TortoiseRacket
Well-Known Member
This is the story of Pablo, my 8 year old, rescued from a school (like many rescue reptiles!). Pablo is skinny and lethargic. I am doing my best to keep him happy and healthy. Okay, here we go-
My school district has always been obsessed with animals, and that is not a good thing. They had snakes, turtles, tortoises, and even an alligator! Pablo was bought with 5 other baby bearded dragons from a pet store to be kept in a 10 gallon tank on sand without UVB. He was the only survivor. He was being kept in the same condition when he was an adult, but the cage was 18x18x24 now. He ate wet greens directly off of the sand. He ate 3 crickets a day and was fed a handful of greens every Friday. He had no light, food, or water over the summer. Luckily, my art teacher did research and noticed this was abuse. She took him and gave him a great life. She had to move, and she knew I loved reptiles. She gave it to me. He is in a 55 gallon tank with a large container to soak in. Humidity is about 50% with daily misting. Hot spot is around 98 degrees Fahrenheit and cool side ranges from 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit depending on the season. He eats kale, romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, butter lettuce, hornworms, crickets, waxworms, and he gets cooked meat on holidays. We dust his food with calcium powder with D3. We use a powersun 130watt heat and UVB. Substrate is eco-earth. We have tried paper towels, repti carpet, aspen, tile, none of those have work effectively. Any tips? I just wanted to share his story.
-Mickey
My school district has always been obsessed with animals, and that is not a good thing. They had snakes, turtles, tortoises, and even an alligator! Pablo was bought with 5 other baby bearded dragons from a pet store to be kept in a 10 gallon tank on sand without UVB. He was the only survivor. He was being kept in the same condition when he was an adult, but the cage was 18x18x24 now. He ate wet greens directly off of the sand. He ate 3 crickets a day and was fed a handful of greens every Friday. He had no light, food, or water over the summer. Luckily, my art teacher did research and noticed this was abuse. She took him and gave him a great life. She had to move, and she knew I loved reptiles. She gave it to me. He is in a 55 gallon tank with a large container to soak in. Humidity is about 50% with daily misting. Hot spot is around 98 degrees Fahrenheit and cool side ranges from 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit depending on the season. He eats kale, romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, butter lettuce, hornworms, crickets, waxworms, and he gets cooked meat on holidays. We dust his food with calcium powder with D3. We use a powersun 130watt heat and UVB. Substrate is eco-earth. We have tried paper towels, repti carpet, aspen, tile, none of those have work effectively. Any tips? I just wanted to share his story.
-Mickey