... keep from killing themselves in the wild. We have a screened back porch that I took the animal out on this afternnon to let it out of the confines of its cage. It inisisted in climbing the screen up to the railing about 3 ft high. It then when it was finished with that area leap down and go elsewhere. One of its leaps it landed badly, head first and I thought it had broke its neck. These animals have no fear of heights and I think little depth perception since its eyes are on the sides of its head. It turned out to be okay if a little subdued after that last leap. However I can't believe this activity is confined to captivity, this being the case how does it keep from injuring itself in the wild. Anybody come across any in the wild with say a damaged limb?
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My guess would be that since hatchlings don't really weigh anything and therefore fall pretty lightly, they've got time to learn what is and is not a good move for their environment as they grow up in it. People talk so much about instinct that they often forget that reptiles do in fact have discernible learning curves.
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