Original post by carlsen — 2011-02-09 20:53:21 GMT
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Original post by Garym — 2016-09-18 06:29:25 GMT
How does one catch baby Podarcis siculas? i dont want to noose adults, If i use pails as pitfalls were should i position them?
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Does anyone know if feeding a lightning bug to a jeweled lacerta spells certain death? It was for our bearded dragon.
Want to field collect insects and need to know if they have an achiles heel.
Any experience out there?
thanks
Larry
Reply by Nino — 2013-03-21 13:33:13 GMT
Lightning bugs (genus Photinus) contain lucibufagin toxins, chemically similar to cardiotoxins found in toad skin secretions.
They are toxic (and potentially lethal) to many lizards, frogs, and even birds.
I'd avoid them at all costs - with all the species of arthropods you can collect in the field, why risk with fireflies?
Original post by rkhorne — 2012-11-28 04:14:08 GMT
It appears that my female CB 2012 Steppe is not gravid?! Does anyone have laying and incubation care information on these guys?
Thanks,
Roger
Original post by rkhorne — 2012-09-12 03:22:22 GMT
I've been searching the web and can't find anything on how to sex the Steppe Runner, or their breeding requirements.
Does anyone have more than the generic info on these guys?
Thanks,
Roger
Reply by Nino — 2012-09-21 15:23:34 GMT
Adult males have pronounced femoral pores and are usually slightly more robust than females in the neck and head region.
In order to breed them a period of winter rest is required (reduced photoperiod and temperatures). Precise info on how (or if) you should hibernate them would depend on which of 6 subspecies are you working with, since the species inhabits an enormous range of habitats with significantly different climates (Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Kazahstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldavia, Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).
Original post by Regmon — 2012-07-26 02:20:30 GMT
I was fortunate enough to grab a group of five Steppe lizards. Looks to be (maybe) 2.3 ... I'm not quiet sure what to use as substrate longterm , at the moment I'm using Eco Earth by zoomedin a standard 55 gallon aquarium... I've thought about Pool Filter Sand or playground sand.. Anyone have pictures of their enclosures and animals? Will these need to go through brumation , possibly mid 50's - low 60's F for 90 days ? Thanks in advance !
Reply by rkhorne — 2012-08-31 03:58:51 GMT
I have my recently acquired pair on Calci-Sand, with a hide box and a waterbowl with a rock in it. One side of the cage is at 100F with the light on, the rest is cooler, maybe as high as 85F. They appear to be doing fine in this setup and are very aggresive cricket eaters.
Do you know how to sex them? They were sold as a pair, and I've searched for info to confirm they are a pair, but can't find anything of substance. Any info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Good luck,
Roger
Original post by carlsen — 2011-02-09 20:53:21 GMT
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Original post by carlsen — 2011-02-09 20:46:44 GMT
Hi All´,
At the time being i Have been working with Albino TL since november 2009!!All My concerns about raising these Albino( Eye Problem, MBD etc. etc. ), is now eliminated!These Magnificent Albinos,just give me so much fun...
They do have limited sight as other albinos.. But they certainly thrive as good as normal looking TL..and it shows the weight curve also!!!
Enjoy
Martin Carlsen
Reply by TwoSnakes — 2011-03-10 11:34:23 GMT
All I can say about your albinos is "WOW" .
Reply by Carlsen — 2011-02-10 20:53:12 GMT
Hi,
I use both UVB light and D3...As D3 vitamin i use Korvimin , but have also tryed other product with good result !!
Friendly Regards
Martin Carlsen
contact@albinolizard.com
Reply by A_B — 2011-02-10 17:31:48 GMT
Nice animals. Are you using UVB with them? or just a supplement d3 ?
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Original post by R.Mikkelsen — 2011-02-09 19:48:25 GMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSHe2fwBfRI
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Original post by WC3 — 2010-12-24 20:41:33 GMT
I am also glad that I got into the jeweleds as they are fantastic animals to work with.
Some jeweled lacertas in my collection.
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Original post by WC3 — 2010-12-24 20:38:39 GMT
I have really enjoyed working with these guys so far. I can't wait till they are of breeding age to see how well I can do with them.
Gallotia stehlini that I am working with.
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Original post by Esther — 2010-12-19 05:33:48 GMT
I have 1.2 longtailed grass lizards in a terrarium. Imagine my delight in seeing a tiny tiny baby making its way along the substrate. I got it out of there and put it into a quart deli container with some of the substrate, covered with a piece of nylon stocking (the baby could easily have escaped through the slots on one of those plastic terrariums). An hour later, I saw an adult longtail go after some prey, and had a bad feeling. I raced over to the tank and sure enough, there was another baby longtail racing away from its would-be predator. I got that baby out and put it into the deli container, too. Then I took a plastic spoon and dug around the back of the tank, discovering 4 more eggs. I put those into the deli container as well, nested in a bit of substrate I lifted out under them. Wow, a longtail population explosion! I went out and got a fruit fly culture, to introduce a few flies to them tomorrow.
