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Hey Marcia! Is she Armata? I think she is, but I am not an expert like you!

I had dough’s about your new dragon being an armata, because they are much harder to get and usually more expensive. But seems like I was wrong to dough you, my apologies.

I have 5 captive hatched armatas and 6 wild collected young adults, the ch are so much calmer and easy going that its like an other specie.
When available cb armadas should make excellent captives witch many color variants, I saw a purplish-blue morph that’s unreal, will post photos when I get some.

Armatas seem to bask a lot more then my other acantausora sp. They are worry of there environment from being predated upon by bats (as most acantausoras). For this reason my cages have closed tops that make them feel safe. And hollow logs in witch to hide for safety.

what a beauty. My female doesn't show that much color. But my male does. Very fiesty and lets me know when not to touch. The only MHD that has actually latched on and drawn blood. But it didn't really hurt. Just startled me.

Hey there Bonnie. She is small and sweet. I say "she" because she is rbust and her tail is thin at the base. Her color is beautiful, I was quite impressed. The pet shop called her "emerald." Post pics of your armata for me. I'd love to see them.

Dear Jobi,

I was so pleased to see you posted a message! Isn't Princess beautiful? Her color is magnificent! Yellowish green. She is so calm and sweet, nothing like what the web says about them hissing. My petshop insists that she is captive bred, and by her demeaner, I tend to believe it. She sits alone a lot, on a leafy branch. Do you think I should add a log to the tank for her?

Tra

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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dont know if you are in canada, but I know of at least 3 keepers in Toronto who hatched armata last year. I guess same time next year you can add me to the lot.

Hello Jobi! I am in the US, NJ in fact. I am stopping off today to see if I can find a log at the pet shop for Princess. I really want her to do well. She has been hanging on the top of the enclosure. When I rub her litle head, she seems to like it. I also find her sitting with the other dragons too! All of my branches are at least 1.5 inches thick, so they seem to like hanging on them. Only one thinner branch to accomodate a baby dragon I have. His name is Mike. He is quite beautiful. Green as a frog!

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