We went to check out a 2nd hand Vivarium today, found an ad on Gumtree and since we are looking for a 3rd tank to separate my Lemon and Butter I was after the tank. Needless to say this is the second time we have had this happen so we are done with Gumtree but we got there to see the tank and there were in fact 2 tanks and 2 dragons. I took one look at the persons house when they opened the door and decided it was not gonna happen but not wanting to be rude I said I would look anyway.
My heart broke on the spot for these 2 dragons. They have been living in squalor in a roach infested viv with filthy sand and 1 little 60w globe right up on the roof. The chap said proudly 'I feed them crickets once every 2 weeks and they eat the roaches when they get hungry." as if that was something to be proud of. I offered to take them for the price I was going to pay for the viv and he said 'you can only take them if you take the tanks.
I just could not leave them like that, so I took the horrible vivs and them, hoping I could come home and fumigate the vivs and rebuild them to make them usable. I spent all day trying to clean/remove bugs and eggs and make them livable but there is just no way I can do it. Hubby has said that despite all my hard work today to clean them there is no way I can do it so I am going to drop them off at the Dump tomorrow on the way to a Executive Car wash (bombed the car all afternoon as well) but I now am stuck with these 2 little guys who are lovely and pretty healthy looking considering their living circumstances. I am not putting them with my Dragons obviously and I have no extra Vivariums to house these guys and there is no extra cash ATM to go buy new Vivariums, hence the reason I was searching Gumtree so I don't know what to do with them.
Is there a Dragon Rescue group in SA? I have given them 3 baths today to drown the red mites on them and sprayed me down with Mite killer too and they are well natured, a little nervous but gentle and friendly. I want to rehome them with caring owners, wish I could keep them but I can't without to separate Vivariums which I can't buy right now so what can I do? I don't want to sell them, cash is not the issue here. I'm writing the money spent a writeoff on a lesson well learnt. I just want to find them Homes.
Can anyone help?
They are both male and can't be housed together as they fight viciously, the one boy has lost all but one toe on his back feet but he's a beauty none the less. I made he mistake of putting them together for a few secs while I cleared one tank today and got a place ready for him and they went at it instantly.
I have them in my small dog carriers ATM with basking lights on thru the gates but I can't keep them like is indefinitely.
Any ideas?
Thanks