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Hi I have one thats not growing very much, I'm not sure if he is just naturally small, or if he is going to sprout roots and have a growth spurt later on, lol.

Anyway, I was wondering, what would you say is a normal weight for a hatchling C. Collaris, my little fella in now 8grams, and I'm guessing 5 to 6 weeks old. When I weighed him I though to myself: my goodness if he is 8grams and definitely over a month old what does a newborn weigh !!
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Kel

www.collaredlizards.co.uk

1:1:0 Common Collared Lizards
1:1:0 Auriceps
1:2:0 Desert Collared Lizards
0:1:0 New Mexico Collared Lizard

I only have one collared to base it on, but when Rorschach came to me at 12 weeks old, she was 8g. And you know what a chub she turned out to be!
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Saharan Uros (Joe and Arthur)
3.0 Mali Uros (Spike, Turtle, and Tank)
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)

When we caught Celeste in May, she weighed 7 grams, and she was a hatchling last fall. I can't imagine my babies weighing more than a couple of grams. They are, for sure, much lighter than a nickel, which weighs 5 grams. We have a scale on order and our hatchlings will be a 2-3 weeks old when it arrives; we can let you know what they weigh then.
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Valerie Rae

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