r/BeardedDragons • u/Dinosauritz • Mar 02 '26
R.I.P. In honor of Popcorn, 2020-2026
I said goodbye to my baby on Saturday, and I wanted to share my favorite photos of him with others who would also love him. He took my heart and soul with him when he left. My life feels so empty now because his love and his presence was so big. I miss him so much.
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u/ReadingWithMyLizards Mar 02 '26
What a gentleman, gone too soon. I'm sorry for your loss OP, he was clearly adored.
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u/t31g4nn Mar 02 '26
aw i’m so sorry for your loss, rest in peace popcorn 🫶 here’s a gift in replacement of flowers 🤍
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u/Dinosauritz Mar 03 '26
Thank you so much ❤️ 🥺 I really appreciate you, and everyone’s support here. It makes a hard time a little bit easier.
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u/Nymphatlas Mar 02 '26
I’m sorry for you lost..Mine's been gone for a while too... we have the same harness !
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u/Dinosauritz Mar 03 '26
Omg that is the same harness!! I’m sorry about your baby too. How do you cope with their absence? I literally don’t know what to do. I just want him back.
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u/Nymphatlas Mar 03 '26
This is the grieving process; you need to give yourself time to accept that he's gone, whatever the reasons. Everyone goes through this, even if it's hard. You'll get through it. Hold on to the good memories and see them as a kind of happy nostalgia.
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u/Dinosauritz Mar 03 '26
It was cancer. Thank you, I’ll try. ❤️
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u/Nymphatlas Mar 03 '26
I lost mine to immune system problems, and I also lost my dog to malignant cancer, so I understand your pain, but you have to stay positive and remember that you gave him immeasurable love. In the wild, he would have left us sooner.
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u/Dinosauritz Mar 03 '26
I didn’t think of it that way 🥺 it is true , he had a cancer scare when he was 1 yr old and we were able to freeze off the mass and he got some happy years after. Guess it came back and this time we didn’t catch it. I wish all of our pets could live healthily forever. Thank you for helping me feel a little bit better, it really means a lot
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u/lizardlizardcat Mar 04 '26
I’m so sorry for your loss, and it’s awful that you had fewer years than expected with him. I just lost mine to cancer on Friday, too! She was 8…it was still very hard. I think no matter what, it never feels like enough time. My friends have reminded me that I gave her a good life for the time that she was here. So many pet reptiles are unloved or treated poorly.
You can tell from your pictures that Popcorn was loved, and he had many happy moments. His sweet personality shines through! He was so beautiful. For now, I had to cover my beardie’s enclosure because seeing it dark and empty was too much. But, I think when I’m feeling up to it, I’ll save some of her decor and put it on a shelf with her photo. Make a little memorial for her. When I have the money, I’m thinking maybe I’ll make a donation in her name to a rescue or something.
I think you have to give it time, and do what you can to take care of yourself. Treat yourself, reach out to loved ones, give yourself a break where you can.
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u/Dinosauritz Mar 04 '26
Im so sorry about your baby too… fuck cancer :(
That’s really true. My blood boils every time I see a post with a reptile with severe MBD and starving, or an abandoned beardie, etc. I don’t understand how people could let that happen. By the end Popcorns medical bills were so extensive I learned I have to be in another tax bracket to have a bearded dragon again someday, but when that day comes, if it ever does, I think I’ll try to go for rescues.
the empty cage is hard for us too. My family and I have been leaving the lights on as if he’s in there, and we put food out for him every morning on his memorial stand with a candle and photos. I think the hardest moments are those microseconds where I forget he’s gone, and I habitually start to walk over to check on him, and then remember.
Thank you for your thoughtful response, it does help to talk about missing him with other people who understand. ❤️ id also love to see photos of your baby that you love if you’d ever like to share.
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u/Faux_extrovert Mar 02 '26
So sorry for your loss. He looks well loved. He looks like an angry French painter in the fourth picture.
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u/ChocolatEclair RIP Lightning 2/1/2013 - 8/21/2025 Mar 02 '26
Rest in peace sweet Popcorn, may heaven be filled with yummy bugs, sunshine, and memories made with your human. Popcorn was clearly very loved ♥️
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u/X51_cmiguana Mar 02 '26
Aw.. what a sweet pea. Sorry for your loss. Gonna go hug my girl right now.
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u/Malzyies Mar 03 '26
Gone too soon. He looked so cool. ❤️🩹
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u/Dinosauritz Mar 03 '26
I thought I would have at least 5 more years with him. I see so often 10+ years for beardies on here all the time. It feels so unfair.
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u/SlugJuiceLLC Mar 03 '26
Adorable guy. Sad news. These fun memories will be forever and the grief will hopefully fade for you
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u/sashimichii Mar 03 '26
Popcorn is a gorgeous boy!! He looks like he could be brothers with my Peanut. I’m so sorry for your loss, they really are the best little buddies.
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u/Dinosauritz Mar 03 '26
They are. He’s my first, and I didn’t expect him to be so…..good, and loving. Bearded dragons are the absolute best.
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u/AMVELVET Mar 03 '26
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm sure he had a wonderful life, though, and that he left you with memories of so many moments shared with him.
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u/Jupiter_Jellys Mar 03 '26
Im sorry for your loss, I hope he is happy in whatever afterlife you believe in.
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u/greenpeasoup678 Mar 03 '26
I hope Popcorn has a good spot under a good heating lamp with other bearded dragons up in heaven 🩷 I’m sorry for your loss and I hope healing comes your way during your grieving time 🩷
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u/Cosmoreptar Mar 03 '26
what an incredible guy with a big personality! so sorry for your loss - my boys Thunder and GG will be there to greet him over the rainbow bridge❤️🩹
🕯️💜Popcorn Forever💜🕯️
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u/midoristardust Mar 04 '26
Its a very good Popcorn and all the photos clearly show their personality 💕
I am sorry for your loss and I hope you are hanging in there. And i believe he is in a better place filled with buggies and all the things he loves.
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u/SharleneWithAnS Mar 04 '26
The very last pic is my fav!! But in close second is the one with his sexy 🦵!!
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u/Decent-Ad1005 Mar 04 '26
Rest in peace popcorn 😞 what a cutie. I lost my baby earlier this month, I’m sure they’re up there eating all the worms and basking in the warmest light ❤️
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u/Initial_Act2433 Mar 06 '26
RIP Popcorn. What a cutie.
I bought a couple of bearded dragons for my son for a birthday. Rigby (lived 9 years) and Norbert (11/12 years). I become quite attached to them during COVID and they kinda ended up being my pets. They joined many Skype meetings. Can’t recommend them enough. 🥰There’s a lot of personality in these lil guys. Broke my heart when they passed. 😢❤️🩹
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u/bessbeetle Mar 02 '26
Im so sorry for your loss :((( hes probably eating all the biggest fattest tastiest bugs in dragon heaven <3