Pet Store Rescue!!!

[RogueMonkey]

well i rescued a beautiful little one today from a store they had put it in the tank with adults! i was in there looking at tanks and just walked by and i asked the store manager why he had a baby in with adults, he replied to save space, i freaked out and did a rescue by on it, ill be posting pix as shes calming down right now, she was really scared, im surprised she has her tail still. pix coming soon.

 

[leolover23]

That's AWESOME! You should totally get a reward! Good job!

YAY FOR YOU! GOOD JOB!

Again, that's SO awesome!

 

[rhino43grr]

unfortunately now the store can use the money you spent to rescue it to buy a new baby to put in its place.

 

[leolover23]

Aww...but try to think positivly--maybe they'll buy a bag o' dog food!

 

[RogueMonkey]

quick pix

ok i took some really fast pix cause im happy i rescued her from them, the pix suck and they do not do her color justice she is really really orange and already has some carrot tail coming in, they said shes 1 month old so. tell me what you think she might be (morph)

 

[rhino43grr]

hypo tangerine

 

[RogueMonkey]

rhino i know they will but thats ok, because she was saved. and i cant save the world but i can save her so im happy i can give her a good life.

 

[Scoots85]

That really pisses me off. They should be thankful and appreciate these (and all) little animals the most seeing as how they make money off of them. Instead, in this case, they cram them all into the same tank and hope for the best.

Rogue, you clearly did a noble thing. If you walked off with the little guy without even paying you would be my hero for sure.

Isn't there someone we can call when stores do these sort things? Humane Society, maybe?

 

[RogueMonkey]

scoots i tryed to get him as a free rescue but the manager saw nothing wrong with what she was doing so i just bit my tonge and payed the fee. i know its giving them what they want but that doesnt matter as much as know the little one will have a great home and a great life now.

 

[RogueMonkey]

as far as someone to call no, the government doesnt care, not a big enough deal for them

 

[Scoots85]

That's sickening. So she didn't understand that chances are the adult geckos would attack the baby?

And for what it's worth I wasn't saying you did anything wrong. No, quite the opposite! I'm very glad folks like you are around to save these little critters.

 

[RogueMonkey]

no she did understand cause when i told her she couldnt be in with adults she said and i quote " I know but it saves space"

 

[rubym]

I can't go into certain pet places anymore ( per hubbys orders, LOL). I end up getting mad then getting upset. It is sooooo hard to fight the impulse not to buy every one of these little guys. He/she is a cutie and it is lucky that you came along and decided to give it a home. Unfortunatly, it seems that this whole "pet store" issue is a no win situation. It will take alot of poor little animals dying to get the store to stop buying them to sell. It is just so sad that these poor babies are "throw away" pets in the eyes of anyone official. Best wishes with your little one and you did a nice thing by saving just one. I have several rescues and I LOVE them dearly.

 

[RogueMonkey]

actually its really not that they need to stop selling them ( because that would be lost profit for them and that will NEVER happen) but they need to learn proper housing and care for them, i have yet to see a moist hide or proper subtrate, and they house way to many together, i have though found one pet store near me that listened to what i said, they have alot of leos for sale, when i first went in the had about 12 in a 12" x 12" tank with 1 small hide on sand with a big heat lamp over them, i spoke with the owner , and every week i go back in there to check on them, he now has them in seperate tanks, with 3 hides each on repticarpet, with uths. they are doing great, i buy one every other week from him. he listens and i have had a few big chain ones take some advice as well. so i dont think its worth hoping for them to stop selling but we can atleast give them the advice needed to get the leo what it needs to survive till someone with proper knowledge can come adopt them.

 

[Scoots85]

Well said!

 

[myjoyoverflows]

Awesome that you did that! She's a beauty!

 

[RogueMonkey]

good news on only her second day she ate 13 crickets

 

[leolover23]

That's awesome rogue! Again, best of luck and keep us posted!

 

[RogueMonkey]

wow she eats like a champ, 16 crickets last night, think i should cut her down to like 10? or just let her eat, i love the way she eats she will almost jump across the cage and corner it then shake her tail, its so funny when they are that small. shes doing great

 

[leolover23]

that's awesome! she sounds like a cutie!