Original post by krich76811 — 2016-02-29 00:49:56 GMT
will capras breed with lepidogaster?
Reply by jobi — 2016-04-14 16:34:12 GMT
yes if they are captive born
Original post by Bmxking658 — 2016-03-01 18:00:57 GMT
Since every care sheet says something different how does does my setup sound. Temps are mid 70's in most of the enclosure. Low 80's up on the highest perches. Bottom of enclosure is 70 but after misting it drops to 68. As for humidity I have a hydrotherm set at 70 with my fogger keeping it at that. I spray the enclosure before lights go on and after they go off. My monsoon mists 3 times throughout the day. Does it sound like I'm doing things right?
]]>Original post by krich76811 — 2016-02-29 00:49:56 GMT
will capras breed with lepidogaster?
Reply by jobi — 2016-04-14 16:34:12 GMT
yes if they are captive born
Original post by lovethelegacy — 2016-02-23 18:42:53 GMT
I got my dragon 3 days ago, and at first i had trouble with humidity but i have now fixed that. he hasnt eaten or drank anthing and he has sat in the same spot. I tried meal worms and crickets. Im not sure if he is going to die and i cant afford a vet. He opens his eyes once in a while and i spray him down often. Im also not sure what type he is.
]]>Original post by Seamus — 2014-10-26 21:51:42 GMT
Hi all,
I'm an agamid keeper and breeder in the UK. I'm reasonably active on other groups but have only just joined this one! Scrolling back through there have been many interesting discussions on here about some very poorly studied species!
I keep and breed Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus, Calotes versicolor, C.bachae and Hypsilurus magnus among other species and am working to get a partner for my lone G.bellii. I'm searching for leads on other available Gonocephalus and Hypsilurus species (especially H.dilophus, G.klossi and G.robinsonii) so any help getting these species/further info would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
James
Original post by kagorae — 2014-04-02 16:33:54 GMT
I just bought what was labeled as an Acanthosaura crucigera. My question is this- Is he/she actually a crucigera? For some reason, I am just having a hard time confirming what species this little one is. Here are some photos! I would love any help I can get.
(Not sure if this is broken or not- I'll add a link https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/v/t1.0-9/10155661_10202803836448957_1205455386_n.jpg?oh=4c5b8e1221a8418a52f850e7b1e92bad&oe=53B603F6&__gda__=1404026263_11d3a8b981b2b2a698c352b51f9ff165)
Reply by RCK — 2014-07-28 18:00:50 GMT
Looks like a A. capra to me.
-Ben
Original post by sschind — 2012-11-19 20:30:48 GMT
I just got a call and an email from someone in PA (I'm in WI) looking for CB MHDs. She saw on my website that I had some CH ones and was wondering about them. I know this is not a classifieds section and I am not really looking for any I'm just checking in to see if anyone has been breeding them or knows if anyone had been breeding them or if I can tell my customer she can quit wasting her time looking.
]]>Original post by sfameli — 2012-10-13 19:51:58 GMT
I brought home this Mountain Horned Dragon from Petco. It was a spur the of moment decision. Never the best idea, I know. I'm not sure exactly what kind she is. All it said by the enclosure was Mountain Horned Lizard.
I've got her in a temporary set up while I build her new home. I really would like it if someone could identify what kind she is.
Also, she seems pretty active and for the most part has a healthy appetite. When I first brought her home, she wouldn't eat anything I offered her... Until I stuck a big red worm in there and she attacked it like a little t-rex... That is all she will eat lol.
She's still pretty small. Nose to vent I'd say she's about 4 inches.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j221/BedRats/015_zps2ef7c610.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j221/BedRats/013_zps4afeb349.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j221/BedRats/018_zps12c5cd50.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j221/BedRats/020_zps30bd8039.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j221/BedRats/022_zps8722e194.jpg
FYI I'm not a complete novice, but my experience in reptiles only includes anoles. lol. Help identifying her would be appreciated 
Original post by reticulatus — 2012-05-16 18:38:37 GMT
Hey,
I'm looking for info on G. grandis? How different is the care of this species the that of G. chameleontinus?
Thanks,
Justin Morash
Reply by ingo — 2012-05-25 19:16:23 GMT
Grandis essentially need a much larger water bassin than chamaeleontinus. They do bask more actively and of course need much more space.
