bad news/good news

[Mike D]

Miked-- I've already said I missed the part where he said he bought the CWD already sick, and ONCE again..already said it changes everything.

missed that read it quick. my bad

 

[coura]

He DID buy a sick animal, but he also DID buy medication for it. But then the animal gets sick again and they want him to buy more meds that are more expensive? What about the next time it gets sick? And the next? And the next? It's not like you can add your lizard to your health insurance plan.

And to the guy with the hook through his face: iguanas DO cost thousands of dollars in the long run. I know. I owned an iguana. But that cost is spread out over long periods, THAT'S why it's easier to do that to suddenly have to buy expensive antibiotics. Especially on an animal that seems like it's going to be getting sick over and over and over.

While I agree that as pet owners it is our responsibility to give these animals the best lives possible, considering it is our greed that got them removed from their natural habitat in the first place, I don't agree with having to spend so much extra money on them, either because of a bad vendor or bad DNA, to the point where it feels like I'm paying child support! If I recently bought an animal, and it keeps getting sick and sick over and over, I don't want it. It's not what I paid for, and it's not my problem. Now, if I've owned it for a while and THEN it gets sick, then YES, obviously it's my responsibility! The 4 different kinds of fish medication in my drawer are proof that I know that.

But sometimes it's just not worth it, and it really sucks for the animal, but until we find a way to make money grow on trees, it's just not gonna happen.

That depends on what your dealing with. If I had my ig egg bounded and had to spend like 300 euro in saving it ,would I? OH you bet I would. If she didnt survive I would rest my head as I would knew that Ive did everithing I could. Also everytime you buy a animal from store you have to assume that he is sick and have to at the very least put him into quarentine. If you see its sick you have to bring it to the vet. I agree in returning a seriously hill animal to the shop however in this case I dont think is bad enough. If I had it I would treat it with stuff that I allready have. Also its not going to "get sick again" this is the average parasite and eye probs imported lizards get, once healed and the lizard being keep with good food and higene, it simply wont come again. A diferent case would be if he had something like a tumor or something. However keeping pets means spending money on their health, well being, food,etc. If you think something wich is the more superficial thing on earth, money is more important then your pets then dont get them, insted you can wach tv wille you cuddle with your loads of bills

 

[CTU2fan]

Wow this looks familiar. How long 'til the latest beardie gets dumped? I hear uromastyx are really cool...

 

[varanio]

I waited 6 pages to chime and now that I am I think its necessary to address DZB and Jux directly.

Im going to start with you DZB because your history represents who you are in this forum. Your behavior is erratic, you cant formulate a proper sentence, and your impulsive behavior drives me wild and its people like you the reason why we are losing more and more liberties in the reptile hobby arena. People like are the ones that dump your 17 foot burmese python, nile monitors, geckos, etc etc... all because you got tired of it. You dumped a perfectly healthy bearded dragon for a w/c chinese water dragon. Dont even for one second tell me there isnt enough informatino out there so that you can sit back and make an EDUCATED decision as whether or not dumping the cb BD is the right choice for W/C water dragon. I wont let you slide that easy. You knew better, but your impulsive behavior got the best of you. You knew wc water dragons carry diseases and parasites and ignored it. Now your dragon cost you a 100 vet bill and you want to dump it? Shame on you! Then you go off and get another bearded IRRESPONSIBLE.... then you expect no one to come down on you? Explain the logic behind that? Then you have the audacity to compare me to you? Get real man.... my logic and reasoning for selling HEALTHY CB animals is far different than DUMPING an animal because its sick. Ask Mike D hes bought HEALTHY animals from me, as anyone who has bought hatchlings from ( I can provide hundreds of references), theyre all happy satisfied people. Im on a whole different level than you in terms of my thinking and reasoning behind letting certain animals go, when im male heavy i let some go, if I have extra pairs or trios i let them go to enthusiasts, whom I know will take good care of their animals....theyre the opposite of what you are. So do us all a favor and disappear. I personally would not like to see you around this forum any longer. Your behavior is a slap in the face to me and all the other people who have taken the time to answer your pms with questions you could have found answers to through net searches or by going through our archives. I get it this was all done out of convenience to you, who cares about the water dragon that was probably thrown into the trash as soon as you walked out. You played a role in the death of an innocent animal. Hats off to you....my words may be rash, but I stand by them because of the points I just made.... its really disheartning that you would call someone else to take the attention away from yourself, very cowardly.

Jux,

Your bogus man, comparing a tv to a living breathing animal....ha ha ha ha ha ha ha wow.... too funny... thats all I gotta say about you... the impression youve intially made is not a good one but its a lasting one... ha ha ha ha ha thanks!