Angels With Scales Reptile Rescue

04/08/2024

I learned something very interesting today:

In Hawaii, you are not referred to as your pet's owner. You are referred to as their "Kahu".

A Kahu is a guardian, safekeeper, beloved, and protector. But what you are protecting is not your property. What you are protecting is a part of your soul. It lets others know that you and your pet are connected on a spiritual level.

I truly believe that I am connected this way with Drogon and Elliot Aiden. They settle into me when I hold them as if to say, "I love you and I trust you." I will protect them and will go to the ends of the earth in doing so. What they have given to me is their love and protection over me and they would move mountains for me if they could. I am whole and my spirit has been able to continually heal because of their love, my son's adoration, my husband's protection, and my faith in God.

I am truly blessed!

03/08/2024

Look at his strength. He deserved this all along and others failed him. I got your back, Love!! 💖

21/07/2024

My little clown. 💕💕💕

19/07/2024

My scaly loves... 💕💕💕💕💕

14/07/2024

Nana's little granddragon. His little feet are dirty and he looks like he's wearing socks. 💕

13/07/2024

Looking for some help from our followers. If you could, please share this page. I'm asking because lately, I've seen an awful lot of posts with dragons that are in bad shape. Some are neglected, but some are of people that don't have the knowledge on how to care for their animals. If I can't convince someone to surrender their dragon(s), then I could offer some education and help them to correct anything that may have caused ill health in their baby and rescue it in that way.

Either way, the dragon wins. Helping a dragon doesn't have to mean a person being forced to surrender their beloved pet. I will say this: even if someone doesn't want to part with their reptile but they just cannot afford to care for it properly, I'll do my damnedest to try to convince them to surrender it. I won't leave a dragon in a dangerous environment. Even if I have to report their neglect to the authorities. We are obligated to give these babies the absolute best care possible from day one. I have to see to it that that happens when I become aware of a situation.

End rant!

12/07/2024

My two scaly sons. Such beauties!! 💕

29/06/2024

It doesn't get any more beautiful than this! 💕

24/06/2024

Look at this stunning boy!!! March of 2023, I didn't even know if he was gonna live. But we fought. We fought together. The harder I fought, the more he did too! We tag-teamed all the odds and kicked total ass!!!

This is what love can do! And this is what all neglected reptiles need, but don't get. LOVE STARTS HERE!!! So if you know anyone that has a reptile they want to surrender, PLEASE - for the love of these scaly babies, have them contact me. I'm only equipped to rescue three small reptiles ATM, but that's three lives that can possibly be saved!

At Angels With Scales Reptile Rescue, a sick reptile will get the proper diet, proper husbandry, and a whole lotta love so that they can make a comeback. Please...hit me up! I promise you, there will be no judgment. There will be no criticism. But there will be respect, for the fact that you're willing to let your reptile come to a place where they can get a chance at life!

21/06/2024

Drogon had a follow up appointment today with Dr. Love. He has put on 75 grams since settling into his new habitat, bringing him to 605 grams (1.33 lbs). She said his size is incredible, and that he's more muscle than fat, but that his fat pads are all sufficiently sized. She said she's never seen a beardie as big as him, and she's a beardie mama so she would know.

I'm so proud of this boy!!!!

16/06/2024

My lovely King, enjoying the view!

16/06/2024

Never has there been a more beautiful creature.

13/06/2024

Someone jumped off the bed today, then climbed up my nighty to get up to my shoulder. Now he's happy and content.

This little man could barely walk when I first got him. He was weak, lethargic, unable to produce a regular BM, and starved for love. If only you all could see him now. He's active, full of personality, and giving back the love he receives. He's a totally different reptile.

12/06/2024

Little Viscerys never gets a mention bc he's my son's dragon. Well, we're gonna change that, cuz he's such a beautiful boy and deserves to show everyone just how awesome he is!!

12/06/2024

Yes.... May I help you?

07/06/2024

This beautiful boy.... 💕💕💕

02/06/2024

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01/06/2024

Eating salads again on the daily thanks to Ferne's Reptile Toppers. And his diet is finally back to the proper 80/20 variant where it should be. What a relief!!! This Mommy was super worried!

01/06/2024

I've been willing to argue this point to the tune of losing friends and acquaintances over it. Science doesn't lie. They DO feel love. They DO show love. And where this subject is concerned, I'm proud to say that I WAS RIGHT!

Love your scaly babies, cuz guess what: they know it's love. And they know that the proper response is to give that love back! EXCELLENT read!!!

