ok cool i just want to make sure that you werent some young 15 year old kid. who wasnt mature enaugh to know what they were getting in to. hell you are a year older than me. haha.
i love my water. he is verry hardy and has done quite well. i would also like to commend you for what you do for your gram, that is a great thing to do.
if you are like me. when you get a monitor you want the biggest one out there. waters are huge but also some of the tamest ones you can own. akies are cool but if i wanted something that size i will just stay with my bearded dragons. they are a hell of a lot tamer. you have just had a run of bad luck thus far. hopefully third time is the charm!

matt fisher