I visited the Petco ig today...(long)

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Posted by Diana on February 08, 2001 at 23:47:10:

I went in today to see if the Petco manager made good on his two-week old promise to properly house her, to start to feed her better, and get her some UV lights up.

I'm torn about what I saw today. Things are a tiny bit better for her now, but not at all what they should be. I guess I should be grateful that we made *some* progress? But I still can't feel happy about her plight.

They moved her into what was formerly the baby ig cage, and it is a bit bigger than the fish tank they had her in before, but it is still not the right size for her.

There's a small UV light on top of the cage, but it is seriously 4 1/2 feet above her head--she can't even begin to benefit from the rays from that distance. And since her new cage was formerly the tiny iglet cage, there are only very small, weak twigs and plastic leaves for her to climb on even if she even wanted to get closer to the UV lighting. The twigs they have rigged up with elastic bands will not hold her weight--so she continues to sit still at the bottom of the cage on her poop-covered repti-bark. (sigh)

At least this cage felt warmer than the last one did, but there was still no heating pad underneath her belly, and a huge dog bowl that was filthy and hard for her to drink from, and for food, there was orange slices, some canteloupe and honey dew melon only.

How can a pet store be so clueless? I've taken in very good Iguana care sheets to the store THREE times now! (I left another three-paged one with them today.) But they seem to ignore the information I give them, and to continue to do what's convienient for them.

Last night, I sewed her two little matching polar fleece pillows to sleep on and today I took them in to her. She loved them, and showed me she did by laying her head on them immediately when I put them in her cage. That at least gave me a tiny bit of comfort, to know she now has something soft to lay on all day long. I also snuck her in some collard greens, which she instantly snatched from my hand and gobbled up. That gave me joy.

If only I could tuck her under my arm and disappear from the store....J/K My conscience is too active for that. But seriously, I've thought about offering them a ridiculous amount of money for her and see what they say. So far, they say she's not for sale, but as they say...everything has it's price.

The only thing is, if I WAS able to buy her, I couldn't keep her--Habib is already waiting for his new cage to be built, and finances (or lack thereof) have kept me from that project as it is. What a mess!
I'm beginning to think that to love is to hurt.

Thanks again for all of your concern, care, and support. I hope someday I can post on here and tell you all that they finally surrendered her to me and that I'm now looking to find her a great home to adopt her out to.

Until then...thank you, my friends.
Diana

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: I went in today to see if the Petco manager made good on his two-week old promise to properly house her, to start to feed her better, and get her some UV lights up. : I'm torn about what I saw today. Things are a tiny bit better for her now, but not at all what they should be. I guess I should be grateful that we made *some* progress? But I still can't feel happy about her plight. : They moved her into what was formerly the baby ig cage, and it is a bit bigger than the fish tank they had her in before, but it is still not the right size for her. : There's a small UV light on top of the cage, but it is seriously 4 1/2 feet above her head--she can't even begin to benefit from the rays from that distance. And since her new cage was formerly the tiny iglet cage, there are only very small, weak twigs and plastic leaves for her to climb on even if she even wanted to get closer to the UV lighting. The twigs they have rigged up with elastic bands will not hold her weight--so she continues to sit still at the bottom of the cage on her poop-covered repti-bark. (sigh) : At least this cage felt warmer than the last one did, but there was still no heating pad underneath her belly, and a huge dog bowl that was filthy and hard for her to drink from, and for food, there was orange slices, some canteloupe and honey dew melon only. : How can a pet store be so clueless? I've taken in very good Iguana care sheets to the store THREE times now! (I left another three-paged one with them today.) But they seem to ignore the information I give them, and to continue to do what's convienient for them. : Last night, I sewed her two little matching polar fleece pillows to sleep on and today I took them in to her. She loved them, and showed me she did by laying her head on them immediately when I put them in her cage. That at least gave me a tiny bit of comfort, to know she now has something soft to lay on all day long. I also snuck her in some collard greens, which she instantly snatched from my hand and gobbled up. That gave me joy. : If only I could tuck her under my arm and disappear from the store....J/K My conscience is too active for that. But seriously, I've thought about offering them a ridiculous amount of money for her and see what they say. So far, they say she's not for sale, but as they say...everything has it's price. : The only thing is, if I WAS able to buy her, I couldn't keep her--Habib is already waiting for his new cage to be built, and finances (or lack thereof) have kept me from that project as it is. What a mess! : I'm beginning to think that to love is to hurt. : Thanks again for all of your concern, care, and support. I hope someday I can post on here and tell you all that they finally surrendered her to me and that I'm now looking to find her a great home to adopt her out to. : Until then...thank you, my friends. : Diana

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