I have a sweet and charming plated lizard.. I have no idea what kind and all I find are various conflicting pictures with different names when I try to search...
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gwolf13
Dec 16, 2006 4:51 am
My family adopted "Big Boy" in November from a local pet store. See his photo album for pics. All the employee knew was that he was a Giant African Plated...
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Lucy Towbin
ltowbin
Dec 19, 2006 3:56 am
Sand probably isn't any better for him to burrow in than the aspen bedding. It will just cave in around him. Maybe it would be better to try to make him some...
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cocidios
Jan 31, 2007 3:46 pm
Hello, everyone. I'm new to the list, but not entirely new to the subject of keeping plated lizards in captivity. My experience level is limited to ...
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Paul
paulforchy
Feb 19, 2007 2:07 am
I just saw this on the kingsnake classifieds...if anyone is looking for Z. ornatus this would be a good opportunity to sort out a group at a more than...
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xxjustmusicxx
Mar 18, 2007 10:01 pm
what kind of plants are okay for plated lizards? I give mine bananas and he'll take grapes. What other fruits/veggies are safe? Also, my guy's substrate is...
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ktlcool
Mar 18, 2007 10:20 pm
We feed ours canned peas once in a while. He loves bananas. Mainly likes meal worms and live crickets though. We use a bark log for hiding under and another...
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Michelle T. Nash
luvfunstuff2
Mar 18, 2007 10:45 pm
Re: fruits & veggies, mine like the banana & grapes too, also tomato, cantaloupe, chopped boiled egg, strawberry, blueberry... the juicier the better....
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Michelle T. Nash
luvfunstuff2
Mar 18, 2007 10:58 pm
what kind of plated are you referring to? ____________________________________ Michelle Nash - Official Nature Nut ... From: platedlizards@yahoogroups.com ...
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ktlcool
Mar 18, 2007 11:31 pm
I added a photo under "school Lizard". His name is Rex and he is about 3 1/2 years. He started out in my son's 6th grade science class and came home with us...
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EJRoufs@...
ejroufs
Mar 19, 2007 12:04 am
Well, I'm no expert by any means, but this is what I do with my lizard, Rex: I put a good 2" of all natural calcium sand on the bottom of his home and he just...
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Michelle T. Nash
luvfunstuff2
Mar 19, 2007 2:33 am
I'm guessing it's a G. Major but I'm certainly no expert on those. My focus is on T. petersi, they are significantly smaller and from Madagascar. I'm sure...
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ktlcool
Mar 19, 2007 3:23 am
When we first got him, we took him into our local pet store who had an expert on lizards. He said he was a male, about a year old at that time and in very good...
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Michelle T. Nash
luvfunstuff2
Mar 19, 2007 5:36 am
Sounds like you've got all the bases covered :) I would only add that you should do some googling for care sheets and/or checking the archives for more...
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Dawn Klenow-Lampinen
geminidawn2005
Mar 22, 2007 4:06 pm
My hubby and I just adopted a black plated about 1 1/2 weeks ago. We thought it was a female, but I've been looking thru the photos, and I think we have a...
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Dawn Klenow-Lampinen
geminidawn2005
Mar 22, 2007 4:40 pm
We've got one of those big rock things that's hollow so she can hide inside, but she will spend ALL of her time in there, if we let her. She used to just peek...
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Michelle T. Nash
luvfunstuff2
Mar 22, 2007 6:45 pm
Hi Dawn, I don't have a black plated lizard though I have other plateds, but I've never seen one without an appetite unless they were ill, or extremely shy or ...
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Dawn Klenow-Lampinen
geminidawn2005
Mar 22, 2007 8:52 pm
Holy cow, Michelle!! :) Thanks for all the info. We did try to duplicate as much as possible for her...same substrate. But the pet shop we got her from didn't...
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Janet E. Goodman-Clarke
janetgoodman
Mar 24, 2007 5:37 pm
Had a question re: nutritional needs for plated lizards. We've got a 3 year old plated that in the past we've fed pinkies and crickets. I'd really rather not...
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Lucy Towbin
ltowbin
Mar 25, 2007 3:57 pm
Hi Janet, I've never fed my plated pinkies and I've had him for about six years and he seems to be healthy. As I understand it, the main thing he would get...
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wesfranciemom2001
wesfranciemo...
Apr 5, 2007 1:04 pm
Hi all. My name is Mindy.My daughter who has autism is turning 6 and has wanted a lizard for almsot a year. My husband finally broke down and bought her one....
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Michelle T. Nash
luvfunstuff2
Apr 7, 2007 5:06 am
Hi Mindy, Not sure about the sand substrate for Sudan lizards. I have Peter's keeled plated lizards from Madagascar and they are known to reside in sandy...
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kamm_n_eggs
Jun 16, 2007 8:14 pm
I currently keep a male each of yellow-throated (G.flavigularis) and Madagascar jeweled (T.petersi) plated lizards, and I won't be able to hang onto them much...
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