She sure is beautiful, armatas are my favourites!



I believe 4-to 6in in diameter logs are very important for these dragons, they squirrel around them not only to conceal themselves but also to thermo regulate. The proper use of logs can make the difference between establishing these lizards or losing them.



Many are keeping them like chameleons, this is wrong.

Chameleons walk from thin branches to thin branches, acantosaura are jumpers, they climb tree trunks and then jump from branches to branches avoiding thin branches. There tails act as a friction back not as a third limb (not prehensile) there claws act as hooks the hands don’t have the dexterity to rap around small branches. They are perfectly adapted for tree trunks and thicker branches, so yes most definitely use logs. I prefer to use a few logs then having a paludarium filled with plants and vines and all kinds of stuff that don’t fill there needs and keeps them from finding food.

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