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RE: I'm the worst Tegu owner ever....

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Posted by: Tegan at Thu Jul 15 21:38:01 2004   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Tegan ]  
   

Thanks Craig....I needed a slap in the face to get me thinking straight again. Your absolutly right...I dont own that little guy...I keep him. I'm totally responsible for every facite of his well being...and that's why I'm so torn up about this.



About three weeks ago I moved him into a smaller cage (he was in a 7'Lx3'Wx1'H). I couldn't keep temps where I wanted in his larger cage, so I moved him into a 40gal breeder to control the temps better and so that I could put some bedding in there that he could dig in. This was all to be temporary until I got a new cage built. So going through my list of bedding material I didn't feel like useing top soil or a soil/sand mixture. I've had problems in the past with rot gnats from that...and while they are harmless they are a total pain in the butt. So I decided to give cocoanut bedding a try. I mixed it up per the derections on the label and I thought it was awefully damp...but the AC is running in our house it's been esp dry...so I figured the extra moisture would be gone in no time. I'm pretty sure the extra moisture in the bedding is what did it. I'm just sorry now that I didn't listen to the nagging little voice in my head that told me not to do it.



You can bet your rear end I've learned from this and I'll never let a stupid mistake happen like this again....I just wish he wasn't the one that had to pay for it.



I hope others do learn from my mistake, so that their charges dont suffer like mine is. Listen to the little voices that nag at you from the corners of your mind...I knew better then this...but didn't listen...and he has to pay for it.
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Tegan


   

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