Cheers
Ingo
Original post by Aboveshadow — 2011-08-12 15:46:44 GMT
About 2 weeks ago I bought a mountain horned dragon from my local petshop and she seemed to be in great condition. When I brought her home she was fine, she ate, took dips in her water, and climbed, and was being lazy like they all do. But about 3 days ago she became very inactive, she wont eat, if I pick her up and move her to a new spot she will stay there and wont move.She is alive but she seems like she is completely dormant. I have a source of bubbling water for her, I have meal worms for her, I also spray her everyday, I always have, but now she seems like she is dying. A woman told me she may be molting but none of that has started, or even looks like its starting. Can anyone please help me out?
]]>Original post by Francesco — 2011-01-16 12:44:10 GMT
Hi to everyone i'm new in this forum, i search a lot of caresheet about forest dragon (hypsilurus boydii and hypsilurus boydii) someone can tell me if there was any reproductions in captivity, and if its possible where I could find some species of Hypsilurus Boydii or Hypsilurus Dilophus in Europe?
Thank You
Francesco
Reply by Francesco — 2011-09-05 23:44:36 GMT
Good morning,
Sorry for the late answer but I wasn't at home in these day.
I think about your answer, and I have decided to wait some time after to buy your animal.
Could you sent me a photo of your H.boydii, it is rare see them out of Australia !
Thank you,
Francesco Galli.
Reply by jobi — 2011-08-31 18:30:39 GMT
I produce both and can ship your way no problem...but expensive they are!!
and if you dont know what your doing they will die on you...so if your sirious get some gonocephalus or acanthosaura keep and breed them, raise babies to adulthood, and then il be willing to send you my babies.
good luck
Original post by kkbreakskate — 2011-01-11 02:24:45 GMT
I have a baby mountain horned dragon, age 6 mo or younger, and I believe her tail is broken. I know that when they are stressed they can wiggle their tail but her tail seems more like it is spazaming (sp?) at the base of the tail. Two/three weeks ago her behavior had changed suddenly, and she started opening her mouth really wide and kept arching back and looked like she was trying to bite her tail. I called the vet and they told me to monitor her. Last week I brought her to the vet cause she suddenly had a chunk taken out of her tail two days in a row. I seperated her from her brother and her tail didn't have any more bite marks, but then I also tried putting them together and getting rid of the lone cricket that they hadn't eaten. She has had no more bite marks to this date. However, she continues to display this behavior and now she had even bitten her tail numerous times in front of me. Its like her tail is twitching and she is attacking it. I'm not sure what to do as it seems like she is in discomfort but the vet said there is nothing that they can do as she is so little still. Is there anything i can do to help ease her discomfort if it really is broken? Would there be any other reason she would be acting this way and biting her tail?!! Please help!
]]>Original post by Bluetongueskinks — 2010-12-07 16:22:56 GMT
I have got some newly importet MHD.
Bought as Crucigera but not sure if they are that or mabye
Capra.
Allso got some Lepidogaster.One male looks more like A.Coronata ?
Do hope some can help me out. Mabye "Jobi"
I have read that Crucigera have spines on there occiput.Capra do
not.?
The first 2 pics is of the same female Crucigera ?
Cricigera ?
Male Lepidogaster ?
Bought as Lepidogaster believe it is a Coronata.
Lepidogaster male.
Cricigera ? female
Crucigera ? Female
]]>Original post by TheSilverMoon — 2010-08-07 17:30:16 GMT
I have read through all the forum posts on this species and I love all the info. It's very helpful. I do wonder, do you find this species dehydratges quickly? How often does everyone mist them. I have been told to rain on them all day. What does everyone else do? Also, I saw the incubation temps, but what about the media mix - ex. 1:1 (vermiculite to water). Or do you use a humidity %? I have an incubator that i can set the humidity, but i have also done closed units.
Reply by TheSilverMoon — 2010-08-08 12:47:23 GMT
Thanks! What about your incubation humidity?
