Who would do such a thing!?

So I was driving home from work last night around 9:15pm had to stop at a light and a car was turning down a side street and the lights from the car illuminated something on the grass on the side of the road that looked like a large tank. Being confused as to what exactly it was I turned down the street to get a closer look... It indeed was a 40g breeder tank w stand and a note taped to it saying "FREE! Take me or I will die. I am healthy" so I pull off to the side of the road and get out to look at it. After looking it over there is the tank, stand, a shop light w a flood light in it, water dish, food dish w nothing in it, under the stand was a large Rubbermaid container filled w super worms. I couldn't see anything in the tank. I was cautious cuz I didn't want to reach in the tank in the dark and get bitten by something so I took out my phone and used my handy flashlight app and hiding under some cork bark was a decent sized bearded dragon! I looked around to see if anyone was around like this was a joke or I was being punked lol. I didn't see anyone or anything. Being the animal lover I am I put my hands in and picked him up. Seemed healthy ish, no signs of bugs or injury. So I loaded his stuff up in my truck and took him home.

I am guessing some child quit caring for him and the parents got mad and took action (stupid action might I add)

I am guessing he is about 2 years old. I am getting a UVB light for him since all that he had was the flood light which when I put a thermometer in got over 200 degrees! I switched that out right away.. Poor guy!

I can't believe someone would do this! I don't have any idea how long he was there.

I've never kept a beardy but I'm doing tons of research now and printed a list from the beautiful dragon website on what foods to feed him and so on.

Heres a couple pics of him..or her, I don't know which. I'm just calling it a him.
Any of you experts see anything wrong w him I might have missed that you can see from the pics? I feel that he is a little skinny so i plan to fattin him up.. Unless I'm wrong and he is ok the way he is. I have a vet appointment set for Wednesday, that's the earliest I could get.

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Poor thing. How can anyone leave such a gorgeous animal on the road?! Props to you though! :gj:
Glad you picked him up out of all folks. Sounds like you're doing everything you can for this guy.

Either way, don't forget to put him in quarantine! :)
Wouldn't want your other animals to get sick.

Poor dragon, lucky dragon, lucky you! I don't think he's your average dragon either, maybe some citrus in there?

Yup. People suck. Awesome that you showed up for the little guy though. I got my Dumeril in a similar situation. She and a male (both adults) were left in a fifteen gallon tank at the backdoor of a business in the middle of the night. In the winter. The male died but we were able to save the female. Now she has a cushy forever home.

He's a pretty little thing and lucky too! What are you gonna name him?

Ohhhh I found a morph!? Lol I don't much about bearded dragon morphs, I thought he looked more yellow then then ones I have seen but I didn't know. How fun!

I'm pretty excited. I went to the store and got all these tasty greens, different squashes, and fruits (all on the list that beardys can eat of course)

Yeah I hate the people for doing what they did but lucky for him and me I will give him much better care AND it was all free!

Oh and I named him Dr. Finklestein haha

Haha, that's a great name. Terrible yet awesome find, congrats! He does definitely look more yellow/orangey than a normal beardie. Can't wait to see some pics once he's settled in and got a bit more weight on him. Hope everything goes well with the vet trip!

I figure I'll set him up with a photo shoot if the vet visit goes ok :D

That poor little guy! How could someone do that? I'm so glad you stopped and got him!

Good thing you found him.
He's a lucky guy to be picked up by a reptile lover.

Good for you fire saving him

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