Is there anyway to tell how old a collar lizard is?
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muffin
May 05, 2005 04:05 PM
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BIG DONNIE BRASC
May 05, 2005 05:02 PM
Chop him in half and count the growth rings.... 
Just kidding.....
I dunno
sledge
May 05, 2005 05:53 PM
i think that males have spurs that get bigger as they get older. if i am wrong on this i apologize, but i had a male a few yars ago and he was pretty old and had huge leg spurs. the males i have now have little or no spurs which makes me think that they are young. iam sure someone will clear this up.
niki_athena
May 05, 2005 07:35 PM
I'm no expert but my collared lizard Ezra's colors become more brilliant with each shed.
Cory was a baby and he's developing a black gular area and black along his belly.
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-Nicole
2.1.0 collared lizards
2.0.0 side-blotched lizards
1.0.0 desert tarantula
small tropical fishes
xelabou
May 06, 2005 01:24 PM
I think that teeth can give you a great cue on current age.
If there are no visible teeth, lizard could be less than 1 years old.
If some appears visible but not very long, between 1 and 2.
Above 2 years old, it could be hard to tell .. but if it have a denture, its reaching golden age
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Sara - Female Eastern Collared (No more orange!)
30 X 16 X 12 enclosure
Full carpet
UVB 8.0
