ThatDigitalChameleon
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Hello everyone, this is Reptar.
Reptar was abused by his previous caretaker. He was kept in a 12,12,20 enclosure without proper water or food intake. His tank was cleaned approximately once or twice a month and he only had a basking branch and a standing water dish in his enclosure (not sure if the water was properly changed, he probably shouldn't have a bowl of water in there anyways.)
The reason i now have Reptar is because a young girl physically THREW him across a room while handling him. She claimed he bit her. She had no marks nor did i see him move at all while sitting politely on her hand while my wife and my son and I were there.
We went to see him because he was being sold for $100 and we always go see the local reptiles for sale, because they've always been a passion of mine. He is now in our possession because we couldn't stand to see that happen to a living creature. (and yes i fought the urge to throw the girl across the room claiming she bit me)
Reptar now has a wheezing problem and sneezes on occasions, we are going to a vet if the problem persists. He also has a large bruise near his tail on the left side. Reptar was also very dehydrated and we had to get him to drink immediately as we got home. We set up our "rainforest" in the bathroom and let him go to town. He has shown AMAZING color to us so far and is extremely comfortable and willing to cooperate as we set up his enclosure.
There is however a fatal flaw in our rescue. The only enclosure we have is the one he came with. I did however clean it put a pothos plant in there with a basking branch and a vine that leads to 3 other levels to bask. (he hates it) We do have another xl reptibreeze on the way from a friend in columbus that he is shipping out monday, we'll receive it wednesday. Along with that have proper lighting and heating for him as well.
I just wanted to share his story because he's still practically a baby and i can't believe this could happen. We've only had to spend about 150 dollars in total so far thanks to Terry and i'm hoping he makes it through the hard weekend. I am free ranging him right now until sundown when he goes into the small tank. I'll keep you guys updated, and i hope this was a good spot to talk about it... general discussion seemed to fit.
ps. i was both furious and extremely heart broken when this all went down. i cried. i'm an emotional man... no shame in that.
edit: Second picture is me fixing a vine that fell after sundown and he decided to sleep on my arm for about 15 minutes before going in. and the third pic.... its upside down, no idea why.
Reptar was abused by his previous caretaker. He was kept in a 12,12,20 enclosure without proper water or food intake. His tank was cleaned approximately once or twice a month and he only had a basking branch and a standing water dish in his enclosure (not sure if the water was properly changed, he probably shouldn't have a bowl of water in there anyways.)
The reason i now have Reptar is because a young girl physically THREW him across a room while handling him. She claimed he bit her. She had no marks nor did i see him move at all while sitting politely on her hand while my wife and my son and I were there.
We went to see him because he was being sold for $100 and we always go see the local reptiles for sale, because they've always been a passion of mine. He is now in our possession because we couldn't stand to see that happen to a living creature. (and yes i fought the urge to throw the girl across the room claiming she bit me)
Reptar now has a wheezing problem and sneezes on occasions, we are going to a vet if the problem persists. He also has a large bruise near his tail on the left side. Reptar was also very dehydrated and we had to get him to drink immediately as we got home. We set up our "rainforest" in the bathroom and let him go to town. He has shown AMAZING color to us so far and is extremely comfortable and willing to cooperate as we set up his enclosure.
There is however a fatal flaw in our rescue. The only enclosure we have is the one he came with. I did however clean it put a pothos plant in there with a basking branch and a vine that leads to 3 other levels to bask. (he hates it) We do have another xl reptibreeze on the way from a friend in columbus that he is shipping out monday, we'll receive it wednesday. Along with that have proper lighting and heating for him as well.
I just wanted to share his story because he's still practically a baby and i can't believe this could happen. We've only had to spend about 150 dollars in total so far thanks to Terry and i'm hoping he makes it through the hard weekend. I am free ranging him right now until sundown when he goes into the small tank. I'll keep you guys updated, and i hope this was a good spot to talk about it... general discussion seemed to fit.
ps. i was both furious and extremely heart broken when this all went down. i cried. i'm an emotional man... no shame in that.
edit: Second picture is me fixing a vine that fell after sundown and he decided to sleep on my arm for about 15 minutes before going in. and the third pic.... its upside down, no idea why.