Far more animals than previously thought likely have consciousness, top scientists say in a new declaration — including fish, lobsters and octopus.

01/06/2024

Because my back hurt just looking at him, and I couldn't bring myself to leave him like that! How in the name of all that is holy do they sleep in these funky positions?!?

He's now in bed with me. Not because I'm a pushover. Well I guess I kinda am where my boys are concerned. But because I want him to feel love and hugs before he goes back to bed.

20/05/2024

Every rescue should have this result. Look at that tummy. And if he gets any closer, he's gonna blend right into my chin! Unfortunately, not every rescue has this result. There will be successes and there will be what feels like failures. But it won't be at my hands. It's at the hands of people that refuse to get educated, and refuse to give them their basic needs. And even if I can't save every single one, I swear to GOD they'll feel love before they go.

This is a boy showing love. This is a boy showing appreciation. This is a boy wanting to be as close to the person that gave him his best life as he possibly can.

I can't keep every one of them and I know it will be hard to part ways when I start rescuing full time. But he was my first, and I'm glad his adoption fell through. Mommy loves you too, Elly Belly!

19/05/2024

Drogon has been super finicky where veggies are concerned for a while now. But since adapting to his new enclosure and putting the Ferne’s Reptile Toppers Forbidden Flower on his food, he's been eating every single day without issue! We're doing another vet check this coming week just to be sure nothing is going on and that the weight loss was just stress related because of the new enclosure, but I'm fairly confident everything is good!!!

13/05/2024

Someone is finally starting to get some weight back on. He was moved into an 8x2x2, and he stressed and lost some grams. Now that he is settled, things are going back to normal, and he's eating much more and glass surfing much less.

Drogon was only pottying twice a week when he was in his 4x2x2. I'm not sure why, bc his husbandry has ALWAYS been on point. But it was like clockwork: every two weeks. I'm not sure but personally, I think it was bc he didn't have enough space to move around. He's an extremely long dragon and he was just cramped. Now since he's been in the 8x2x2, he's going every day to every other day. This could also have an impact on his weight since he's going more often and not holding on to it. I also got a huge trumpet out of his left nostril that had been stuck for MONTHS. I've been moistening his nostrils around the opening and it finally came out of one side. Hopefully, the right side loosens up very soon, because it's been a nightmare for him not being able to breathe through his nose.

Either way, he's still going back to the vet just to be sure all is well. He saw her just before the transfer to the new habitat so since he's now regular, I would just feel comfortable making sure that's all that was going on.

I wouldn't say that Drogon is a special needs baby, but he does have some things going on that need special attention. He's my first, and he holds a very huge special place in my heart. He kept me from going insane when my dad died bc he knew something was wrong and his whole demeanor changed. He would rub against me like a cat and stay as close to my neck as he possibly could.

He will forever be my bestie, my ride or die, and my little King!!

09/05/2024

When you love beardies so badly even if they don't have wings, but you still gotta have a flying dragon, you just find a way ... ❤️

03/05/2024

Drogon has been REALLY funky since his move into the 8x2x2. He finally seems to be settling in and isn't as "panicked", but he did lose some weight from all the glass surfing and stress. He ate some BSFL this morning, is basking well, and isn't frantic.

I feel some guilt bc of this, but the move was necessary. He's such a big boy! But I've ordered some various live feeders to supplement his diet so I can get him back up to s***f. Silkworms, waxworms, butterworms, and hornworms. I'm also using Ferne's Reptile Toppers and organic bee pollen on his veggies to stimulate his appetite. And I purchased a water bowl to get his hydration back up. He'll be pudgy again in no time. Lol!!

02/05/2024

How is this comfortable?!? 💕

01/05/2024

My first. My #1 stunner. My heart! ❤️ I've never known such a love!

30/04/2024

If you know of anyone who has a reptile they want to surrender or rehome, please let me know. Sick or healthy: we'll take them!

30/04/2024

Minor adjustments. He seems calmer. It's difficult for beardies to adjust to change. He's getting much better! I think he was missing his slate platform, so I gave him a new one.

Drogon has never tolerated the heat as well as he should. He's always been about 3⁰ to 5⁰ less than the average beardie. Even when he was a baby, he didn't like his habitat as warm as it should have been (based on textbook teachings). So I lowered his basking platform and put in lower wattage bulbs. This seems to have done the trick.

Elliot and Viscerys are so easy to figure out because they're typical beardies (but they're the bestest beardies in the world - lol). But Drogon is a complete and total science project, for lack of a better term. I've had to experiment with everything since day 1 to get things to his liking. I don't mind tho. It's a labor of love!!