so here i was going to Petco to get some cat food, and a new bulb for my Bearded Dragon. what do i see in the reptile section but this Veiled that had to be at least 9 months old (since he was about 3 times larger then my Veiled thats 4 months old now) just sitting in the enclosure that contained a single wooden bird perch, and a single strand of a fake vine that was half-a**ed wound around the perch. this poor guy had no cover at all, and the top of his casque was no more then 1/2 of an inch below the enclosure top. he was so cramped in this cage, i felt horrible for him... i had to save him!!
so, i got home and talked to my wife. explained it to her, and told her that we had to rescue this poor guy. she agreed, so i went the next day to check him out. obviously he had been there at Petco for a long time, would he attack my hand if i tried to touch him? has he had any vitamin supplemts? has he ever been out in the sun? how about MBD? has he eaten anything other then plain ol' crickets? in my mind, there could have been so many things wrong with this poor, cramped, hansome guy.
RELIEF, needless to say he seemed fine when i finally handled him. he crawled up on to my hand with no problems, and all of his bones and joints seemed fine (granted i am NOOOOOO expert in MBD). but i just could NOT let this guy live like this any longer! unfortunately, i had no extra equipment, so i had to buy all brand new stuff for the new addition to my family.
so a quick run to Petco that should have cost me $20.00 on friday, ended up costing me about $250.00 or so on sunday, AND I AM TOTALLY COOL WITH THAT!
poor guy seems totally freaked out with his new big cage and real Ficus. i am sure he will be a lot more relaxed once he settles into his new house.
i never did get that cat food and basking lamp that i needed. but i did get all the other stuff for the Chameleon from a great local Family owned Pet store instead.
all in all... it was a good weekend!!
Ramon-
so, i got home and talked to my wife. explained it to her, and told her that we had to rescue this poor guy. she agreed, so i went the next day to check him out. obviously he had been there at Petco for a long time, would he attack my hand if i tried to touch him? has he had any vitamin supplemts? has he ever been out in the sun? how about MBD? has he eaten anything other then plain ol' crickets? in my mind, there could have been so many things wrong with this poor, cramped, hansome guy.
RELIEF, needless to say he seemed fine when i finally handled him. he crawled up on to my hand with no problems, and all of his bones and joints seemed fine (granted i am NOOOOOO expert in MBD). but i just could NOT let this guy live like this any longer! unfortunately, i had no extra equipment, so i had to buy all brand new stuff for the new addition to my family.
so a quick run to Petco that should have cost me $20.00 on friday, ended up costing me about $250.00 or so on sunday, AND I AM TOTALLY COOL WITH THAT!
poor guy seems totally freaked out with his new big cage and real Ficus. i am sure he will be a lot more relaxed once he settles into his new house.
i never did get that cat food and basking lamp that i needed. but i did get all the other stuff for the Chameleon from a great local Family owned Pet store instead.
all in all... it was a good weekend!!
Ramon-