JessicaNance
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On January 12th I suddenly woke up from a deep sleep due to a loud thud from my chameleons cage. I layed in bed waiting to hear movement, but instead I heard loud shrieking. I rushed to my collection of cages trying to find the sound. It was Dexter, my first reptile ever owned. He had fallen to the bottom of his extra large exo terra cage. His eyes were shut and his body was limp. I tried to pick him up but then he flexed his whole body and gasped for air, making that shreiking noise again. His body would puff up as he was trying to gasp for air, but he was not steadily breathing. I held him in my hand for hours as he kept doing that over and over. As time progressed the gasps for air slowly stopped. His colors rapidly changed from pale yellow to bright green. It was about 4:30 am when he took his final breath. Dexter was my best friend and he meant so much to me. Hours of my day were spent spoiling him and loving him. Taking care of him turned into a hobby and he changed my life. It's almost been 2 weeks now since he passed and I can't get over what happened. I can't get that shrieking noise out of my head. Parts of my feel like I could've done something, or could have prevented it. He was only 3 years old and healthy as could be, why did he have to go so soon. Posting this to hopefully get some info on why this might have happened or maybe if this has happened to anyone else. I can't stop questioning why this would happen.
Dexter is now buried in my back yard underneath a maple tree that I had planted. During summer his offsprings will explore on the maple taking on the beautiful genes of their father.
Dexter is now buried in my back yard underneath a maple tree that I had planted. During summer his offsprings will explore on the maple taking on the beautiful genes of their father.
