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Anyone remember spike the WD that i rescued a while back,if not ill fill u in:spike has no claws so cant climb,he tries but fails miserably,anyway i took this pic earlier because hes got a new pasttime,diggin burrows and deep 1's at that this one goes under about 6inches.Im just curious is this a normal attribute for a WD?Do any of u guys give em the chance to do so,and if u do,do they dig burrows or still sleep in the trees?
see yah
jason

I think it is a pretty cool adaptation for an injured WD. Cool pic too.

im just curious because he does this all day long!Oh,the pic was taken with my friends cannon finepix,i got a umax astrapix 470 but i think im gonna go get a finepix!
thanx and see yah
jason

I have two and they never burrow, they always climb. I think that they like to like to climb because in their natural habitat, in Vietnam, they hang out in trees above the water. If they sense a predator they drop from the limbs and swim away. If they cant climb, like yours, I think they might do the next best thing and burrow so they have a place to escape to when afraid or threatened. Also I think that Aussie water dragons burrow.

just read your message, any chance spike may be female? the burrowing you dscribed sounds like the typical behaviour of a female getting ready to lay eggs, just a thought : )
ps. if this is the case i'd let spike do all the burrowing she (he!) likes!

I did not even think about "spike" being a female. My female burrowed when she laid eggs too!

spike does seem to have hemipenal bulges and also i was told that males have much larger crests and throats than females,spike has both.Thanks for the input guys,it has helped me understand him a littlw better!Im thinking about getting him aa partner so just i breed most of what i keep with the exception of my nile monitor,but thats for obvious reasons.
see yah and thanx again
jason