Reply by jobi — 2010-08-07 19:42:43 GMT
yes this specie is easy to dehydrate, but in a well design cage this should not happen.
my best cages for any lizards ar 45gal plastic barils, in them you can put a good foot of dirt-sand mix a few plants and never have a need to wary about hydration unless you have too much ventilation or heat?
a simple ordinary 25w bulb is all your lizard will ever need, a dosen 3.8 holes is plenty vent. in these lizards feel safe and do well.
dont water your lizards its a stress
Original post by knoeoner — 2010-07-30 03:18:34 GMT
so i have had my mhd for 2 and a half months and i have been able to handle her easily for that whole time, she was barely skiddish the first day i got her. as far as i know, she is 11 months, a year in august. i have her in a 6', 32" x 32" home built glass viv with a solid top , i keep it at regular temp ranges (79 Celsius at the top and 69 at the bottom) and proper humidity (near the water feature its around 70% usually). but to my question, the other day i brought her over to my grandparents house and had her outside for quite a while, i still kept her hydrated by bringing her spray bottle of dechlorinated water from home.i continued to carry her on my shoulder like i usually do but she started sketching out. so i brought her to a shady spot in their lawn and let her chill, she hid under my arm which usually means shes cold. so i took her over to the sun more and she started to bolt every chance she had. i then gave her a drink she happily accepted. she then bolted into some extremely dense bushes and it took me over half an hour to find her. and since then shes been acting very strange, like sleeping during the day, and hanging out almost submerged, and also making what ive heard described as mating behaviour, her only tankmates are some neon tetras that live in her "water dish". her colours are normal for when shes happy (green-orange-rust-beige) but sometimes she doesnt even recognize me. when i say recognize i mean she doesnt track my motion with her eye, she also hasnt [bleep] in 4 or 5 days, she hasnt eaten in 3 which is quite odd for her. and shes spending alot of time on the bottom of her tank now. i think she has an impaction but im not sure, i noticed what i think could be bruising on her abdomen (much darker patch of skin almost brown even when she changes her colour) but im not sure.
thanks in advance,
Kyle
Original post by moe64 — 2010-07-05 01:51:33 GMT
here goes,i've been fascininated with Gonocephalus for awhile.want opinions as to the most rewarding species to keep.i know this is subjective,but would be interested to hear what you guys think.I like the group because they are fairly small and colorful. thks Moe
Reply by moe64 — 2010-07-17 13:39:18 GMT
thanks Jobi, I googled G sophiae and liogaster,as i am not familiar with them ,hard to find photos,very beautiful.I imagine these don't show up on dealers lists very often.
Thks Moe
Reply by jobi — 2010-07-15 18:30:27 GMT
in order of favorits
gono chameleontinus, gono sophia,gono liogaster, gono bellie.
all others ar either too nervous or fragile.
cheers
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Original post by prettykttkat — 2010-04-17 23:12:53 GMT
Hi I figured I'd get on here and let you guys know how the female Btm was doing. Thanks for every ones help and suggestions when I first got her. She is coming along nicely. She has now gained 5 grams with syringe feeding. Still not eating on her own but is getting feistier every day. Her belly is no longer sunken in
The male I got is done being treated for respitory infection and is almost tame now. He is very sweet and has also gained weight.
I think both are going to be fine and healthy in no time. I put a few vids of them on my YouTube if anyone wants to see.
All the best,
Kathy
Original post by biologen — 2010-04-10 20:42:01 GMT
Can anyone help me identify this Acanthosaurus? A couple of years ago a friend of mine started a similar thread, to try to identify my animals, but without any conclusions. Now I am trying again. My female laid 7 eggs this afternoon, therefore I would like to know what species I am working with.
Reply by biologen — 2010-04-12 16:38:12 GMT
There are some new photos, taken yesterday, in this link http://www.nhf.dk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=37627
The first end the last picture is the same animal, the two pictures in-between is the other animal. I dont think the spines in the neck and on the back looks similar in the two animals, could it be two different species? Or do they have a big phenotypic plasticity?
I think that it is two females, at least I now one of them is, she laid 7 eggs the other day. If it is two females, could it be possible for them to store sperm for up to 3 years? It has been 3 years since I bought them, and there has only been these two.
Reply by biologen — 2010-04-10 20:45:47 GMT
Apparently the image does not work, but I have a couple of links to pictures of the animals.
http://galleri.biosplace.dk/#2.4
http://galleri.biosplace.dk/#2.5
Its two different individuals.
Original post by Bluetongueskinks — 2010-03-21 10:17:47 GMT
Hi.
Im new to this forum. Have read the most of the treads.
