Have you ever thought about owning a bearded dragon?

Whenever my fiance or I tell others that Solaris is potty trained, we always get the strangest looks. Potty-trained bearded dragons are considered weird because walking a dog or having a litter box for a cat is normal in pet-ownership; the idea of teaching your dragon to use the restroom outside of their tank is considered ‘impossible’.

We brought this month old bearded dragon into our home on Black Friday. Bringing in an ‘orphan dragon’ (lizard) into our home was not an impulsive decision. In fact, my boyfriend and I had been discussing the possibility of owning a lizard since August.

Solarius, or Sol for short, has been both a delight and an adventure to raise.

Have you ever done the morally “right” thing yet felt so heartbroken from your choice?

On October, 30th, I made the difficult decision to put my nineteen year old cat down due to a cocktail of health issues that she had little to no chance from recovering from.

While I am glad I let her rest in peace, my heart and soul still feels the pain and loss that comes from no longer having my feline companion in my life.

It has been a month and some change since we’ve last brought up my fish tank. You'll be brought up to speed in this post. As a bonus, I'll share the lessons I've learned along the way. If you haven’t read the first part, click here: 5 Lessons Learned about Fish Keeping

My boyfriend and I decided to get into the fish keeping hobby. By recently, I mean since the beginning of August. We started out with two small beta tanks purchased at PetCo, moved to a 3-gallon cylindrical tank, and now have settled with a comfortable 10-gallon tank.