Lost
Bearded dragon with orange accents, blue harness
Charlottesville
Lost
listing
Posted
5 months
ago
Description
I lost my bearded dragon, Nova, yesterday around 3pm near Barracks Road Shopping Center in Charlottesville. Nova is olive-green with bright orange accents on his head and throat, about 9 inches long, and he's wearing a light blue silicone harness with a tiny silver bell. There's a small white scar on the left side of his snout and a few dark specks near the base of his tail. He's a gentle guy and means the world to us; we really need him back—my niece is worried and it's been a rough week.
Approximate last-seen location
Charlottesville
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