I recived 4 Bronchocela cristatella this week. Newly importet.
One female laid an egg at night.
I keep them like I would keep A. armata. Is there something
special I have to know about this dragons.
What are there favorite food ? I feed them grasshoppers, cacks
and, crickets.Haven`t seen them eating yeat.The food is not
running free, but in a bowl. Any adwise is more than welcome
Original post by fishkeeper88 — 2010-02-27 08:33:45 GMT
Jobi
I was wondering if you could tell me how you keep or kept dracos? esp what size cage and how you got them to eat? I have some and they wont eat unless the food comes to them wich is very hard sence crickets stay on the bottom of the cage and fruit flys escape most of the time, so i have to hand feed them or they wont eat, and it stresses them out a lot,
also how did you keep your hatchling acanthosaurus? I just had one hatch out today from eggs laid at the end of last october, about 122-124 day incubation, I did not bother incubateing them with a light bulb as i had planed as i thought i would cook them so i just set them on my dest,
Reply by Calparsoni — 2010-03-23 03:22:33 GMT
I live in central fl usa. I ended up with a handful of mali uros about 10 yrs ago. The first few years I had them I kept them inside in the typical manner people keep them. On the dry side hot basking spot etc. They did ok that way. A friend of mine and wy wife both kept trying to convince me to try them outside which I was reluctant to try since beardies tend to crash when the rainy season hits here if you keep them outside and even veiled chameleons which do fine don't seem to like the rainy season so much. I figured uros were much more xeric than beardies and veileds and would hate it.
They did excellent with the exception of the year (2004) that we had 3 hurricanes hit within 6 weeks time including one that stayed over our house for a week. I did loose a few females that year that were ready to lay eggs and apparently did not due to how saturated their substrate was. There were other urgent matters to attend to in light of the situation (3 storms lots of damage and downed trees.) and I did not catch what was happening in time. Apart from that they do excellent here even in the rainy season although if steady rain was expected several days in a row I would cover their cage with plastic until the sun returned. The soil here is sandy and drains very quickly which I am sure helps. They love to burrow so if you are keeping any you may want to consider that with your enclosure. Perhaps keeping them along the lines of how people are currently keeping Savannah monitors or the odatria monitors. They definitely prefer a lot more moisture than I would have ever suspected.
Reply by jobi — 2010-03-19 16:53:46 GMT
first I do not agree with curent uro husbandry, it simply makes no sens to me. all uros species live in or near ancient river water is life to all creatures.
keepers strugling with them have no understanding of this.
Reply by fishkeeper88 — 2010-03-12 06:49:50 GMT
sorry I know this is not the Uro forum but, i keep reading to keep them realy dry and that moisture is bad for them so how would they get deydrated, as long as they have green vegtables to eat? I plan on giveing them a lot of dandelion as my butterfly agamas like it as well and I know its good for them, and its free!
I was reading some of your posts a long wile ago and i think you mentioned something about female Uros eating locusts in the breeding season and that it help them produce more than one clutch? sorry if i got that wrong I cant realy remeber, did your Uros ever have more then one clutch a season?
and are you saying theres something wrong with the way I incubated the eggs or the condishion of the parents? they still have not eaten that i have seen but I increased the strenth of there basking light and Iam misting them more, I threw a mealworm in there cage today and one went right over and tried to eat it even though it was way to big so mabie there just not interested in crickets and ffs, Iam going to pick up some mini mealworms tommorow and see if it gets them going, some have lost a bit of wieght but i still have all 12 of them so far so.
Reply by jobi — 2010-03-11 21:05:32 GMT
uros are very easy if you dont dehydrate them like 90% keepers do! feed them dendelion flowers,leafs and steam, clovers the hole plant, bok chow, dry lentiles, and 10% insects no more.
dont bother with any other foods or you will mess things up.
as for your babies, sorry but strong babies feed hours after hatching, they run any mouving insects and feed like thers no tomorow.
over the years pepoles keep teling me how there lizards have no appetites or dont feed much, well kept lizards of all species and age feed with gusto, thats what they are geneticaly programed to do in life.
once I was aboute to optain 1.1 fuji iguanas, the breeder said the female was a problem feeder sins birth, so I said forget it!
you see with experience we get to know and understand the importance of proper incubation husbandry, its effects on babies and therfor future propagations. a good breeder will explain this to you and help you avoide such problems.
keeping and breeding them is simply not enought, always room for improuvements.
