My boyfriend and I were going to get my moms cat. She couldn't fly him out, so we decided to head to the shelter and check out rescues. That's where we saw Reptar. His cage was too small, he was hideously underweight, and riddled with parasites. I went home that night and I couldn't leave him there. We got a tank on craigslist and went back for him the next day. On a walk a few days ago: Being a goof: Dressed up for halloween! With bonus neighbors husky: 
I love that name and the tank background you got him is fantastic! I never realized that there were shelters that had reptiles. I always thought of them mostly as having cats and dogs. It's neat that you were able to find him and awesome that you were willing to give him a great home.