Horrible situation.

[TryToForget]

Okay, so I don't really know where to put this but I guess this is the most well suited section. This is going to be kind of long but if you read all of it I really appreciate it.

I have this friend who has two ball pythons, two leopard geckos, a crested gecko, and a full grown iguana. I can't really say that they're hers because they're basically owned by her siblings ranging from about 9-13 (I think). The main point of this post is the fact that they are in pretty bad conditions. I'm not really sure how they've survived for as long as they have.

I'll start out with the ball pythons. 1. They have no heat source. 2. They have one hide for the both of them (they're in the same tank). 3. I've never seen them feed them and I don't see a tank where they would keep mice (they feed live because I've given them mice before). I don't know if they just give them to them right when they get them or what. 4. They have a large water bowl that I only see filled about 1/3 of the time that I look at them. 5. They don't even have any temperature gauges inside the tank.

Now with the leopard geckos. 1. They had 3 of them in the same tank and it's only a 10 gallon. 2. One of them died because it had sand impaction (They didn't know why so I told them to remove the sand which they did thankfully) 3. They also don't have a heat source. 4. They also don't have any temperature gauges. 5. They have really bad sheds and have left over skin stuck on their toes everytime I see them. 6. I'd go and try to feed them and look inside the mealworm cups just to always find empty ones (they're not that skinny but they're definitely not fat).

The crested gecko. 1. Lives in a horizontal 10 gallon tank. 2. I've never seen them feed him but I think his main diet consists of baby food. They've never had crickets as far as I know. 3. Also has no temperature gauge.

Zoots the iguana. 1. Her main diet consists of lettuce (which I've seen them put calcium on). The only time I've ever seen them feed her anything else was a plate full of mixed fruit. 2. She also has no heat source and roams around the house freely. She normally stays behind/on top of their couch.

If this should be in another section please tell me. I know it had a lot to do on their cages so I decided to put it in here. Please I really need help on what I should do. I've said things here and there about how they should improve their conditions but I think the only thing that was ever changed was the sand in the leopard gecko cage. I know that if I say anything to their mother she'd probably snap my head off. This has been bothering me for a while know and I just can't think of anything to do. Please help me out with any ideas that you might have. Thanks again for reading this.

-Jamie