[DonnaMember]

I have 0 against pure bred animals, and breeding animals. I don’t believe that preventing ethical breeders from operating would actually improve matters at all. Selective breeding is what enables us to have animals that are best adapted to be pets. Stop breeding selectively, and temperament, appearance, and health all become random. There are flaws in the way things have been done in the past, but since we understand them better, attempts are being made to correct them.
I’ve never adopted an animal from a shelter. I got my first cat from someone giving away free kittens. The second was discovered, thin and covered with fleas and with a runny nose, cowering behind a dumpster, as a kitten. The third was given to me by someone who didn’t want him any longer. I also hand-reared two kittens that I found as newborns (behind a different dumpster). They were given to a pet store, which had them vaccinated and then sold them. (They sold quickly). I don’t currently own a cat, or a dog. My present home isn’t large enough for a dog. When I do get one, I have not yet decided where I’ll be getting it from, but it’s entirely possible I will get a pure bred dog from a good breeder.
I’ve had hamsters, and birds, as a child–some were purchased from pet stores, and others from breeders.
I breed pet snakes for a living. Ball pythons do occasionally wind up in shelters, but rarely stay there for long when they do. Small, harmless reptiles are quiet, easy to care for pets, and so remain in high demand.
I believe that folks who really want to put animals into new homes need to stop devaluing them, and using language that tells the public that they are ‘unwanted’, ‘homeless’, ‘abandoned’, or ‘rescued’. No one wants an unwanted dog–if it’s unwanted, why would I want it? Now, if you want to sell a previously owned dog, that’s a different story altogether.
The language of ‘adoption’ makes it sound as though a person is taking in a child, and doing a huge favor to society. It’s not a child, it’s a dog–sell it. Not just in the monetary sense, but in the advertising sense. People respond to the language you use. If you tell them that the animal is valuable, they’ll want it. If you tell them that they’re rescuing a poor, unwanted, abandoned animal, that’s only going to appeal to those who are self-sacrificing. It makes it sound as though the animal is going to be thankless work for them instead of an asset. It absolutely contributes to the problem. You know why pure bred dogs are so expensive? Because people want them, they value them. The animals are worth money, they’re special. Sell shelter animals the same way, and watch them disappear.
Also, shelters need to stop being so insanely picky. I’m sure it’s frustrating when animals are returned by owners who can’t deal with them, but tightening up the restrictions to attempt to eliminate this entirely is dumb, and shuts out perfectly good pet owners from taking in pets from them. Just by way of example, I recently saw a person who wanted to foster pugs, and was turned down by two different pug rescues because they owned ball pythons. Never mind that a ball python is no threat to anything larger than a rat, or that they’re kept in a secure enclosure in a separate room…the ignorance of some rescue folks is astounding, and they turn down help and reject owners, and then complain that there are too many unwanted pets!
I personally would be unlikely to adopt a pet from a shelter for this reason. I find it unreasonable that my owning a pet means someone can come into and inspect my home, and that they want to exercise control over that pet’s future. I am the one to decide whether my home is suitable. I’m a responsible pet owner, and also one who prefers their privacy. Purchasing a pet doesn’t mean I should give that up. THIS runs exactly contrary to the type of attitude that PETA fosters, so it probably sounds heretical to some, here.
Finally, cats and dogs evolved to live with humans. Humans played an incidental role in domesticating them, initially. It was most likely not a deliberate process. These animals evolved to live within our society as scavengers, and when we don’t take them in and treat them as household members, they quite handily continue living the way they did for a thousand years before the concept of a household pet emerged. You aren’t going to eliminate homeless cats and dogs, because those animals will live and breed on their own just fine without our direct care, and they always have. So long as there are dumpsters to dig in, they’ll get by. The stories about the rough lives of street animals are designed to make people ignore the fact that wild animals have lives that are equally harsh, and if the dogs and cats weren’t doing well enough by nature’s standards, their populations wouldn’t be increasing through breeding–but they do. No matter how short and rough, if feral dogs and cats are increasing their numbers successfully through reproduction, that is what mother nature calls a ‘successful species’.
The real reason we don’t want them doing that is that it is dangerous, damaging, and above all, horribly inconvenient for us humans when they do it. It’s nothing to do with the quality of THEIR lives, which are just as hail and hearty as that of any raccoon or opossum, provided they were raised in those conditions. (Yes, they face disease, starvation, fights, and accidents–just like any wild animal does).
I’m not a fan of hypocrisy, and PETA is the absolute king of it. If animals are supposed to be allowed to live their lives freely, then capturing feral cats and dogs should be anathema to them. So, obviously it’s not about what the cats and dogs want, now, is it?
You can’t eliminate homeless pets, because even if you stopped all deliberate breeding, these species would continue to breed just fine on their own, without a care toward the fact that they are ‘homeless’. The solution lies in a different direction.

