Pet Adoption Success Story

[cycosis]

I'm sure you guys all recognise this little guy. I posted about him when I first adopted him. He was so sick. He had many infections including mouth rot, metabolic bone disease, under nourishment and the list goes on. The old owner was feeding him tuna and ham:eek: . he's now on a strict diet of thawed mice, fish and meal worms. he ddint even have proper lighting or anything. im into all of it for about 500$ now, but when u put things in perspective, these water dragons can cost up to 400$ by themselves and i got him for free. hes about 3 now and he can live up too 18 years.

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new

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my old setup. the cage was only 55 gallons.

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this is his new cage, more than double the old one, its about 120 gallons or 4 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet

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room

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pool

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full body

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close up

[civicrider]

thats sweet, i bet that tank cost a shit load!!!!
didnt a member on here own that water dragon before?

[Chim]

Wow good job cycosis :thumbsup:

Just wondering because I want to get one in the future, how hard are these guys to maintain?

The water looks like a bitch to keep clean, same with the soil and whatnot. I have a bearded dragon and she's really easy to take care of, just filter the sand once a month and change it once every 3 months.

[civicrider]

^
yeah these are alot to take care of, changing and whatnot, if you have the time they are sweet.

[cycosis]

well, if u get a proper cage, its not that hard. dragons poo in the water nad the feeder fish that i have in there eat the poop, and the filter cleans the fish poop. they're super easy to take care of when tehy are healthy. they are also very easy to handle and will hang out on your back for hours at a time. however, amke sure your cage is properly sealed, jsut leaked all voer my room this morning:(

[habsfan]

thats an awesome pet man, i always wanted a lizard or snake, but no one in the house would ever let it happen

[wagovan]

awesome job man!!

[Gripenfelter]

Good job!

I have a question. I know this is a "Water Dragon".

What do Iguanas eat? Are they carniverous too or vegetarian?

[ricosuave]

lil guy looks happy too. well done.

[cycosis]

i believe iguanas are vegetarian, they'll eat kail, lettuce etc, u can also buy them food pellets ( kinda like cat or dog food, for for an iguana). only problem with iguanas is that they get freakin huge and tehy need enormous enclosures later on in life and most people give them up cause they cant take care of them. my water dragon will only get about 3 feet long (inclusing tail which is 70% of his length). hes already 2 feet

[BebeAphrodite]

awesome!

[dkny_stylez]

dont they eat fruit too?