About six months ago i picked up my first bearded dragon that i named rocky. For about a month he was energetic and sweet but then he declined in health. Rocky had a warranty so i brought him back to petco. A very kind petco employe took him to a vet and then they held him for a while. When i went to get him they told me that he had metabolic bone disease. for the next week we gave him meds and force fed him but he still declined. We decided to exchange him for a new beardie so i picked out nemo my second beardie. Rocky died on february 11, 2009 with a big heart. Nemo my second i had for four and a half happy and joyful months. Although he had a life of sickness and trauma he always seemed to be happy. On february 18, 2009 it became clear that something was wrong. i determined to go to the vet the next morning because all of the vets were closed. On thursday, february 18-19, between the times of 10pm and 7am nemo breathed his last. throughout this experience iv learned that they were not my pets they were my friends. I give glory to god because he brought them into my life and just as easily he took them out. Rest in peace rocky and nemo and i'm sorry for not being a better owner.
i just adopted one and he's a beauty! Nemo died of a parasite that he apparently had before i bought him(he would not grow and was slowly declining). Rocky died of metabolic bone disease(which was not my fault. they recommended and sold me a cruddy uvb light).