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i feel like crying right now
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I'm so sorry for your loss, much love and prayers...
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I am so sorry to read about the fire and you loss. It is so awful! 
As everyone else is saying - do not blame yourself. I have worked with handling burnt down houses once, and I have seen my share of destruction due to fires. Most of the time noone is to blame - it is just awful accidents...
A friend of mine with 40+ yrs experience with reptiles witnessed his entire house and outdoor enclosures go up in flames 1Ã?â??Ã?½ yrs ago. He lost more than 500 animals and only a few animals survived this terrible fire. He and his wife lost not only all their belongings - they also lost what had taken a lifetime to build and care for.
A fire has nothing to do with the ability to take proper care of these wonderful reptiles - if it had, my friends wouldn't have lost their home and their dream...
It may take quite some time for you to get back on both feet and let go of this nightmare - normal human reaction - but I hope you will be able to move on and go on soon. I hope you have a great family and some greats friends helping you with a place to sleep and helping you rebuild your everyday...
Lots of thoughts from Denmark
As everyone else is saying - do not blame yourself. I have worked with handling burnt down houses once, and I have seen my share of destruction due to fires. Most of the time noone is to blame - it is just awful accidents...
A friend of mine with 40+ yrs experience with reptiles witnessed his entire house and outdoor enclosures go up in flames 1Ã?â??Ã?½ yrs ago. He lost more than 500 animals and only a few animals survived this terrible fire. He and his wife lost not only all their belongings - they also lost what had taken a lifetime to build and care for.
A fire has nothing to do with the ability to take proper care of these wonderful reptiles - if it had, my friends wouldn't have lost their home and their dream...
It may take quite some time for you to get back on both feet and let go of this nightmare - normal human reaction - but I hope you will be able to move on and go on soon. I hope you have a great family and some greats friends helping you with a place to sleep and helping you rebuild your everyday...
Lots of thoughts from Denmark
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thank you all!
I'm so sorry for your loss.
To be optimistic, at least you are okay and were not sleeping in the house when it happened.
look forward to a new beginning. The animals will be replaced and so will your things. I hope you have support where you are, you definitely have plenty on here.
To be optimistic, at least you are okay and were not sleeping in the house when it happened.
look forward to a new beginning. The animals will be replaced and so will your things. I hope you have support where you are, you definitely have plenty on here.
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i cannot believe this. my jaw dropped when i read this. i honestly dont know what to say. fire is a terrible thing. ive witnessed it first hand. like everyone said it is going to be ok and you will get through it. you are in all of our thoughts and prayers.
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thanks everyone, once i get a new place im going to get more reptiles definately, i cant take not having my reptiles to take care of, i think the thing i miss the most is preparing all the dishes to feed everyone. im very blessed to have all of you behind me. i cant thank you all enough, this tragedy has taught me a very valuable lesson, i can always count on the reptile community for support. thank you all, have a safe happy night.
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I am on deployment and don't get to check on here as often as i like and i saw your post and all i could think of was i don't have a clue what i would do if i lost everything like that. I know how hard it is for me not being able to take care of my animals for the short 6 months that i am gone for deployment. i could not imagine permanently.... good luck with everything and again i am very sorry for your loss.
Chris - I can't believe you didn't tell me. I keep crying at work, and had to drive home after meeting Justin last night, a two hour drive, after learning that Gozar burned to death. I keep thinking about the day I got him two years ago, and how big he'd gotten since then. He was a really good tegu.
What happened? I understand it being hard to email me or call me to tell me this but I entrusted you with Gozar, free of charge, and you said you'd keep me up to date about him. I am so sad today. And I'm sorry for your loss, all your beautiful animals, as well. Please at least let me know what happened.
What happened? I understand it being hard to email me or call me to tell me this but I entrusted you with Gozar, free of charge, and you said you'd keep me up to date about him. I am so sad today. And I'm sorry for your loss, all your beautiful animals, as well. Please at least let me know what happened.
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Wow, that is awful. I'm so sorry this happened to you. As many others have stated dont blame yourself for what happened. And yes! You will make it through! Keep your head up!
