) and I certainly hope and pray I can give you a positive update to this story!!!! Maybe one of YOU can help make that happen by adopting these two sweet, care-starved loving babies!!!!
She said they had two for sale there. I went over and looked at them and could not believe what I saw!!!! Neither had any type of UVB at all!!!!! They had red heat light bulbs and NO other lighting!!!!! They had those cheap peel and stick temperature strips instead of accurate digital thermometers. The strip showed it was only 80 degrees in there!!! No hot and cold sides, the light was right in the middle!
The male is missing the majority of his toes and he looks like he may be suffering from some fungus on his front feet. I held him for a while and he just clung to me.....it broke my heart in half to not take him with me but I did not have the $60.00 they were asking for him nor the money to get him all the medical help he probably needs.
The female's cage was the same terrible set-up. She was so thin that she had absolutely NO belly whatsoever, it was sunken in and she was completely malnourished!!!! There were plenty of dead crickets in her cage but with no heat to bask in and digest her food, she is not eating!
I came unglued!!!! I asked the woman why there was no UVB and why there were not basking lights and why there was no adequate thermometer. I asked how in the hell a pet shop could sell bearded dragons when they were obviously sick and they obviously did not know how to take care of them!!!! I also asked her what kind of set-up she had at home and why she didn't make sure her boss was made aware of the mistreatment they were suffering! I was starting to cry I was so damn mad!!!!!! She started to cry too and told me he only feeds them zucchini and she uses her own money to buy other greens for them and she had mentioned the UVB but he didn't do anything. She said maybe he would listen to someone else.
I left him a note telling him they were going to DIE if he didn't get them some Repti-sun10 bulbs and basking lights immediately!!! I wrote him the basking should be around 100 degrees and the cool side in the low 80's. I said I wanted him to call me to discuss their care and let him know I would be happy to teach him how to take care of beardies and to create a care sheet for him to pass out to his customers. If I do not hear from him by tomorrow, I will go back. If the changes have not been made and/or he seems at all reluctant to make them, I will be writing letters to the local papers, calling the Department of Agriculture and the Animal Control and naming his store on my FaceBook. I already posted about it on there without naming him and the response was huge within a few minutes. I don't want to hurt a small local business but I am much more concerned about the cruelty these beardies are suffering!!! As I told the woman, it was like they were in a concentration camp for reptiles because they were so malnourished and the temperatures were far too cold for them to live, let alone thrive!!!
The hardest thing I ever had to do was walk out of there without buying those two sweet innocent babies!!!! I told her I didn't even think it was legal for him to sell a beardie that was so unhealthy that it was missing so many of it's toes on each foot!!!! They had huge stress lines on their bellies too!!!! I did not have the $60 he was asking for one and the $70 he was asking for the other.
We just were given a rescue baby in November at Pet Smart. He had been part of a clutch they received that had fungus. All had died but two. An employee was taking one and she said they had another that was missing most of his foot from having to have it removed to save his life. I agreed to take him site unseen as they were going to have to dispose of him otherwise!!!! I already had two at home and one is a Craigslist rescue that has MBD and requires a lot of care but I could not say no!
When she brought him out he was in an old algae stained tiny fish tank and tried to bite me when I picked him up. I just cuddled and comforted him. I realized he had never been held except by the vet who amputated his foot and was probably terrified. It just made me so sad!!! I promised him he now had a mommy who would love and cherish him forever.
It was hard for the first month when I had to keep them completely separated and sterilize everything constantly to protect my other two babies and to remember to wash my hands constantly between holding each of them. Now, we are all one big happy family!!!
I just wish I had the time, money and space to add those other two to our home!!!!! But, that is not a possibility for me I am hoping there is one of you who lives in mid-Michigan and can add these two desperate babies into your home!!!! I convinced a Pet Supplies Plus to get rid of the sand in their beardie tank and to add UVB lighting last year. I actually helped them make all the changes while I was there. I try to educate everyone who sells or owns beardies that has not taken the time to learn about these wonderful creatures!!! It is my life mission (one of them anyway!!!!) and I certainly hope and pray I can give you a positive update to this story!!!! Maybe one of YOU can help make that happen by adopting these two sweet, care-starved loving babies!!!!
Nhà Cái Cá Cược Trực Tuyến Đáng Chơi Nhất 2024
