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The first picture are him the day i got him back in mid june, the bottom two pictures are him today. Im so suprised how his colors keep getting better.

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coheed196
1.1 raptor leos (dorito, sunshine)
0.1 beardie (scarlet)
1.1 veiled chameleon (cricket,penny)
1.1 panther chameleon (apollo, athena)
0.1 albino burmese (peaches)
1.0 pit bull (ajax)
0.1 pyrenees mix

Nice Dragon

Thank you, i know its not the nicest red or anywhere close to it but i like him very much. His colors just keep getting better.
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coheed196
1.1 raptor leos (dorito, sunshine)
0.1 beardie (scarlet)
1.1 veiled chameleon (cricket,penny)
1.1 panther chameleon (apollo, athena)
0.1 albino burmese (peaches)
1.0 pit bull (ajax)
0.1 pyrenees mix

I love them all regardless of color. But it still amazes me ones that I swear are a normal, that turn out to be really pretty adults. The first 2 are rescues. The last is just a neat picture of a Dachiu male (he was $25 back in the day) lol. He's really pretty today. No picture with my camera phone can ever do him justice.

Yes i love all of them too, and actually dachiu is who my male came from. And that iguana is huge by the way. I have a question for you bdlvr, I know you've been on these forums for a very long time and I know you take in alot of rescues, but what do you do with the rescues after you nurse them back to health and such? I've seen some of your pictures and you have alot of dragons and various other lizards, so do you just keep the ones you take in as rescues for the rest of their life?
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coheed196
1.1 raptor leos (dorito, sunshine)
0.1 beardie (scarlet)
1.1 veiled chameleon (cricket,penny)
1.1 panther chameleon (apollo, athena)
0.1 albino burmese (peaches)
1.0 pit bull (ajax)
0.1 pyrenees mix

At this point most of the ones I take in are not really rehomable (If that's really a word, lol)

The top picture is a dragon I took in last September. He had 2 operations on his tail and one operation to remove one of his hemipene. He is unable to move his back legs and his spine is fused into the bend you see. He is syringe and assist fed. he often cannot go to the bathroom on his own. He's a real trooper though and one of my favorites. He came with the name "skank" so I renamed him Brutus.

I have another that is for all intensive purposes paralysed. She can move her arms and legs but cannot control them. She is 15 months old and only 60 grams. She weighed 27 grams when I got her in December. She came into another rescue along with 5 others all missing at least one limb. The results of an uncaring breeder wanna be. The other rescue found homes for the others that could better fend for themselves. They called mine "Gimpie", I renamed her Dancer because when she moves I say she's dancing. lol. I hand feed her twice daily.

I just took in one that has had 3 surgeries so far. The result was the complete loss of one hand and most of one foot. He is mobile and active and hopefully over the recovery hump. I named him Mickey after my Aunt who's funeral I went to prior to picking him up. His injuries are the result of 2 males housed together. Both dragons were injured, I took the worst one. They were turned into a pet store rather than pay vet charges.

About the same time, I took in a dragon I call "Robo" short for Robo dragon 3000. He is mentally handicapped and moves very haltingly. He really looks like a machine. He also may have a mouth infection and cannot use his tongue properly. The good part is I've put almost 100 grams on him in the last 6 weeks or so.

All but 2 of my dragons are rescues or related to rescues. I have 20 right now.

Others I take in from vets to rehabilitate and then return to the owners.

I have rehomed in the past, but the adopters never did what they promised and the dragons got lost in the shuffle only to be rescued again by someone else hopefully. So I decided that I'd only take in animals in need and give them permanent homes.

Unfortunately, the ones I rescue never really recover anyway. As you see I now only take the truly needy that need lifelong specialized care.

I love it, it's very fulfilling to help such a grateful animal.

Well I admire you then, if I had the space and money i would love to do that as well, and I work from home so its not even a time issue. Also down here in Alabama there doesnt seem to be near as many reptile owners as there are in other parts of the country. Anyways that was a very touching story.
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coheed196
1.1 raptor leos (dorito, sunshine)
0.1 beardie (scarlet)
1.1 veiled chameleon (cricket,penny)
1.1 panther chameleon (apollo, athena)
0.1 albino burmese (peaches)
1.0 pit bull (ajax)
0.1 pyrenees mix

>>The first picture are him the day i got him back in mid june, the bottom two pictures are him today. Im so suprised how his colors keep getting better.
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>>coheed196
>>1.1 raptor leos (dorito, sunshine)
>>0.1 beardie (scarlet)
>>1.1 veiled chameleon (cricket,penny)
>>1.1 panther chameleon (apollo, athena)
>>0.1 albino burmese (peaches)
>>1.0 pit bull (ajax)
>>0.1 pyrenees mix
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