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Posted by Melody on October 02, 2000 at 21:58:13:

A lot of people were offended by my using the word dispose. I ment giving her a new home not putting her down the garbadge disposal. I did not purchase this Ig. I got her because a friend in the movie industry used her for a commercial and then left her to die, so I took her to prevent her death. It has been difficult. For several months I was afraid to touch her or let my 5 year old daughter get near her. I got some phamplets from the pet store but they left many questions unanswered. I gave her a proper diet and gave her regular sunlight and slowly began toughing her without gloves. It took a lot of time but my daughter who was also initially terified of her began handeling her. About two months ago we moved to a bigger house and about a week after we moved in she chewed her way out a window and disappered. We were extremely worried because of the cats in the neighborhood. But she came back (chased home by a neighbor) after about 3 weeks. Extremely skinny but with a beautiful turquoise color. Right now she is 3 feet in length, body about 11 inches. The reason she was on a leash in the tree (I realize a bit mistake) was to prevent another disappearance. After the accident in the tree she was taken to two vet's. The first gave a lot of inaccurate information. The 2nd, an Ig. specialist could not give an approxiamate age. He said that if she was mal treated before I had her she might not have grown properly. He showed me some large scares on her belly, someone before me had burned her, he said probly on a hot rock. I have received more information from total strangers on the web then from the $100. vet(ig. specialist) Thank You for your responses. Her temperment has not changed. Prior to the move and the tree incident she was friendly with me and my daughter but now she doesn't want out of her cage she doesn't want to be touched and when I put her in the window for sun she climbes out and climbs back in her cage. Everytime I go to pet her or even give her food she tries to bite me or lung at me. I realize she got hurt from the tree hanging incident because she was dragging her left leg for a few hours after but the vet assured my their wasn't any permanent damage. How can she not want any sun? I will give it a few more weeks before I decide to adopt her out, or not because I do love her and have gotten very attached and spent a small fortune of supplies but my concern is for my daughter. If she doesn't change her attitude I will not have any choice but to find her a new home.

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: A lot of people were offended by my using the word dispose. I ment giving her a new home not putting her down the garbadge disposal. I did not purchase this Ig. I got her because a friend in the movie industry used her for a commercial and then left her to die, so I took her to prevent her death. It has been difficult. For several months I was afraid to touch her or let my 5 year old daughter get near her. I got some phamplets from the pet store but they left many questions unanswered. I gave her a proper diet and gave her regular sunlight and slowly began toughing her without gloves. It took a lot of time but my daughter who was also initially terified of her began handeling her. About two months ago we moved to a bigger house and about a week after we moved in she chewed her way out a window and disappered. We were extremely worried because of the cats in the neighborhood. But she came back (chased home by a neighbor) after about 3 weeks. Extremely skinny but with a beautiful turquoise color. Right now she is 3 feet in length, body about 11 inches. The reason she was on a leash in the tree (I realize a bit mistake) was to prevent another disappearance. After the accident in the tree she was taken to two vet's. The first gave a lot of inaccurate information. The 2nd, an Ig. specialist could not give an approxiamate age. He said that if she was mal treated before I had her she might not have grown properly. He showed me some large scares on her belly, someone before me had burned her, he said probly on a hot rock. I have received more information from total strangers on the web then from the $100. vet(ig. specialist) Thank You for your responses. Her temperment has not changed. Prior to the move and the tree incident she was friendly with me and my daughter but now she doesn't want out of her cage she doesn't want to be touched and when I put her in the window for sun she climbes out and climbs back in her cage. Everytime I go to pet her or even give her food she tries to bite me or lung at me. I realize she got hurt from the tree hanging incident because she was dragging her left leg for a few hours after but the vet assured my their wasn't any permanent damage. How can she not want any sun? I will give it a few more weeks before I decide to adopt her out, or not because I do love her and have gotten very attached and spent a small fortune of supplies but my concern is for my daughter. If she doesn't change her attitude I will not have any choice but to find her a new home.

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