in others. Its also my personal feeling that if they are looking to pay little for the animal, they are not going to care for it properly either with what it needs. And I don't sell to people that look for a bargain for just that reason. If I am convinced that someone will truly care for the animal and they do not have the funds right then to buy it, I give it to them, but that person is rare.



I've seen beardies sell 2 for $40. I bet 99.9% of them were not alive 30 days later, sadly most people feel that spending more on a vet visit than they paid for the animal is not worth it, just buy another one and save the money. It takes money to buy and raise a good quality parent to breeding age and produce offsping and then care for them for the next 45-90 days. That has a value and its not cheap.



I don't want to see bearded dragons in the US go the way that iguana's did becoming disposable animals. Thats a sad situation. I don't think that they will as there are still dragons who you can trace their non related lines back several generations here now, all generation with no problems and it shows in the offspring.. but those dragons cost dearly. I've raised to adults or near adults over 50 dragons now...... we see there is a big difference in quality breeding lines and non quality breeding line we have or have had. Raising some have been nothing but a pleasure, no problems, no vet visits except for the occassional fecal to check them.



Again, this is my personal experience and feelings, not all agree with it.

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