Reply by Esther — 2010-12-28 21:05:32 GMT
Here are 3 pics I just took of the little babies. They are sooo cute! Sorry for pic quality, my cell phone does not have a macro lens.
Reply by Ritas — 2010-12-22 01:15:01 GMT
Very nice what type set up do you keep them in and are they kept like anoles?
Reply by A_B — 2010-12-21 16:16:19 GMT
Congrats!! When can we expect to see some pictures? 
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Original post by IdoTHATforME — 2010-12-13 18:15:25 GMT
Are they the same or are they different species?
Reply by A_B — 2010-12-14 16:41:55 GMT
Green lacertas can be a couple different species.
They can be Lacerta bilineata (western Green lizard) Lacerta viridis (green lizard)
lacerta trilineata (Balkan green lizard) and there are other species that fall into the the green lizard group, all of which are from the genus Lacerta where the jeweled lacertas are from the genus Timon (formerly Lacerta). Hope that helps a bit.
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Original post by Malays — 2010-11-21 13:58:31 GMT
Hi
Has anyone kept,bred Adolfus jacksoni ?
If so can a pair be housed together ,temp info and adult size plus any other advice,info you can help me with ?
I can not find any care info on them .
Thank you
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Original post by Esther — 2010-10-17 03:50:09 GMT
I just added 2 female longtailed grass lizards to a terrarium containing a male, after cleaning out the tank and rearranging the landscape a bit. He almost immediately grabbed one of the females' tails repeatedly, but she always was able to extricate her tail from him and get away. Was he trying to "court" her or was this just a territorial fight? This continued for much of the first night, until the light went out. The next day, it was much more peaceful in the tank.
This is an ExoTerra 12x18x18 vertical tank with a nice branch and lots of vines in it, and a couple inches of loamy lizard litter for substrate.
Reply by Malays — 2010-11-22 05:19:27 GMT
Wow I looked in to them and had planned to keep a pair had no idea could be so brutal.
I am leaning towards Jackonsi adolfi now .
Reply by A_B — 2010-10-25 19:32:46 GMT
I dont have much experience with takydromus sp.
but with my Podarcis I have seen females give each other little tail bites.
Podarcis females can be just as territorial as males (not sure if takydromus share this behavior) When mating Lacertids are super agressive- My male podarcis would bite a female on her stomach pick her up spin her around repeatedly until she was too worn out to get away from his mating attempts. It was so severe in several instances I had to break them up as he likely would have killed her. Not sure how much any of that applies to your situation though *shrugs*
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Original post by poskok030 — 2010-09-06 13:43:14 GMT
I’m getting ready to introduce some Lacerta species in to my collection. As it is extremely hard to get any useful information about this genus in general, I’ll use this forum in hope to get some useful advices from experienced breeders.
I’m interested in Timon lepidus, Gallotia stehlini and Lacerta schreiberi (all in pair or trio). All animals will be housed individually in indoor terrariums measuring 120cm x 80cm x 60cm (L x W x H).
In terrariums for lepidus and schreiberi I’ll be using 150w Metal Halide Reflectors (I’m not sure if this will be necessary for Gallotia stehlini terrariums (?)) in combination with UVB lamps.
Some questions for the beginning will be:
Will these measurements (120x80x60) be ok?
Can pair or trio of Lacerta schreiberi be kept in such terrarium together?
Can I keep two females of lepidus or stehlini together?
Also I’m curious about temperature and humidity levels for Lacerta schreiberi.
Thanks!
Reply by Ingo — 2010-09-30 08:58:43 GMT
Hi,
the setup for schreiberi should be more humid than for the other species. A dry basking place (metal halides) however of course still is a must.
Personally and lacertawise I do breed Timon lepidus and Gallotia galloti eisentrauti.
Best
Ingo
Reply by poskok030 — 2010-09-28 20:27:48 GMT
Thanks for a fast replay, Nino! I want to do everything properly but to avoid useless expends too. So metal-halide lamps in all lacerta terrariums...
Reply by Nino — 2010-09-28 18:49:20 GMT
Absolutely - like all heliophile lizards, Gallotia will thrive best under intense light source (either natural sunlight, or, in room terrariums, powerful metal-halide lamps). Of course, suficient shade areas and dark hideouts are necessary, so lizards can escape bright light and/or heat if they wish so.
