Bruce the Bearded Dragon - An Announcement

Post date: Jun 27, 2015 8:12:32 AM

We have decided to retire Bruce, the Bearded Dragon. We know he is much-loved by his many admirers, but we feel this is the best decision for him.

When we started to go back out to shows this spring, it quickly became apparent that Bruce was not enjoying them; he was trying to get back onto the table when held, and showing general signs of stress. Where he used to sit quite happily on his travel box for hours, he was trying to hide after just a short period.

Also at home, although he continued to enjoy curling up on someone's shoulder for an evening, he became angry if he saw any of the other lizards being handled, e.g. to clean the stuck shed from a leopard gecko's feet.

We recently met again a family we have known for over two years who have past experience of keeping bearded dragons. It quickly became apparent that the whole family loved Bruce and knew how to care for him and, more importantly, Bruce loved the daughter (and quite liked the rest of the family). We therefore took the decision we thought we never would - to rehome Bruce to a new family.

We are confident that Bruce will live out his remaining few years in a loving and comfortable home, and probably be thoroughly spoiled. It also means that we will never be tempted to take him out for "just one more show".