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jobi
at Fri May 5 21:54:07 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jobi ]
I think they are more elongated then my other dragons, but I am sure mine are still young and have more growing to do. Yes I think they are rare!
These past few months I imported about a dozen dragon species not fond in the hubby, I know there are many more out there, maybe they are no rarer then those commercially available capra, crucigera, but maybe they are?
If theirs no demands for them trappers collect what’s easily accessible around villages, they only hunt elsewhere when $$ is involved. Personally id rather pay a fortune for a few specimens then seeing the market flooded with the new flavour of the month.
As for your dragon getting ready to nest, I already posted about this, hers a hint!!
I never post individually, all my post are aimed at all keepers in general, they all contain more then can be seen, it’s the keepers job to ask better questions.
Example; when I posted about nesting nobody asked anything, funny considering that nesting is vital, proper nesting is directly related to reabsorbing, retention or week egg development or weak babies. The choice of material is very important and females know this much better then we do. I keep seeing terrible nesting options, this could mean 3 clutches rather then 6-8 or more, because once you have the temps and hydration and food covered, nesting is the last stage to fine tune.
Tropical rain forest specie! Now hers a challenge for breeders, in fact many still don’t understand how they nest, I do for having been there and studied habitats.
Theirs no simple answer but the basics can be covered quit easily.
Your dragon will nest where the temps and humidity will allow her eggs to incubate, this means if your cage is saturated with humidity she will nest in easy drainable materiel like sand or even gravel as she would in the wild (rainy season), if your cage is low in humidity she will nest in dirt under leaf litter that retains humidity as she would in the wild (dry season) she’s will use any options in-between for her eggs to survive, hollow logs, saw dust, under rocks, and if no suitable nesting she may stop cycling until favourable days. usually they nest the first clutches at lower temps, these take longer to incubate, the next clutches are nested at higher temps following the season, the eggs nested at higher temps incubate faster, those laid late in the seasons often diapauses the entire winter. There you have it, there no one answer to nesting, it’s a variable event and the husbandry of eggs is as variable as that of lizards.
If you follow a strait recipe you will be greeted with failure more then success, if you make good observations of your captive and apply correctives when needed, then like me you will be one happy keeper.
Hope this helps.
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RE: Green Tree Dragon. - jobi, Fri May 5 21:54:07 2006 