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| Okay so some of you know that about 3 weeks ago I bought a poor little sickly savannah monitor from a very bad pet store. She is doing great by the way...but sadly her brothers were not so lucky. I stopped in the Pet Depot this evening just to check up on them and to my horrific surprise one of the Savs was malnourished, dehydrated and 3/4 dead. He did not even have the energy to swallow water or lift his head off the ground. Thor, his brother was clinging onto dear life as close as he could get to their "heat source" (which wasn't much). I could not with good conscience turn my back on them, so we bought them and took them home. Odin (the malnourished one) did not last but a couple of hours. His body was as stiff as a board. I tried syringe feeding him repta-aid but he was too far gone. He died while I was holding him in my hands. Thor is not doing a whole lot better. We did trick him into eating a pinky, that's a start. I also syringe fed him some repta-aid and water. He is addicted to the heat, like he's never known real warmth. This is dangerous because when they have been deprived of heat so long they can easily over-heat (not knowing exactly how to thermoregulate). I have been monitoring him closely in this regards. Every now and then Thor becomes squirmy and even starts to hiss. This is pretty good news. There is still some fight in him. I will post pictures tomorrow of both Odin and Thor. Be warned these pictures are somewhat graphic. (Like any other pictures of starved to death animals.) At the time I bought Saga (the female) she was the worse off of the 3. I have no doubt that she would have died weeks ago if I had not taken her home with me. When I bought Saga both Odin and Thor were extremely active, biting at human hands, hissing and Odin even defecated on me while trying to wiggle out of my hands. It is so sad that in 3 weeks time they became lifeless emaciated shells. I am going to contact the authorities on this situation. The monitors are not the only animals suffering at this pet store. What they are doing is completely inhumane and CRUEL! I will not let this issue rest until those animals are out of those people's care. I know this is a rant but someone needs to do something. Odin deserves his revenge.
Rest in Peace Odin!!! Your life may have not meant anything to those that abused you; but you meant everything to me. You will be missed my little friend.
2.2 Savannah Monitors (Loki, Freya, Saga, Thor)
0.1 Albino California Kingsnake (Rin)
1.0 California Aberrant Kingsnake (Haku)
1.1 Three-toed Box Turtles (Bowser, Genba)
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0.1 Snow Corn Snake (Sakura)
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Wait so you bought a sav., took it home, and 5 minutes later it died??? Dosn't make sense to me.
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Awww, thats so sad! The store should be punished, I can't believe how they could go downhill in such a short time..... I hope Thor makes it! Is he going to be staying w/ you or not because I know you were not counting on getting one for a while after Saga.
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Awe that is sad.sorry for your lose to.That is good you are trying to help out though.Every animal needs help sooner or later down he line.I hope Thor get's his revenge to,hope the store and stuff well get in trubble or sued or something.
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TheAnole95 (10/4/2008)
Wait so you bought a sav., took it home, and 5 minutes later it died??? Dosn't make sense to me. I said a couple of hours, not 5 minutes. And yes that is how it happened. Read the whole story before you question it. He was already dying before I bought him. The least I could do was try to give him medical attention or a proper burial. I guess it doesn't matter if it makes sense or not. Life doesn't make sense sometimes. When you see the pictures you will somewhat understand. He was already stiff as a board, like rigor mortis had already set in.
Rest in Peace Odin!!! Your life may have not meant anything to those that abused you; but you meant everything to me. You will be missed my little friend.
2.2 Savannah Monitors (Loki, Freya, Saga, Thor)
0.1 Albino California Kingsnake (Rin)
1.0 California Aberrant Kingsnake (Haku)
1.1 Three-toed Box Turtles (Bowser, Genba)
1.0 Red-Ear Slider (Iggy)
0.1 Snow Corn Snake (Sakura)
0.1 Sulcata Tortoise (Casca)
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| There once was a pets store near where I live that sold all sorts of animals-and abused them all. I'll just describe some of the herps living conditions since you don't even want to know how their dogs, cats, and birds were being kept. All water dishes had no water in them. All amphibians were crusty and dried out (obviously dead). None of the cages had any heat source. The turtle enclosures with water sections didn't have filters or anything, and the water was a terrible brown with floating feces in it. Anyway, we called some animal police place and they said that they would send their top investigator into the store as soon as possible. In a couple months, the store closed. I don't know, but your monitor tale reminded me of this. That is very sad about them.
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I dunno how to forward this but I made a topic a few months back, it was 'Horrible Petstore'. That petstore is like the crappiest thing ever, besides yours Reptile Dude
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I remember that thread Anole. Man, some stores are simply awful.
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