tentandohoje
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and I think we are going to need to rehome it.
We had a bearded dragon for 8 years and I said I would never again have a reptile. I'm a dog type of person. However, I just cannot own a pet and not take good care of it.
She had it in a tank. I did a bit of research and decided that was a bad idea. I went to the local reptile store (been in business in our city for 25+ years). I spent a very large sum of money on an XL tank (see pics), different bigger lights (red ones, which now I see is incorrect), all fake plants (recommended by the business owner), fake vines, etc. etc. etc. I bought a reptirain machine, but then also a fogger/mister thing.
I started reading this forum as well as Reddit---and I am so incredibly overwhelmed with all that we have been doing wrong, I think the little bugger is a girl, not a boy, I think it has a broken rib but I promise nothing like that happened on our watch (I just saw a bump on him/her and read that bumps are broken ribs)...anway, I think everything needs to be redone anyway with live plants...
I do not want him/her going to another ignorant owner. This little bugger deserves a stable, good, healthy life with humans that are prepared to take good care of him/her. How do I vet that person out? Is there a site for experienced reptile owners that want a new veiled chameleon?
I would love any and all advice. Thanks for listening!
From a stressed out new crappy but trying "owner".
I'm attaching pics of reptile, cage, supplements, watering and lighting. We feed the bugger superworms and crickets.
We had a bearded dragon for 8 years and I said I would never again have a reptile. I'm a dog type of person. However, I just cannot own a pet and not take good care of it.
She had it in a tank. I did a bit of research and decided that was a bad idea. I went to the local reptile store (been in business in our city for 25+ years). I spent a very large sum of money on an XL tank (see pics), different bigger lights (red ones, which now I see is incorrect), all fake plants (recommended by the business owner), fake vines, etc. etc. etc. I bought a reptirain machine, but then also a fogger/mister thing.
I started reading this forum as well as Reddit---and I am so incredibly overwhelmed with all that we have been doing wrong, I think the little bugger is a girl, not a boy, I think it has a broken rib but I promise nothing like that happened on our watch (I just saw a bump on him/her and read that bumps are broken ribs)...anway, I think everything needs to be redone anyway with live plants...
I do not want him/her going to another ignorant owner. This little bugger deserves a stable, good, healthy life with humans that are prepared to take good care of him/her. How do I vet that person out? Is there a site for experienced reptile owners that want a new veiled chameleon?
I would love any and all advice. Thanks for listening!
From a stressed out new crappy but trying "owner".
I'm attaching pics of reptile, cage, supplements, watering and lighting. We feed the bugger superworms and crickets.