moral dilemma

im having dilemma, im wondering if you guys could give me some insight. my first reptile was a leopard gecko, but as much as i hate to say it i've mostly lost interest in him. he has nearly no personality. and im contemplating selling him, but i feel morally obligated to keep him as he was my first reptile. idk what to do.

To me, it seems if you don't love him, you won't exert yourself to give him the proper care, and might even end up resenting him.

He just might be better off in a home where he'll be appreciated.

Just my $.02 - YMMV.

~Bruce

You are morally obligated to give him the best home possible, be it yours or finding another one for him.

aww poor little dude.. Well if you don't feel that you want him anymore you shoudl probably give him up. ( you have a Tegu named Jello!!!:8:)

i think im going to keep him. il spice up his cage a bit and he does have his charm. i was holding him he is a cute little guy.

and yeah, she is actually named her after the lead sing of the dead kennedy's "Jello Biafra"

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Originally Posted by FloridaHogs

You are morally obligated to give him the best home possible, be it yours or finding another one for him.

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Exactly!

There is nothing morally wrong with changing your focus to what interests you.

I sold my leopard gecko when I decided I wanted to switch my focus to snakes. Now I regret it though. I miss her like crazy. :(

Read my signature to know my feelings....

I had two parakeets that did not turn out like I was expecting....

Gave them to a friend of mine who loves parakeets and now they are very happy singing and doing parakeet stuff!!

I felt really guilty for getting into something that I lost interest in but I feel better about my decision to give them to a good home then I would have keeping them.

My first herp was a bp. My second was a leo. Back then I had the "I want one of everything" attitude. A couple months into having the leo, I got another ball, and another, and another and another. I realized what my true passion was. I did have to give up my leo. I actually ended up trading him for another ball. It was tough to do any I still think about him all the time.

An alternative to "giving him up" per say, is to give him to someone close to you, a friend or relative, that would want him. Then you would know he is in good hands and you could always see him again.

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Originally Posted by Pwilliams58

An alternative to "giving him up" per say, is to give him to someone close to you, a friend or relative, that would want him. Then you would know he is in good hands and you could always see him again.

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I've had to do this when moving.. Can't exactly take fish to/from alaska.

Also some family friends gave us a tortoise when they moved to New Zealand, and we ended up giving the tortoise to our vet, who has TONS of tortoises that live in a wonderful outdoor facility when the weather is good when the parents moved back to alaska.

I gave the vet's email to the family friends so their little girl who owned the tortoise can get picture updates, and maybe reclaim her pet someday if she returns to the states.

If someone has to/wants to give up a pet for some reason, I highly recommend looking for a good friend or relative to take up the care of your pet. It's so much better than trusting strangers.

I was in the same boat as you. I chose to give mine away with cage and all. This was to insure that he was taken proper care of.