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Well...it is that time of year for me...four of my aquaflames are on their way to the chiller. They've been more than one week without food, and I've decreased the light. wouldn't you know it...Azul is basking more now LOL...

I've decided that Azul, Sienna, Sammie, and Bernie are all ready for the fridge. I'll probably go ahead and toss in Chili too for good measure.

That leaves me with Spice, Bluegill, and Moweqa (aquaflame female, and two other yellohead hybrids). To avoid any confusion, the hybrids are offspring from a wildcaught female. Whe came from an integrade zone...somewhere in South Eastern Utah where what was previously known as C. collaris baileyi, and C. collaris auriceps integrated.

John Eddington

Wish all my critters luck for their long sleep!

I'm chillin my female (at least I hope its a female, I'll try to find out today if she comes out of her hide cave.) this winter too, Catch another male (and maybe another female) hopefully, on a huge rock outcrop right outside the whichita mountains WR. What are the hybreds you mentioned? Interspecies hybreds?
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

They are all considered C. collaris now (the eastern collareds). The integrade was a zone in which the subspecies integrated.

John

I didn't know there were subspecies of C. Collaris, do they look pretty much the same?
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

The fact my emerald swift is gravid and should give birth soon?
I know you had talked about them. I will send pics when they are born, if I find them, LOL Eve

if they are born. (feels weird saying that about lizards doesn't it?) I also saw that you have a Mountain Horned Dragon!? What species is it? (they're so cute, I wish i had the room for some dragons, and the money, and the experience, ect!) The petstore still has that one emerald, I looked at it the other day when we were getting a mouse, its grown! Looks nice, but Its pretty expensive, and me and my brother are looking into getting a couple green anoles.
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

Those people that like to name and rename taxonomy have decided it best to group all the subspecies of C. collaris into simply C. collaris. There used to be C. collaris baileyi, and C. collaris auriceps like I said before.

No, they really don't look much a like...the guys you are seeing in the wild have orange throats, and the ones in other parts have blue throats.

John

them, emeralds, LOL But you are usually are MEAN to me :0( LMAO
My Mountain Horned Dragon is Acanthosaura capra: she was wc and has no horns, they are usually knocked off Shame, the way they ar handled . Very pretty girl, nice and fat ! Free roams sorta, they dont move much so I made her a tree in the reptile room in the corner, with branches and a plant, and I mist it down for her humidity, and room is warm enough for her, so I do not use extra heat. She never seemed happy in an aquarium, so I did this and she thrives now. Comes down her tree to a container of water for a swim, & drink every other day. And she eats nightcrawlers and superworms out of my hand or off a piece of slate on the floor when shes down. She takes walks and sits on rocks and seems content, them returns to her branches.

Thats cool, she has free roam of the place eh? Does she ever tease your others? LOL Hey, I'm planing on winning the lottery, (even though I don't buy lottery tickets) so I'll buy a big house with lots of room for lizards.
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

Is cooling required for Collareds John? I know alot of breeders cool their lizards but in most cases it is not essential to the lizard unless it's a breeder. Is this also the case with Collareds?

BTW: My new little girl is in the mail. Should have her soon!
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Peace!
KofSeattle
Reptile-Like
Here lizard lizard.........

Glad shes on her way should be a real sweety ! PICTURES PLEASE Ken , LOL Eve

No cooling is not required. I like to cool all my lizards, just to give them a break from the same hard life of eating, sleeping, and basking... Actually it gives me a break from buying crickets.

As seen in Don's posts...it is not always necessary for breeding either. It just helps time it...usually within 4-6 after warming them up, the girls will be ready...

I'm ready for a new pic of #3 )

John

...while you MAY have females go into the breeding cycle without the cooldown (as 3 of mine have done so far), the MALES of the same age and source as these females don't seem to have the same..uhh... enthusiasm for joining them in the dance. Takes two to tango LOL (unless you are raising a parthenogenetic Cnemidophorus).

DC
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I've got the blues...LOL...them screamin' yellow-head blues...

who POOP out ! LMAO

Laura

real soon ! Dont you hurt those Lizards Johneeee ! Eve

They should be fine. It is a bit earlier than I normally do it, but they are telling me they are ready...sleeping in late, refusing food etc.

John

Laura

I'll keep an eye on them, and make sure they do not get too thin. Right now their tails are nice and full...they should be fine.

John