IM NOT CRAZY !!!

[max power]

this is jut to prove to some people that im not nuts. i have a beardie that somehow gets out of her tub and heads rite for the tv. she will sit on the footrest for hours watching tv.
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8539/10002822ix.jpg

[Crested Lady]

Lol. She's hoping for a glimpse of her family on "The Crocodile Hunter." Can't you tell? :D

[gcxbrian]

oh wow. thats a bearded i never saw before(i thoguth beardeds were so ugly so i never even bothered to look at them) but those colors r realy nice. wow i had no idea! haha cool maybe ill get me one

[Matthew Parks]

I think maybe it's your reptiles that are crazy. :)

[DDReptiles]

He looks a little to close he might hurt his eyes :)

Thats pretty funny

I can't beleive you have never seen a bearded dragon they are everywhere :?

[max power]

most beardies in the pet shopes are very bland looking if u check out the ones at the shows ull find they come in many different colors. this one is turning a nice pretty orange. we love her.

[Sobedrummer007]

Huh that is cool.

And yeah most beardies in pet stores look bad, or are infected with parasites that you can't see when you by them. That is why my beardie died. And that is why i bought my crestie from a reputable breeder like matt.

[crazy4cresteds6]

thats a smart beadie right there. you should teach him to change the channel

[gcxbrian]

wow beardeds arent that bad.. i saw some on sandfireranch and wow theyre nice! they got really nice colors. i always thought the babies were cute, but as they grow up turned out they were ugly ut now i have a whoel different view on them! thanks for this thread :)

[Sobedrummer007]

That is because they are a private well known breeder, we are talking about beardies found in petstores. All the beardies found in petstores near me have their tales missing, or have feces stuck to their feet and cloacal opening. They are just not healthy

[(v)@tt]

yeaa thats one good looking beardie, and id like to be the first to complement your fancy big screen television as well lol

[gcxbrian]

That is because they are a private well known breeder, we are talking about beardies found in petstores. All the beardies found in petstores near me have their tales missing, or have feces stuck to their feet and cloacal opening. They are just not healthy



ugh.. hearing things liek thsi disguist me.. they really need to regulate this kind of stuff.. and punish those who take such bad care of them.. lets start a rebellion!

[DDReptiles]

They try (the ASPCA and humane societies) though more so in mammals.

[Crested Lady]

Try calling the Department of Agriculture. It's their job to inspect pet stores and ensure that the animals are properly taken care of. The pet store will get a warning... possibly a fine, and will have their license stripped if they don't improve the conditions.

[gcxbrian]

they dont do a very good job.. if i ever walk into a petstore with these kind of conditions.. i will try my best to do somethign about it and not stay silent

[Sobedrummer007]

We should really do something to stop bad treatment of reptiles in petstrores. And not only that but we should fight to keep our hobby from being for lack of a better word outlawed. So many people are trying to stop the reptile pet trade and they don't even have the right facts.

[Crested Lady]

Isn't that the truth... They're passing a law here that will require that anyone with a snake over 8' long needs a permit. I think it goes into effect Jan 2006.

As for pet store neglect. I know it sounds cheesy, but honestly it's up to you to report abuse. The Department of Agriculture is responsible for investigating the claims... and they will carry out their promise to fine or other methods of punishing the store. Trust me, I know from experience that the Dept. of Agriculture is no joke. When I was manager at a pet store, I filed a complaint and a police report when I heard of what one of my employees did on my day off. (Long story.) To make it short, I quit my job, filed a complaint and a police report, the Dept of Ag. came in and nailed the people responsible to the wall. The owner lost his license, the people were arrested, and the store was disenfranchised. (It was a bad, bad scene.) As for the Dept of Ag... they'll do their job... they just need people to give them a heads up every now and again.

[gcxbrian]

thank you so much for your past experneices with the dept of agr. even thought its sad for them to lsoe their jobs and liscences.. its nothing compared to making hudnreds of hundreds of animals suffer.. day after day for weeks and weeks

[Crested Lady]

I don't regret it one little bit. That man (the owner) had no business owning a pet store and he deserved to have his license stripped and his business disenfranchised. I'm not a mean person, but that man was a psycho!!!

[DDReptiles]

You think thats bad I have had 4 petshops closed down due to the care of their animals. But one had sludge in the dog biscuts and everything was disgusting. I don't regret any of it. I just think that if you are going to open a pet store or any store for that matter you should care about your store and the things in it.