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LOL, I’m not surprised to hear they were a bit skeptical of one another at first. I bet their first face-to-face made you a little nervous!

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I love the tail! So you are not new to beardies, and just had to have another one. Cool. Any other reptiles besides the beardies?

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Really pretty! Is he your first one ever?

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Joseph, it seems like there is a strong possibility that he is beginning to show signs of MBD. Did you get him from Petsmart 3/4 weeks ago? Or farther back and 3/4 weeks you just started to notice the problem developing? How old is he and what type of morph? There are certain neurological problems associated with certain morphs. Does his calcium have D3 or is it without?

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Spartacus. Excellent name for a warrior. And 50/50 that will indeed be true! But what if you turn out to be a girl? Spartacette? Spartina?

Sorry, it’s been a long weekend. But I love this little guy/gal. Why a beardie? Always wanted one?

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OMG…best interspecies pic so far, although the month is young. What a hoot! Have they been BFF since you got him? Or was there an interesting rough bit?

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So what morph is he? He has very striking colors.

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What a good boy!!! Nice plate, by the way. How old is Louie? And Happy 4th to you!

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That’s a full house indeed!! If you get a chance to post a picture of the German giant, I would love to see him/her and I bet some other members would too.

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Spike, you look pretty young. How do you like your new home and how old are you?

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That’s excellent! Beardies are awesome, but sometimes ‘something completely different’ (channeling Monty Python there) is a wonderful experience.

Did you find him at a local petstore?

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Looks like he’s thinking about heading for the head right as this picture was taken! So how many reptiles do you have, altogether?

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He seems to like his bathtub. He will indeed get to be a big boy when he grows up. What made you decide on such an ultimately large lizard?

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I know, right?! So Cecil has shed and is doing oh so much better. Good to hear he is thriving.

And of course, there are a few fantastic pet shops out there, with really high standards. Same thing with zoos. But there’s a bunch that give the rest a bad name.

I was chatting with a goat friend about this same phenomenon with livestock. We both acquired some really psychotic does (females) from different bad circumstances. And yeah, we paid money for them, which of course encouraged bad behavior on the part of the seller. And weirdly, neither one of us regretted it. I see from a theoretical perspective, every time we pay to rescue an animal we encourage the industry to continue, like puppy mills, for instance. But from a human perspective, to get an animal that is being abused and then when it thrives under your care so much it exceeds our wildest expectations, well the satisfaction it brings is enormous.

There are no easy answers, but Cecil is happy!

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Sounds like you’re now a beardie fanatic. Good for you.

I’m not a fan of pet stores, big box or otherwise. They seem to prey upon customers with big hearts that see an animal being abused and buy it for the animal’s sake. The pet usually goes to a really nice, loving home, but the industry just keeps chugging along with its bad old habits. Not sure what the answer is.

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