Reply by poskok030 — 2010-09-28 12:21:52 GMT
Will Gallotia stehlini benefit from intensive light source?
Reply by poskok030 — 2010-09-13 11:14:43 GMT
Thanks Ingo. My first idea was to keep all animals individually so I guess I’ll stick up to it. My currently available terrariums are measuring 120cm x 80cm x 60cm (old Pogona vitticeps terrariums, six of them, which I’m planning to readapt for Lacertas) so I’ll have to make a few new ones for males lepidus and stehlini…
Can you tell me something about humidity levels for Schreiber, I was thinking of using real plants in their terrarium. Will that work?
Also, do you breed some of those species? If you do I’ll send you pm…
Reply by Ingo — 2010-09-11 19:42:44 GMT
For the schreiberi, the tank size is OK.
For the other two sepcies it is too small - or may hold a single female.
With lepidus, trios often work well, but you have to have a close look in the beginning. Some females do mot tolerate others.
For stehlini, a trio is almost impossible. Even keeping a pair constantly together is risky. Better just introduce females for mating.
Gallotia males can be killers.
As a minimum size for 1,1 lepidus or stehlini I do recommend 160 x 80 x 80. The bigger the better.
Especially if you try to keep a pair of stehlini, the cage can not be large enough and has t be well structured, featuring hides, which are big enough for the female but too small for the male.
It also is important that the female can easily get out of sight of the male.
Hope that helps
Ingo
Reply by poskok030 — 2010-09-09 16:34:00 GMT
Thanks, I know about www.lacerta.de, excellent place. But I see here a lot of experienced breeders and I would like to hear their opinion too.
All best,
Ivan
Reply by DruckerB — 2010-09-09 12:13:55 GMT
Hi again!
Shouldn't you already know it, you have to visit this site :
http://www.lacerta.de/
There you will find relevant answers to at least a part of your queries, and much more.
Kind regards,
Benjamin
Original post by poskok030 — 2010-09-04 15:31:54 GMT
Are there some good books in English language about lacertidae species or European herpetology in general?
Any suggestions?
Reply by DruckerB — 2010-09-08 13:01:41 GMT
No problem. Among a number of "local" faunas, you may consider the following:
http://www.amazon.com/Reptiles-Eastern-Palearctic-Nikolai-Szczerbak/dp/1575240041
Notably, every Lacertid found in the Caucasus is individually dealt with.
Reply by poskok030 — 2010-09-06 13:40:03 GMT
Looks interesting.
Thank you, Benjamin
Reply by DruckerB — 2010-09-06 08:30:57 GMT
I can suggest this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Reptiles-Amphibians-Britain-Europe-Collins/dp/0002193183
Otherwise, there are several valuable books in English pertaining to the herpetofauna of a given country.
Hope that helps.
Benjamin
Original post by calebjg — 2010-08-25 19:36:23 GMT
I need to find out a bit more.I found a basic caresheet.But what about cage size for a pair(can they be kept in pairs?).
How much do they eat as adults?
also the caresheet they only live 5yrs is this right, seems short?
Does anyone have a pic of an adult so I can get an idea of the size?
thanks
Reply by Ingo — 2010-09-06 17:26:45 GMT
Minimum cage size for adults should be around 160 x 80 x 80 cm.
They can be kept in pairs and they can eat a lot if allowed to but should not be overfed.
10 larger insects per week plus some fruit are enough.
Males can reach up to 90 cm, but most do not exceed 55 to 65 cm in total lenght. Females stay smaller (on averadge 45 to 55 cm) and only reach about 2/3 of the weight of an adult male.
And yes, they live longer: Up to 30 years, maybe more.
Hope that helps
Ingo
Original post by alecfeldman — 2010-05-17 16:38:09 GMT
Just curious if anyone but myself is actually working with any real numbers of lacerta species in the U.S. Very curious to know.
Thank you,
Alec
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Reply by choppergreg — 2010-05-19 13:06:04 GMT
Well I guess I just started with the Italian lacertids. If the egss hatch this will be a great new project for me. considering I only work with snakes.
Original post by Esther — 2010-05-03 03:14:13 GMT
I sprayed a double layer of paper towel thoroughly with Provent-a-Mite and allowed it to dry. I put the long tailed grass lizards in, with a plastic plant, water bowl, and tiny cup with 2 waxworms in it. I know that any prey animal that touches the paper towel will die.
What else can I do to make sure these guys aren't carrying anything which could ultimately harm the 2 female green anoles I want to house them with?
Reply by Bianca — 2010-05-04 10:20:13 GMT
A friend of mine has a few . I think they drink water from mistings .
She never treated them for mites just bought them at pet store and set them up in 20 gallon tall tank.
