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 #1721856


Pocochu
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 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

Well I went to the pet store today to get my WD’s some bugs and they have this poor little iggy and Javier (the store manger) told me he didn’t know what more he could do for him.....He said this lady brought him in the store about a week ago because her son wasn’t taking care of him...This poor little thing was covered in mites..skinny and I do mean skinny there is no meat on him at all.....Well Javier took care of his mites but he wouldn’t eat and he said he just didn’t have the time to spend with him to try and nurse him back to health.....So I said I would come in the store and take care of him and try to get him back on his feet..so he said how about I send everything home with you lights, tank, bulbs well any thing I needed he sent home with me.....

Well it’s going to be a hard long road...so hopefully I can save this little guy.....I brought him home and gave him a warm bath (which he loved) and fed him a little food from the syringe and he ate it up...I didn’t want to give him too much and over load his system......The poor thing has scars all over him from the mites, he’s got MBD I’m going to test him for worms tomorrow if he poops for me.....

I named him Oliver because he reminds me of "Oliver Twist" the orphan boy who didn’t have a home...

Here’s some pictures......Brace yourself











Well wish me luck it going to be a long road to recovery..I just hope he make it, He’s in bad shape.....



05/01/08  03:21am

 #1721869


TwilightDreamer1979
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   Message To: Pocochu   In reference to Message Id: 1721856


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

*APPLAUDS* Well done you!!

At least this little guy has a chance now ..

Do you know any more about him? Is it even a boy? (sorry I don’t know much about Iggys at all)
Do you know his age? Is he wild caught, captive farmed or Captive bred?

Please keep us updated on Oliver’s progress.

TD.x.
05/01/08  05:12am

 #1721895


Minya
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   Message To: Pocochu   In reference to Message Id: 1721856


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

aw bless! he looks like he has a smile on his face!!! i’m sure he will be okay now that he has you. your right not to over do the feeding. maybe feed him a little a few times a day. keep us posted.
05/01/08  06:53am

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Cphill58
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   Message To: Minya   In reference to Message Id: 1721895


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

Great Job Poco......If anyone can do it ...it is you!....Wow , I just emailed my animal shelter system 6 of them in 60 mile radius and I am going to adopt an iggy...I will be talking to you a lot more...lol

If your lil dude started eating from a syringe I bet he will start doing better right away.

Keep up the great work.

CP
05/01/08  10:57am

 #1722127


Mama42
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   Message To: Cphill58   In reference to Message Id: 1722060


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

awww...poor sweet little guy......... i hope he does ok. he looks just like the one i rescued, remember "Mr. Iggles"......just as bad.

dont these parents know that when you get your kid a pet, its them who will be taking care of it!!

gl and keep us posted.
05/01/08  12:13pm

 #1722220


Yexalen
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   Message To: Mama42   In reference to Message Id: 1722127


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

Awwr, your so caring Annie! Taking care of all the little iggys needing some help. He looks like he has the potential to be a beautiful iguana.
Im sure you can get him cleaned up and looking healthier
best of luck!!

will be looking out for updates on this little guy!!



05/01/08  02:14pm

 #1722652


Brian M. DeCarlo
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   Message To: Pocochu   In reference to Message Id: 1721856


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

There is hope, when I rescued Sammy from a woman who hadn’t taken good care of him, he looked just like that. He was skinny no meat, emaciated and wrinkled like that. He still suffers from MBD I believe, he has a hard time using his back legs, they tend to bow up rather than down, any rate he is healthy and fatter and seems a lot happier. So congrats for rescuing the poor little thing and there is hope. Sammy on left.



05/01/08  08:38pm

 #1722827


Pocochu
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   Message To: Brian M. DeCarlo   In reference to Message Id: 1722652


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

Thanks guys, I tell you the pictures make him look good......I was crying today when I was taking care of him today..I just can’t believe that people are so cruel to let a poor little animal get this bad...It just makes me soooooo MAD

Well I could tell he was feel better today b/c he tried to bite and whip me...LOL.....He did eat on his own for me...He likes my iggy salad.....I’m pretty sure he’s a male his pores a large and has a waxy plug in them...I’m going measure and weigh him tonight.........



05/01/08  11:09pm

 #1723066


Buiatti
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   Message To: Pocochu   In reference to Message Id: 1721856


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

Can’t believe someone was able to do that with an animal. Even though I do not like iggys, I am feeling really sad about this one.

Hope it gets better really soon, and that a really good home awaits it after you’re done. Well, let’s see if in the end this "new home" isn’t yours Annie, becase we all know that you love these animals so much that you can hardly keep away from them....
05/02/08  09:44am

 #1723082


Minya
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   Message To: Pocochu   In reference to Message Id: 1722827


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

The first two picstures are of Ting Ting. A waterdragon that I adopted from a shelter in Colorado. I mention Colorado because I had to fly him to Pennsylvania in this condition. He’s such a trooper!!!

He’s been starved, lost several of his fingers and toes, at least half of his tail (i was able to save the rest) and all the bone in his mouth is dead. his mouth has to be constantly cleaned even so he still gets a bad abscess under his jaw frequently. i have vials of antibiotics and needles to treat him when necessary.

he is so phenomenally cute. i’m constantly shocked that people could do this... even so, reptiles are pretty touch creatures!!




Today: ting ting and jing jing



your oli will make it!!



05/02/08  09:56am

 #1727683


Fuzzra
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   Message To: Minya   In reference to Message Id: 1723082


 I Have Become A Foster Mom...........

Minya~ You did such a great job with Ting Ting!

Poco ~ How’s Oliver doing? My hats off to you for all you do for these beautiful creatures!!!



05/06/08  11:16pm


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