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| Name: |
Kyroga
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Age: |
Two years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Bearded Dragon |
| Home: |
Monmouth, Oregon, USA
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Kyroga is my special little boy. He was 8 months old when I rescued him
and he was kept in a ten-gallon tank with poor lighting and no physical
contact at all. The first day I saw him I almost cried. He was curled up
at the bottom of his tank and he looked like he was ready to give up. It
took me two seconds to pay the woman I rescued him from and take him out
- at which the woman protested.
He never bit me, he never struggled, instead he looked at me and I saw a
little spark in his eye. I put him on my shoulder and left - he never
tried to run and he sat on my shoulder for the entire drive home. Once I
had his tank set up, he knew he was home, and he had changed my life.
Soon he became a companion pet and was registered through the state.
Every time I go to work, he goes with me and he helps with the disabled
adults I support. I never leave the house without him and because of
that, every day he makes a difference in the lives of the people he
meets. He has helped a girl overcome her fear of talking in public and
she gave a speech at the capitol. He's helped another become more
responsible and now she has her own pet to care for. He's helped a small
boy realize that, even with his disabilities, he can have a companion to
love that will love him back.
He's been a spokesman for his species and due to that, several of his
kind have been rescued by loving homes, including his two little
brothers. His heart is a thousand times bigger than I could have ever
dreamed. He is the most amazing little man I've ever had in my life.
Some days, I don't know who rescued who.
By the way, he's fit as a fiddle now besides some fused vertebrae on his tail and a
small underbite. Those grey spots are actually his natural pattern. He just
has odd yet beautiful colors. I didn't know he had them until I gave him
the proper diet. I've only had him for a year and he's already changed
my life.
Kyroga and his brothers are incredibly spoiled with their own giant
personalized tanks. He sleeps in a dog bed with a heating pad at
night because he needs to sleep next to me. I guess I have taken
animal spoiling to a new level.
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