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Further down the page in a post I said I let Kong a male, and Kachina a female roam free.
I also said that I will allow about 4 others out at a time to run for awhile then I return THEM, to their tanks.

Vonnie asked me, if the males have any problems with each other.
And if males from other species that I allow to run around with them for short periods bother each other.

What I have found that is extremely interesting, is when I put down another male collared or 2 at the same time, and a couple girls, KONG being a huge male, will not even take notice.

BUT.... as soon as another collared of EITHER sex touches the floor, Kachina (FEMALE) who ususally will be found atop a pile of slate on the floor basking, will LEAP of her spot and CHARGE across the floor, until shes face to face with who ever I just let out.

Her back is up in a fight stance, although she does not fight, she stands in front of them. And THEY ALL, males also, will get low to the floor, as if in a submissive position, and slowly move around and past her.
Not until she does this, and they tongue each other in short, cautious , moves, can they then be welcomed to the basking site.

I have seen this pattern over and over from her each day. As KONG just sits contently , watching and excepting ANYBODY!

ALSO while out I have never had a squirmish with any species I let out at the same times, such as chuckwallas, desert iguana, black agamas.

Bearded dragon , and uromastyx, larger ones, come out later in day or early evening after Kong and Kachina go under their rock.

Just thought it interesting !

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Eve / PHEve

ha ha he really is a gentle giant! either he is too big to care because he knows he will always win or he knows kachina will just take care of them. i bet milly would be like kachina. she doesn't take crap from anyone and even rejected walter the other day when he happened to touch her on the basking site
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vonnie
***Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet. Mae West ***

The way it should be Vonnie, hehhehehehe !
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Eve / PHEve

Hey Eve, Vonnie

I thought this would be interesting to you two.
I used to have a nice Leopard Lizard named Lila, and she lived with my trio of bicinctores, and other lizards for that matter. I caught Lila as a sub-adult, and they got along pretty well until she grew up. She would walk around the pen as if it were her domain, and only took crap from the Chuckwalla. In the last year I had her, the Collareds and the iggs would run the other way when she came near. Even my big male bicinctores. They would take on the fighting stance that Eve was talking about, but would run away if Lila advanced any closer. The Chuckwalla only cared to get food, and if any lizard, or tortoise for this matter got in his way it was like bowling pins. Thought I'd share. Girl power, I guess..... heh
Talk to you soon,

-Phil

men can be feminists too wow there are some crazy girl lizards out there. i guess all these lizards have realized that it is better just to leave the crazy girls alone. so i take it your chuck was a hefty baby since he seemed to love his food so much
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vonnie
***Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet. Mae West ***

My gosh they are GLUTONS, and they have no table manners either, LOL they are complete SLOBS !

But I get such a kick out of watching them rip things apart and toss everything.

Makes me feel apprecitated when I hand them their Bowls each day ,
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Eve / PHEve