[DonnaMember]

Um, I am calling people who do not look more deeply into things, and believe PETA’s propaganda without delving into the reality, fools.

[DonnaMember]

The most important thing that people need to realize about PETA is that it LIES. It lies well, and often. It uses outdated footage from other parts of the world to illustrate alleged ongoing cruelty. It misrepresents and libels those it attacks. This has all been proven many times over. Not one thing PETA has portrayed has ever been completely accurate, and if you do not look deeper into it to find the truth, then you are, frankly, a fool. PETA takes advantage of fools and parts them from their hard-earned money. That money is used in illegal activities, libel campaigns, and to kill adoptable animals. PETA has been caught euthanizing adoptable animals before their truck even leaves the parking lot of where they were picked up. They’ve been caught dumping the carcasses in dumpsters.
PETA and HSUS take anti-cruelty to the absolute darkest possible conclusion–there is no pain if you are dead. Make no mistake about it. The end of suffering is death, and that IS their goal. You’ve heard the phrase ‘better dead than bred’…how sick is that? If you had arthritis, would you rather die than continue to suffer? PETA wants to take away the option of survival for all animals. Any life that does not meet their idealistic standards is, in their eyes, not worth living at all.
Is this REALLY what you believe? Look more closely at what you choose to support.

[DonnaMember]

To be honest, with the diet you have described, it is surprising she hasn’t gotten sick a lot sooner.
Her issue has now become very serious, and you need to take her to an experienced reptile veterinarian. Here are the steps you will need to take in order to care for her properly now, and once she has been nursed back to health:
1) Get rid of the hot rock. An overhead heat lamp is a good way to provide heat for a bearded dragon. Hot rocks can overheat and cause burns, and do not heat the air in the cage. They are inappropriate for all reptiles, and especially so for high temperature species like bearded dragons. The air temperature in her cage during the day should be 80F, and the basking area under the light should be 100F. Don’t guess, use a thermometer with a remote probe, or an infrared temp gun, to measure temperatures, and adjust your equipment to make sure they are right.
2) Lettuce is worthless. It has no nutritional value to speak of. Bearded dragons should be given a mix of collards, dandelion greens, mustard greens, and turnip tops. You can mix 2 greens each day, and vary them. (Don’t feed the same two all the time). Greens should be offered every day. A bit of grated squash and green beans can be added to the salad a couple of times per week.
3) Cat and dog foods are designed to feed mammals, and mammals require a lot of fat. High fat diets are deadly to reptiles. They can cause fatty liver disease. Bearded dragons are insectivores, not carnivores. They eat large quantities of live insects. Crickets and superworms are good staples for adult bearded dragons. The insects should be fed on fresh vegetables for a day before you give them to the dragon, and they should be coated in calcium powder when you offer them. Once a week, use a calcium containing a vitamin D3 supplement.
4) UVB lights last for around 6 months, and the the amount of UVB produced is no longer sufficient to make them worth keeping. The bulb of a fluorescent UVB light should be replaced every 6 months. Additionally, fluorescent UVB lights are useless if they are more than 8 inches away from the animal.
If you are using a mercury-vapor reptile light, which produces both heat and UVB light, this should be replaced every 3 years. These lights are much better–they produce more UVB, and throw the UVB light for a couple of feet, instead of a few inches.
You must take your dragon to a veterinarian immediately. By the time a reptile shows signs of illness, it is generally seriously ill. Delaying treatment often proves deadly. Most reptile illnesses can be treated relatively inexpensively if they are caught early.
I also recommend you buy a good, recent book on bearded dragon care. Reptile care has improved dramatically in the last decade, and we know far more now about reptile nutrition and husbandry. Reptiles like bearded dragons are now able to live a full, healthy lifespan in captivity, but proper nutrition and husbandry are essential to that.

