lilblack94gt
Hatchling Member
It has been a long time since I posted on this site. But tonight I felt the need. I was looking through Craigslist and came across a listing for a beardie. After contacting the folks, I found out that this little guy was about a year old and had never been given fresh veggies or live food. His owner had only been feeding him those dry juvenile Beardie pellets. They also never had the proper lighting. (No heat lamp or UV light). They also had him in with an iguana for a period of time and the iguana bit several of the beardies toes off! 
I knew right then and there I had to rescue this little guy. I drove to their house today to pick him up. What they said was a 40 gal breeder tank, turned out to be a 20 gal long tank. They also were using kitty litter as "sand". I couldn't drive home fast enough to get him in to the tub to wash the yuck off of him and to dump and scrub his tank.
He is a beautiful little fella. lots of tans and oranges. Though, when I first picked him up, you couldn't tell. He had kitty litter caked and plastered all over. I used a soft, new toothbrush to gently scrub the gunk off of him. At first, all he wanted to do was flail and fight, but once he realized i wasn't going to hurt him, he calmed down. He wasn't to keen on being a beardie burrito when i dried him off afterwards though. LOL.
I have him with a heat lamp and UV light. I tried feeding him super worms and crix. So far, its a no go on the worms, but he did eat one large cricket. I also made him a salad and put it in there for him. I still need to get another 40 gal breeder tank and a steel lid built so the cats can't fall through the flimsy mesh lid. And then the fun of building a stand to hold both tanks.
I can't believe how small he is compared to my 3 year old beardie, Sam. he def has alot of growing to do to catch up with her. I have an appointment tomorrow with my exotic animal vet to have him checked over. Plus, I need to get some more liquid calcium. (Sam hates the calcium dust on her crickets)
I need to just own a zoo with as many animals we have rescued lol!
I knew right then and there I had to rescue this little guy. I drove to their house today to pick him up. What they said was a 40 gal breeder tank, turned out to be a 20 gal long tank. They also were using kitty litter as "sand". I couldn't drive home fast enough to get him in to the tub to wash the yuck off of him and to dump and scrub his tank.
He is a beautiful little fella. lots of tans and oranges. Though, when I first picked him up, you couldn't tell. He had kitty litter caked and plastered all over. I used a soft, new toothbrush to gently scrub the gunk off of him. At first, all he wanted to do was flail and fight, but once he realized i wasn't going to hurt him, he calmed down. He wasn't to keen on being a beardie burrito when i dried him off afterwards though. LOL.
I have him with a heat lamp and UV light. I tried feeding him super worms and crix. So far, its a no go on the worms, but he did eat one large cricket. I also made him a salad and put it in there for him. I still need to get another 40 gal breeder tank and a steel lid built so the cats can't fall through the flimsy mesh lid. And then the fun of building a stand to hold both tanks.
I can't believe how small he is compared to my 3 year old beardie, Sam. he def has alot of growing to do to catch up with her. I have an appointment tomorrow with my exotic animal vet to have him checked over. Plus, I need to get some more liquid calcium. (Sam hates the calcium dust on her crickets)
I need to just own a zoo with as many animals we have rescued lol!
