Heart broken :(

Sorry to hear of your loss Blazey, i had a cat Spike he was 21 years old (very old for a cat) he should have died of old age but he got killed by a dog that came in his garden! i was heart broken devestated so i know how your feeling, you never stop thinking about them! Bless Dom shared my birthday. xx
 
Sorry to hear your sad news, although I must admit I first glanced without reading properly and read it as "BASIC MONITOR" thinking you were on about part of your computer. so very sorry...........
 
blazey said:
Its a lizard thats in the same genus as the komodo dragon. They can grow to upto 5ft in length dependant on the sex, and theyre just the best lizards ever :( I have a few types of lizard but none compare to don :(
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Not realy a domestic animal, why keep these poor creatures in a 'foreign' environment, surely this practice of keeping snakes/ lizards should be stopped. "This is purely a personal opinion, not a critiscism of anyone who keeps these fine animals, ta.";)
 
Ianto.W. said:
Not realy a domestic animal, why keep these poor creatures in a 'foreign' environment, surely this practice of keeping snakes/ lizards should be stopped. "This is purely a personal opinion, not a critiscism of anyone who keeps these fine animals, ta.";)
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You'd be surprised how similar to a cat that species of lizard actually is! Some people have them walking around the house, but mine preferred his basking rock under his light.

Monitor lizards like mine actually have a hard time in the wild and have to eat rotting meat to survive, and many reptiles are kept for the sake of keeping the numbers up so they dont go extinct. Alot of care is taken to ensure their domestic habitat is as close to their natural one as possible and theyre happy healthy pets.
Its kind of like how everyone used to keep pet tortoises, but now they are more expensive fewer people keep them and people keep them properly rather than in their gardens out with the rabbits.
 
Blazey,You'd be surprised how similar to a cat that species of lizard actually is! Some people have them walking around the house, but mine preferred his basking rock under his light.
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It's just a shame it did not have the nine lives to go with it Blazey, joking apart you can get attached to the oddest things, like dare I say it, W---s:D
 
I agree blazey . they are more like a domestic pet than folk realise .
Sol loves his domain but i still have to let him out for a wander around the house everyday . as soon as i go into his room he knows its time for his pampering and starts pawing at the glass . and he wont let up until hes had his cuddle then bath and a walk around for an hour the back for food and a nice evenig basking on his log .


HAHA I put some locust in for him last week and my son didnt know and came home from work and opened his door for him .. :eek::eek:omg i had a house full of locust .. all cleared now though thank god..:D
 
cherokee said:
I agree blazey . they are more like a domestic pet than folk realise .
Sol loves his domain but i still have to let him out for a wander around the house everyday . as soon as i go into his room he knows its time for his pampering and starts pawing at the glass . and he wont let up until hes had his cuddle then bath and a walk around for an hour the back for food and a nice evenig basking on his log .


HAHA I put some locust in for him last week and my son didnt know and came home from work and opened his door for him .. :eek::eek:omg i had a house full of locust .. all cleared now though thank god..:D
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On a lighter note and off topic, we once had a goldfish that kept on growing, it got that big my uncle Solomon eat with some thick chips, he said it was a Carp not a goldfish.:D
 
cherokee said:
I agree blazey . they are more like a domestic pet than folk realise .
Sol loves his domain but i still have to let him out for a wander around the house everyday . as soon as i go into his room he knows its time for his pampering and starts pawing at the glass . and he wont let up until hes had his cuddle then bath and a walk around for an hour the back for food and a nice evenig basking on his log .


HAHA I put some locust in for him last week and my son didnt know and came home from work and opened his door for him .. :eek::eek:omg i had a house full of locust .. all cleared now though thank god..:D
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We always have the odd escaped cricket but the cats enjoy them. Everyones happy.
 
blazey said:
You'd be surprised how similar to a cat that species of lizard actually is!
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Some people who have never actually held a lizard imagine that they are cold and slimy. It's not until you actually touch one that you know how lovely they are.
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
Some people who have never actually held a lizard imagine that they are cold and slimy. It's not until you actually touch one that you know how lovely they are.
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Yes thats very true! I used to take Don into the pet shop and everyone used to stroke him and say how nice he was. They werent too keen on his food though! I am hoping that I will be able to get another one like him in the future, there are any that are dumped in rescue centres unfortunatly, as people dont realise how big that species get when they buy them, and think that they just look cute.

Hopefully I'll find one thats in need of a warm loving home and some TLC :(
 
sorry to hear about don i can imagine your upset as i will be heart broken when my pets pass away they are like children to us.
 
On a brighter note, I have a found a man who has been injured at work for some time and unable to care for his bosc any longer, so I will providing a home for one in need.

Hopefully I'll be able to have him picked up at the weekend, and the owner can at least have the knowledge that I've had experience with them and can provide a nice home.
 
blazey said:
On a brighter note, I have a found a man who has been injured at work for some time and unable to care for his bosc any longer, so I will providing a home for one in need.

Hopefully I'll be able to have him picked up at the weekend, and the owner can at least have the knowledge that I've had experience with them and can provide a nice home.
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Blazey is it true they can grow to five feet long?, or was it a wind up?.:confused:
 
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