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Hi
some one i know told me he get soon wildcatch .
green en they wil turn under uv light, blue.
i think its the collaris collaris?aqauflame ?
he told me they r catch just when they came out wintersleep .
is that interesting??
thx
byeeee

very difficult if you have never worked with them and even if you have. Some wc's that have been in captivity a long time and have acclimated , do okay.
Some come very thin/ emachiated/ parasites, and do not acclimate well. Some will sit and actaully starve to death rather than eat in captivity, call this "Failure to Thrive"

Alot of my adults have been wc's, and some I have had to hand feed/ for 6 months or more to get them going. KONG my big aquaflame would not eat and began losing alot of weight a few years ago when I first got him. It took over half a year of force feeding him, before he finally grabbed food for himself.

Some will continue to jump up to the top of the screen or jump at the glass and get nose-rub until the skin is just worn away and they look deformed. KONG also did that.
I finally began to let him free roam in the reptile room. Seeing me everyday a zillion times a day come and go, and picking him up, he got to be one of the most tame lizards there is. :0)
Now he runs with a couple others that I leave out. But my point is some wc's are very difficult, some are okay after a time. Females seem easier to acclimate than males also, in my opinion.

If you have your heart set on this wild caught, then make sure he is a good weight , looks really good before you get him. GET PICS, do not buy any that you do not see first. If he were to look sickly forget it. Don't know what he will bring to your other lizards, and it just makes you feel terrible if they die
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Hi
i can see them before i buy them.
and then i wil look if they r skitches.
thx
so parazap first day to start is not bad right ?
and right away good bacterias in tummy?
byeeeeeeee

I "have to say" you should get a fecal done, but personally any wild caught I bring in I always treat for parasites just to be safe. I use panacur, BUT... also have parazap and like it too.

B22 I have seen you work with dragons over the years some in not good shape, and I believe you will be fine.
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