A beardie named Troy

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Hi guys, it’s been awhile.

I know I haven’t uploaded in awhile but I thought it would be at least fair to let you know what happened. A few days ago Helen was very lethargic and pale. Her fat pads had sunken in she had no appetite which is unusual for her and was very bloated. I called the vet and we got an appointment the day of and after a few tests it was found she either had a tumor or a lesion or something that had ruptured causing her entire belly to just swell up with blood and sepsis. 

At that point, she was just too far gone to be saved so I opted for euthanasia. It’s been hard the past few days not having my little lion around. I miss her oh so dearly and it sucks I had NO idea she even had a tumor or cancer if thats what it was. Reptiles are so good at hiding pain/discomfort until its too late.

Troy lives with my friend as he seems to do better with him than living with me which is fine. This account will stay up but I doubt I’ll update it again and if I do I doubt it will be soon. 

Thanks for going on this journey with me.

Rest in peace my little lion  ❤️

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Lizana or bananazard

You decide

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Do I use a ceramic heat emitter? My room normally does not go below 75-70 but that’s during Summer. I’m worried about the overall heat during winter, and if I should prepare for that.

I use a ceramic heater in Helens setup! It’s next to her basking bulb tho because I want there to be a gradient of heat on her tank with a hot and a cool side!! I may not use it during summer time cuz it gets so freaking hot here but living in the Pacific Northwest it’s kinda like a must for me!! Plus the heating pads burn the bellies of reptiles because they aren’t aware they’re being cooked from underneath before it’s too late :(

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Oh my god you guys I am so sorry for being MIA my puppy has taken up all my free time! She’s training to be a service dog so when I’m not at work I’m working with her! Helens the same as usual though! It’s getting to be warm out so maybe we can do some outside pictures soon!!

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I was wondering if I could get your input on something. I’m finally getting my beardie in a week’s time after preparing since December. Since you have more experience, I’d like to ask if my enclosure will suffice. I have the lighting, the food and water trays, a hammock, a hide, and some wood for decoration. I’ve also got a ton of freeze dried crickets and mealworms. Would you say this is good enough?

I mean the only thing I’d differ is you get live prey instead of freeze dried. That way they can get all the nutrients and water the bug provides. Also I prefer UVB LED strips as opposed to bulbs because they’re much stronger and give off more UVB rays than the average bulb can. Also handle your beardie EVERYDAY or they can become nervous and scared around people. I’ve handled both my beardies everyday since I had them and they’re completely docile!! I hope that helps! I’m no expert so if someone else wants to chime in or even correct me, feel free to do so!

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Enter the dragons den

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Sexy legs

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What the heckies

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The all seeing eye

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I haven’t disappeared!

I’ve just been on my other account dedicated to my dog Minnow @minnowsmuse

She’s taking up a lot of my time but I’ll hopefully update this blog with more lizard pics soon!!

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Some fun at white hot dragons!! Got to hang out with tutone too which I sadly didn’t get a picture of!!!

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Captain stink

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Not interested

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What u lookin at gurl

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👌

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Sleepy sleeps