[DonnaMember]

Absolutely NOT.
Never house different species in the same enclosure, and never house multiple snakes together. (Garter and ribbon are exceptions to this rule, as baby garters do best in groups).
First, your ball python requires an environment of 80F, with a 90F basking spot–which is similar to the water dragons, but the ball python needs 60% humidity, and the dragon needs 80%.
Water dragons love water, and will get it everywhere. Ball pythons readily develop skin infections when exposed to wet bedding.
Water dragons will instinctively fear snakes, and your dragon is likely to viciously attack the snake when it realizes it cannot escape from it.
While ball pythons have a reputation for being picky, they are still predatory snakes, and a water dragon just might be an acceptable meal one day.
On top of that, they might transmit parasites or bacteria that may make the other sick, because they come from different parts of the world.

[DonnaMember]

If you check online, you will find nice designs for outdoor box turtle enclosures. You cannot simply let him live in the back yard–he will dig under the fence, and be lost. He would also be vulnerable to predators.
A proper outdoor enclosure will keep your turtle safe from raccoons and other predators, allow access to shade and sun, and fresh foods. It’s the healthiest way to keep a box turtle in captivity.

[DonnaMember]

As with all medical concerns apart from the most minor scratches, take the animal to an experienced herp veterinarian promptly for evaluation and treatment.

[DonnaMember]

This is a medical issue that should be evaluated and treated by a veterinarian. It may be an abscess, or may be a prolapse, which is more serious, so take her in promptly.

[DonnaMember]

Unfortunately, last-ditch efforts failed, and the bill passed.
Now, any of you in West Virginia will have 1 year to either convince the DNR that the species you keep should be listed as domesticated species. (Or, of course, consider moving or rehoming your animals out of State).
http://www.register-herald.com/local/x2029122936/Exotic-wild-animal-decisions-will-be-up-to-the-DNR
It all went through so quickly, I know many folks must not have had the chance to hear about it. On the other hand, some of them probably assumed that it would only affect large pythons and tigers. That’s not the case. Small reptiles, pocket pets, and birds will all be affected.

[DonnaMember]

WV SB477 has been passed favorably out of both the Senate and House, and will likely now go before the Governor. THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO STOP THIS DANGEROUS AND ILL ADVISED BILL! Please Call Governor Tomblin and tell him to VETO SB 477!
Contact Address:
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Office Telephone:
(304) 558-2000 or 1-888-438-2731
Governor’s Mansion:
(304) 558-3588
http://www.governor.wv.gov/pages/contact.aspx

[DonnaMember]

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Charleston, WV 25305
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Charleston, WV 25305
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Charleston, WV 25305
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1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 340-3130
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Harold Michael
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1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 340-3340
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Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 340-3252

[DonnaMember]

The bill was passed the House, and will be up for a vote–please contact your representatives now. Those own any reptile, or support pet ownership, this means you. This bill will affect all owners of reptiles, but particularly (of course) those who own boa constrictors of ALL subspecies. (red-tail boas, etc). Boas are one of the most popular constrictor species in the pet trade, and there are millions of them being kept all across the country.
If this bill passes, and you own a boa, you will be guilty of a felony if you take your animal with you when you move to a different State.

[DonnaMember]

Is the dragon swallowing the food completely, and then regurgitating it later, or is it struggling to swallow the food at all, spitting it out, and trying again? (There is a huge difference).
Regurgitation is often a sign of a serious health problem in a reptile, and an animal that is throwing up its food should be taken to a vet immediately.
If the dragon is just having problems getting its food down…then you are feeding food that is TOO BIG. Insects should be no bigger than the space between your dragon’s eyes. He should not have to struggle to swallow it.

[DonnaMember]

101 animals.
85 snakes
14 geckos
1 tiger oscar
1 desert hairy scorpion
Ok…it’s more than 101, but I’m not counting the feeder rats and mice, or Dubia roaches

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