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Is obesity a problem for collareds? Rorschach seems SO fat. She's very active - digging, running, jumping, etc. But she eats like a horse and has a HUGE belly.

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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Saharan Uros (Joe and Arthur)
3.1 Mali Uros (Spike, Turtle, Tank, and Lilly)
1.1 Ornate Uros (Scuttlebutt and Shazzbot)
0.1 Collared Lizard (Rorschach)
2.1 Green Anoles (Bowser, Sprocket, Leeloo)
1.1 Chubby Housecats (Roscolux and Jenny)

i think collareds have phases. mine will get really fat and then slim a little and then get really fat again.

two shots of ivan in her fat phase and one of jolly as a baby. sorry for the old school web cam photos, ha ha

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vonnie

***Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. Oscar Wilde ***

I personally don't think there's any such thing as a collared that's too fat. I LIKE fat lizards! It means they have good apetites, which means they're healthy. I see it as an altogether good thing. I don't think I have ever heard tale of a collared dying from obesity.

By the way, that baby is just as stunning as her mom. She looks fabulous; you're doing a good job with her.

élan
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5.6.0 Collareds
1.2.0 Leopard Lizards
1.0.0 Mali Uromastix
1.2.0 Green Anole
1.0.0 Chinese Dwarf Newt
1.0.0 White's Treefrog
1.0.0 Fire bellied toad
1.0.0 Treefrog (Alabama native)
Even More Felines
1.3.0 Canines
1.0.0 Equine

>>By the way, that baby is just as stunning as her mom. She looks fabulous;

Thanks! I'm so lucky that the timing worked out perfectly - Morgan looking to sell her right when I was starting to look. I'm trying really hard to spoil the spots off her, but I suppose it'll be ok if the spots stay.

I'm glad to hear her big belly isn't likely to be a problem. She LIKES her bugs so much - the thought of limiting them made me kind of sad!
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Saharan Uros (Joe and Arthur)
3.1 Mali Uros (Spike, Turtle, Tank, and Lilly)
1.1 Ornate Uros (Scuttlebutt and Shazzbot)
0.1 Collared Lizard (Rorschach)
2.1 Green Anoles (Bowser, Sprocket, Leeloo)
1.1 Chubby Housecats (Roscolux and Jenny)

Shes very sweet looking Torey She just enjoys her meals, LOL Very nice pattern.
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