Meet Our Sanctuary Residents

Meet Blaze and Donna, our permanent residents, sanctuary mascots, and the two bearded dragons who inspired AARC Sanctuary. They have forever homes with us and are not available for adoption or sale.

How Our Sanctuary Began

Blaze and Donna came to us from a family friend who had been given incorrect information about caring for bearded dragons. They arrived in stacked 20-gallon enclosures without appropriate heating or UVB lighting. We quickly corrected their setups and took both dragons to our exotic veterinarian.

Welcoming them into our lives became the beginning of AARC Sanctuary. Their story is why helping keepers find accurate reptile-care information matters so much to us.

Meet Blaze

Blaze is our three-year-old male bearded dragon. He is blind, as confirmed by our exotic veterinarian, and has a permanent home here with us.

As one of our sanctuary mascots, Blaze will always be part of AARC's story. We are proud to introduce him as one of the two dragons who started it all.

Meet Donna

Donna is our two-year-old female bearded dragon, formerly known as Donny! We thought she was a boy until a veterinary visit revealed that Donny was actually Donna.

Before coming to us, Donna had spent nearly a year and a half without live insects, suitable greens, or appropriate UVB lighting. Thankfully, she was found to be in decent health at her veterinary visit. She now has a permanent home with us alongside fellow sanctuary mascot Blaze.

Forever Part of the AARC Family

Blaze and Donna are not adoption listings. They are our permanent residents and sanctuary mascots, and sharing their stories is one way we hope to encourage informed, compassionate reptile keeping.