This was the hardest decision I've had to make in a while... We are moving to a tiny home soon and could no longer afford the extra expenses and space that our beardie was taking up. I feel like I have let my baby down and given up on him. All I can think about is him being alone and stressed out in this unusual environment. We got him as a baby at Petsmart, and I like to think that I have shown him a good life while we could and he is now off to greener pastures in life. There's just no way that we could've given him a good life while in such a confined space on limited income. I know that I made a commitment getting him which is why I'm so disappointed by this.
I thought it would be an easy decision and I wouldn't be affected but browsing this subreddit and I miss my lizard already. I know they are just cold blooded critters to some people but they warm my heart truly... he deserves all the wormies in the world, I even started my own worm colony for him. It has been a learning process, and it is a damn shame how much miseducation is out there on beardies considering they are a common reptile. I tried my very best with him and he has always been healthy. full of so much personality. I hope his next family appreciates him as much as we did.
we surrendered him to a well known and loved locally owned reptile shop. they take good care of their animals and we think he would be much better off there than returning to a big box retailer or some random online.
TL;DR - venting about missing my bearded dragon after surrender
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