Today we took in (14) 7.5 month old dragons, many missing feet, whole limbs, parts of tails. There were 12 more in the clutch that went to a foster home to be rehabilitated. These babies were the result of a novice breeder that wanted to hatch a clutch of eggs from her adult pair and then couldn't or wouldn't part with the babies. She kept them in 2 large groups and finally just got overwhelmed with feeding, cleaning, and vet care from injuries. They did have a decent diet and UVB and seem to be in fairly good health, despite missing parts. They are all pretty dragons and quite sweet. Hopefully, in 30 days or so, most of them will be looking for adoptive homes.

Please, if you are a novice and considering breeding your dragons, think about it long and hard before you do so. As a rescue, we've been seeing more and more dragons needing rehoming in the last 8-10 months. Let's not make them the next Green Iguana.

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• Wanted to share this... - jiffypop, Fri Mar 12 19:28:49 2004
• Thank you, thank you, thank you ... - RaderRVT, Fri Mar 12 22:56:02 2004
• Im adopting from you tomorrow!! - deuce02, Fri Mar 12 23:09:57 2004
• RE:Good post Jiffypop, and job well done :0) - PHEve, Fri Mar 12 23:25:00 2004
• Thanks to Jiffy and her daughter, very good post and your both remarkable - CheriS, Sat Mar 13 18:39:54 2004
• Thank you for the kind words, Cheri and everyone... - jiffypop, Sat Mar 13 22:50:14 2004
• Jiffy, can we help out? Need any temp reptariums I can ship you - CheriS, Sun Mar 14 07:34:12 2004