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OK, just kidding. I have not hit this forum in some time. And it is always one of my favs and send people here all the time as I know you give good info.

Those of you that remember me posting here and there, I have not built any of the projects I was hoping to. Many health issues. But I'm ok. My son may be moving soon or someday, and i;ll get that basment space back. i have ideas of a cage that wraps 3 walls fromt eh ceiling down. looking for a cool small LOW maintanence lizard that is active to watch. I did beardies. I'm leaning to chuckwallas? or something from our SW.

I mainly stopped in to wish all you you a very Merry Christmas

Circa 1979

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Big Tom

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Here’s a cute little lizard- very underrated. We have them here in my yard, they have really established themselves in south Florida. These seem to live in little family groups and are extremely entertaining to observe if you have a few. They have the whole little family going on in some small colonies. Mothers seem to really watch over their kids. Even the wild ones will hop on you and take food from your fingers if you get them use to you.

What is that? Looks sagebrushish type?
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Sorry! It’s a curly tail lizard. Very common here, but not from the southwest. They came from the Bahamas or Haiti I guess. A big male can get about ten inches long. I don’t think we have any native lizards left where I’m at. These guys seem to thrive wherever there is concrete- curbs, walls, blocks, vacant lots, etc. They don’t mind people and seem to prefer a yard to a wooded area.

Yea it was easy to figure what they were. VERY nice. Off they are related to horned lizards? But they look like an active lizard/ I want somethign dun to watch.

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Collared lizards fit your bill, males get sort of big...they are active and go nuts on food. remind me of a small monitor. There are pretty spread out depending on type.

CB's are harder to find but are out there. They like it hot, ive seen them in 105 degree heat soaking it up North of Vegas. They bask up on hills with lots of rocks and mountains. Coolest lizards in the States IMO very very active.

I've had many collareds in my life. I bought 30 from a guy in Clevland Tenn some years back. They HAD to be brumated. Not something I want to do every winter. Slow down is ok, but those collared all stopped like clock work. They were easterns, but most westerns like to drop for teh winter. I was thinking of teh leopard lizard. I had those as a kid but they never did well, but we know more about them. In fact back then they were related to teh collareds.

So many prices have jumped thru teh roof. I wanted Uro hardwicki. But damn they are expensive.

I have some time, and I do appreciate the input.
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Big Tom

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I heard about those, how neat they are. Very social.
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Mark

>>OK, just kidding. I have not hit this forum in some time. And it is always one of my favs and send people here all the time as I know you give good info.
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>>Those of you that remember me posting here and there, I have not built any of the projects I was hoping to. Many health issues. But I'm ok. My son may be moving soon or someday, and i;ll get that basment space back. i have ideas of a cage that wraps 3 walls fromt eh ceiling down. looking for a cool small LOW maintanence lizard that is active to watch. I did beardies. I'm leaning to chuckwallas? or something from our SW.
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>>I mainly stopped in to wish all you you a very Merry Christmas

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Thanks for reading.
Big Tom

www.HerpZillA.com