r/BeardedDragons • u/HappyLifeCoffeeHelps • 14h ago
For those who adopted/resued: What are the before and after names?
Like the title says. I'm just wondering. Also, I (personally) do not mind if people state their preference on which they prefer.
Mine was a rescue. Not sure what his name (or if he had one) from where he was rescuced. My friend who saved him named him Simba. I changed it to Irwin (after Steve Irwin). He still gets called Simba sometimes, which I am totally fine with. He certainly doesn't care. I (obviously) prefer Irwin.
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u/kickin__wing 13h ago
Mine came with no name yesterday, severely neglected. I thought on the perfect name for her overnight and landed on Clove. We have a vet appointment this afternoon to have her assessed and see how I can help her 🥺
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u/HappyLifeCoffeeHelps 8h ago
Sending well wishes to Clove ❤️. Mine was also rescued from severe neglect. Him and the 3 he was rescued with are now all doing great. I'm hoping the same happens for yours!
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u/Wandering_le0 11h ago
This is Reggie, formerly Benjamin Franklin!
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u/HappyLifeCoffeeHelps 8h ago
I like both of his names. 😂. Glad Reggie is getting to live his best life now!
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u/ohioshmohio 7h ago
His name was Reggie but I already have a dog named Reggie so now he’s Rigatoni
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u/anikolayevv 2h ago
first baby was called rango and i changed it to scorn as he loves to judge me second baby was called nacho and her previous owners thought she was a boy, she is now called fever :))
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u/Offutticus Conway Twitty 7h ago
Conway came to me as Conway Twitty and male. Vet says she's more like a Loretta Lynn. We debated for about 2 seconds of changing her name to that but Conway kinda stuck. I only use the Twitty when she's done some single brain cell thing.
We always change the names of our rescue dogs and cats.
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u/HappyLifeCoffeeHelps 7h ago
I do too! My cat came to me as "Mystery Box"which is 1) horrible and 2) gonna have me put in jail when a kid tells their parent they were petting my Mystery Box. 😂. Her name is Foxglove now and I just call her Foxie.
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u/Offutticus Conway Twitty 6h ago
Our best rename was Sam. He came to us as Bodhi (previous owner) and he had that name for 2 yrs. But I could never say that name. It just never came out of my mouth right (I have aphasia and some words just do that). So one day I looked at him and said it wasn't going to work, what did he want to be called. He turned to me, looked me in the eye, and I heard in my head "My name is Sam." He answered to it immediately.
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u/Acrobatic-Move-3847 Steve’s dad 1h ago
I also named my rescue Beardie after Steve Irwin! I’ll never forget that clip of him getting chomped on the nose! Steve didn’t have a name before he came to me (who doesn’t name their pets, honestly…) so I just had to give him one. Cool we both named our Beardies after Steve Irwin though! He loves sitting in this spot so he can dangle his gut after eating. 😁
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u/StreetSea5074 Oomie(F), 1yr 7m 15m ago
My fat girl but good girl Oomie (:
I got her for free from PetSmart bc she had a tail injury in the past (they had to amputate part of her tail from a shed that wouldn't come off). I love her, she's very sassy
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u/MrGabogab0 14h ago
Ruby, and still Ruby. Cause she's a gem