10/01/2026
I’m sure some of you have noticed the lack of activity on this page and I’d like to address it and hopefully change things moving forward.
For a long time, sharing the Lizard Lounge, our animals, their progress, their personalities, their struggles, and the people we’ve been able to help was something I genuinely loved doing. Rescue work has always been about so much more to me than just taking in reptiles. It’s about giving animals a safe place, educating people, helping owners who are struggling, and hopefully making a difference wherever we can.
But sometime around the beginning of summer, that changed.
A hair salon moved into the building directly next door, and almost immediately- I’ve been bullied, called names, & there have been rumors and accusations constantly being spread about the people at the Lizard Lounge that are simply not who we are. We’ve been portrayed as suspicious individuals, drug dealers, an establishment that is constantly dealing with police, and even people who expose children to nudity.
That’s A LOT to unpack, and it’s ofcourse unbelievable because it’s not true. I will make a video on all of it if anyone feels that’s needed.
What’s causing damage isn’t simply hearing rumors. It’s what those rumors have done to something I cared deeply about.
Rescue was something that gave me purpose. I was excited to wake up and share updates. I loved showing you the animals who were improving, the ones who needed extra care, the funny moments, the difficult moments, and everything in between.
Eventually though, it started feeling like anything I posted could be twisted into something it wasn’t.
So I stopped.
I stopped posting because the enjoyment I used to get from it, disappeared completely this summer.
I stopped because constantly feeling watched, judged, and talked about made something that was supposed to be fulfilling, feel intensely exhausting😞
I know I could keep my mouth shut and keep pushing, but it became clear that wasn’t going to help anybody but the ones doing the damage, and my people pleasing personality had to come to terms with the fact they do not deserve my help.
I also know I could speak to them directly, and I did have the opportunity to do so.
I spoke to one individual at this establishment only due to a fender bender in the parking lot, and what was difficult about that interaction was that the focus seemed to be less on what had happened to me and more on not wanting the incident brought up because it could hurt their business. I was essentially asked not to mention that I had been called a w***e (among other things) because of the potential impact it could have on them.
And honestly, that stuck with me. A simple apology and a change in hateful actions would have gone a very long way. But it’s clear that’s not on anyone’s to do list.
When I tried bringing these things up over the summer, I was told I look crazy and obsessed- so let me be clear, speaking about something that is happening to me, especially when it has continued to affect my work, my business, and my sense of comfort in a place that I built, does not mean I am obsessed with anyone. It simply means I want it to stop.
You are all grown adults- None of this should have even happened in the first place. I also want to add while you guys are all mad and full of hate, this is how Sublime is sleeping next door🦎👇
