| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Brookestar |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 15:28:02
well the time as come and i have had to say good bye to my first reptile  my little leopard gecko
vets rang and told me this afternoon that it was a twisted gut that is apprently a common problem in the leopard gecko genes.
just feel like s**t, like ive let down my reps, like i could of helped her. like the dark side said i should of noticed earlier. meybe im just not cut out for them yet.
just want to say a BIG BIG thanks to paulasworm for his help last night. maybe "dark side" were tight about me mate |
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| Brookestar |
Posted - 05/09/2009 : 14:37:08
ty everyone |
| n/a |
Posted - 05/09/2009 : 13:41:30
So sorry to hear this news. |
| HannahB |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 23:44:49
dont beat yourself up about it..these things happen and sometimes we arent meant to see the signs.. after having a staffy and seeing how high their pain threshold is nothing surprises me with how resilient some animals are..
its not your fault - you are new to geckos and still learning but like others have said now you would be able to recognise the signs..dont give up on yourself and your animal owning abilities 
RIP Sahara x |
| n/a |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 23:43:01
Hey brookestar i know how your feeling,
lost my first rep last saturday, still in shock looking in the viv and not seeing her |
| Brookestar |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 21:23:50
quote:
Paulusworm Posted - 04/09/2009 : 17:56:37
quote:
Originally posted by Brookestar
i know and i dont blame the rep shop. it is very reputable and would reccomend anyone near manchester to use him. i know 100% he wouldnt sell an ill pet.
That's good to know. A lot of the less reputable stores wouldn't have bothered to offer. If you decide to get another do you want me to speak to Marc about finding you a "mentor" (bad choice of word but I couldn't think of another) to help you get some confidence with leos? He is more than happy to help you get up to speed with them.
yes please! i am always willing to learn more. i just want my confidence back. i know its silly but i have just lost all confidence with gecko's after this. after readin other post there are obvious signs to look out for and i missed them all. let me know whats happeing mate. glad to here from marc soon |
| Kellog |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 20:54:26
So sorry Brookestar. Was following your thread with Paul last night and it looked like there was nothing you could have done - the damage was already effecting him before he showed any sign of it, and as Paul said if he had already lost his tail once he cant have been particularly healthy considering how young he was. I know you will, but try not beat yourself up about it. You did everything you could with the knowledge you had and that is all we can do. Dont let this experience be too big a blow to your self-confidence. You have too much to offer to others, and to whatever animals you have now and will have in the future. xxx |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 19:53:45
so sorry to hear that. just had to have one of the school ponies put down, its always awful to lose an animal you care about. rip sahara x |
| hillzi |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 18:32:14
Sorry bud.
I guess its one of those things...
Pics of the newb! |
| Paulusworm |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 17:56:37
quote:
Originally posted by Brookestar
i know and i dont blame the rep shop. it is very reputable and would reccomend anyone near manchester to use him. i know 100% he wouldnt sell an ill pet.
That's good to know. A lot of the less reputable stores wouldn't have bothered to offer. If you decide to get another do you want me to speak to Marc about finding you a "mentor" (bad choice of word but I couldn't think of another) to help you get some confidence with leos? He is more than happy to help you get up to speed with them. |
| Kazerella |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 17:52:21
Oh no Brookestar 
I bet you're devastated  |
| Brookestar |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 17:40:26
i know and i dont blame the rep shop. it is very reputable and would reccomend anyone near manchester to use him. i know 100% he wouldnt sell an ill pet. |
| n/a |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 17:32:45
hey i always say this its a harsh lesson to learn ....but u learn by your mistakes....and yet it could of been ill before you got it seeing you had it only 2 weeks(no offence to ur shop there)but nobody can always spot an illness straight away |
| Paulusworm |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 17:10:03
Aww dammit. Sorry to hear that mate. Like the others have said, we all make mistakes. That's how we learn but as a newbie to leos you wouldn't have noticed it until it got as bad as it did. The fact that the pet shop have offered you another free makes me think that it had problems before you got it. It was already playing catch-up after losing its original tail. Don't cut yourself up over it mate. |
| Brookestar |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 16:45:18
cheeers people. my rep shop said they will give me another for free seeing as im a regular and i only had it 2 weeks. just dunno if i can handle it yet |
| BlueTongueDan |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 16:27:44
Wow, Brookestar, Im sorry for your loss. It is hard loosing an animal in your care.
But you shouldn't blame yourself! I dont know much about Leos but I doubt there was much you could do, appart from spot the signs earlier but as Lee said, every one makes mistakes. Its not like you neglected them.
Dont let this bad experience put you off doing something you love.
Hope your OK,
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| KITTYCAT |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 16:25:37
sorry to hear that bs, its sad but try not to beat yourself up to much sometimes nature is cruel unfortunatley. |
| n/a |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 16:18:01
i know how you feel i lost my leo after only having her a month, it still hurt tho. i got a male now and he is doin well, at least now you know what to look out for. am sending you big hugs |
| Brookestar |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 16:03:59
thanks lee. just cant get to grips with the loss and i only had them 2 weeks
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| lee2308 |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 16:03:04
sorry to hear that bs,just been reading your thread on rfuk.We all learn by are mistakes and hopfuly every one else learns by our mistakes too |
| Brookestar |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 15:51:26
ty tilly. i just feel like selling up to someone who would maybe notice problems quicker.
cant stop blaming myself |