Reply by fishkeeper88 — 2010-03-07 10:58:46 GMT
did you like the uromastyx aside from the $$? were they hard to breed? iam i have been looking for some for a wile but they cost $200 around here,
also I now have 11 or so baby capras, they hatched out strong and fat, but i cant get them to eat now i have tried small crickets and mel fruit flys but nothing,and there starting to slim down a bit much for my likeing, what did you start your babys on? I just added a jar lid today with an air stone bubbling in case they whant to swim or drink but i have been spraying them afew times a day as well.
Reply by jobi — 2010-03-04 00:52:42 GMT
yes I produced plenty of both, I stoped because they are high energy $$ species.
acanthosauras gonos and hipsylurus dont cost much to keep and have more to offer. they will bring me at least 20 years of enjoyment, I hatched a lemond yellow gono and some nice blue x red acantho last fall. hope to breed them this year.
Reply by fishkeeper88 — 2010-03-03 23:58:53 GMT
thanks Jobi
about the bellis, I had orderd G grandis and was sent belli, and i put them in a plastic tote with a lot of water and cork bark chuncks thinking they were juvie grandis, there still in the tote just without the water, as I lost one of the females that was very gravid becuse she got stuck under a branch and drowned
, I tried to cut her open and save the eggs but all three eventualy molded and died, I have what i think is one pair left, and iam moveing them into a bigger cage to see what happens, I would definatly send you some babies if i get some, sence i have gotten so much info from your posts on here, and there would be no exporting requied as iam in BC,
I lost another draco the other day so iam down to two wich i hope are a pair iam putting one in a 20g tank today and see if they do any better seprate, before the one died it changed color to an almost pure white.
also i now have seven baby A capras and iam hopeing for a couple more eggs to hatch, thought they have not eaten yet they are strong and pretty fast when they whant to be,
off topic but Jobi have you ever kept/bred amievas or uromastyx?
Reply by jobi — 2010-03-03 15:31:54 GMT
capras are prety active in my care, they feed and bath once in the morning and again at night. as in nature they will spend the rest of the day digesting and thermoregulating, they also have various display signals as with dracos and gonos, these body language are a vital part of these lizards hiarchy. a keeper should learn from them. especialy with dracos as these will flea each other more then 100 feet in nature, this is imposible in captivity and the main reason for deminish.
as for my caging, I use whatever is at hand be it plastic, glass,wood or screen makes no diference. your ability to read your lizards will guide your husbandry, its not the other way aronde. like you I am still learning a new.
hears a hint, all my rain forest lizards breed in the dry season.
this cage is bone dry
Reply by jobi — 2010-03-03 14:59:27 GMT
hey I am very interested in some g bellie, if I help you breed them whold you be willing to sell me a litter and export to Montreal.
dracos are easy if you keep them right, they will hund small crickets,pill bugs,mini mealworms and wigned ants if they feel secure. your job is to allow this.
these lizards should never be handled, an ovulating female will look bloated, you can check her out at night by simply lifting and stretching her wing while shes sleeping.
also when introducing a male to a female, dont handle simply transfer the male on branch at night.
males have large teritory with many females.
they can easaly produce 4 to 6 clutches a year.
Reply by fishkeeper88 — 2010-02-28 01:25:34 GMT
thanks Jobi
I have thought about seperateing them as they are a bit agressive to each other, but have you seen them chase or go hunt after food? thats my main problem they never actively hunt they just sit and wait they eat crickets and mealworms if i put them right in front of them but its getting realy tireing, they also drink a lot of water! how do you know the females are ready to mate put them next to the males cage and see what happens? when you did breed them what was there incubation time?
right now iam finding my A capra pretty boring they never move much or bask, iam trying to get A armata and G chameleonotus as they seem a lot more interesting, I have G belli but they dont breed, do you still use those same corugated plastic cages with the 25watt bulb?
Original post by PhilMHF — 2010-02-16 19:57:27 GMT
Hi!
I just receive three Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus.
A male from java, a green female(java?) and a brown specimen(sumatra?).
To confirm some doubts, could you post some pics of Male and Female from Java and Sumatra?
Thanks Philippe
Reply by jobi — 2010-02-20 20:06:23 GMT
np
