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Mountain/Tree Dragons

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2006.
Gallery Photo: Zoe
Gallery Photo: Zoe

Acanthosaura is a genus of lizards commonly known as mountain horned dragons, so named because of a row of dorsal spines which run down the back of their neck. Arboreal lizards that are found in Southeast Asia, they are medium-sized, ranging from about 7 inches up to 15 inches in length, depending on species and individual. They tend to prefer higher elevation areas that are dense with vegetation. Mountain horned dragons are insectivorous, consuming only live food and in captivity their diet can include crickets, earthworms, silkworms, mealworms, moths, roaches, wax worms, and grasshoppers. Mountain Horned Dragons require a variety in diet and will often refuse food when offered a diett lacking in variety. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all Mountain Dragon species and subspecies. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting.

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Update on my gonocephalus
by jobi - Jul 28, 2006 11:15 PM
6 Jul 31, 2006 05:28 AM
by jobi
Exo-terra habitat?
by Tugi - Jul 13, 2006 11:08 PM
2 Jul 19, 2006 01:54 PM
by froggieb
Eggs a hatching
by damnitbonnie - Jul 08, 2006 07:24 AM
0 No replies
for anybody but... not eating Sorta Long
by Anole16 - Jul 05, 2006 07:25 PM
4 Jul 08, 2006 04:40 PM
by Anole16
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by Anole16 - Jul 01, 2006 09:25 AM
4 Jul 19, 2006 01:47 AM
by resourcereptile
Green/neon Tree Dragon - Help!
by uromastyx_ornate - Jun 17, 2006 11:59 PM
1 Jun 19, 2006 06:40 PM
by FroggieB
mhd
by polydaedalus - Jun 05, 2006 07:56 PM
4 Jun 09, 2006 03:13 PM
by polydaedalus
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by tra3 - May 26, 2006 01:31 PM
2 May 27, 2006 12:01 PM
by damnitbonnie
Acanthosaura discovery?
by Herptiles_net - May 24, 2006 07:38 PM
6 May 26, 2006 02:10 PM
by froggieb
Ingo and Jobi, please read
by tra3 - May 18, 2006 11:09 AM
1 May 18, 2006 02:01 PM
by froggieb
Chameleon Dragon - Everyone
by tra3 - May 17, 2006 08:58 PM
3 May 18, 2006 07:23 AM
by damnitbonnie

by jobi - May 16, 2006 01:14 PM
3 May 18, 2006 07:16 AM
by damnitbonnie
We lost our "green tree dragon"
by tra3 - May 16, 2006 01:07 PM
4 May 17, 2006 08:52 PM
by tra3
Amputation photo
by jobi - May 15, 2006 01:18 PM
2 May 26, 2006 10:40 AM
by Fourquet
Jobi: Current Incubation Temps
by froggieb - May 11, 2006 09:14 PM
8 May 15, 2006 02:14 PM
by jobi
Ingo dingo bingo baby...
by jobi - May 10, 2006 01:18 AM
11 May 15, 2006 01:26 AM
by Ingo
GREEN TREE DRAGON IDENTIFICATION
by tra3 - May 09, 2006 01:03 PM
7 May 11, 2006 08:39 PM
by tra3
New Acanthosaura specie
by FroggieB - May 08, 2006 08:32 PM
1 May 08, 2006 08:38 PM
by FroggieB
Green Tree Dragon
by tra3 - May 08, 2006 07:37 PM
9 May 11, 2006 12:30 AM
by Ingo
Check out these two pics
by Tra3 - May 08, 2006 08:54 AM
2 May 09, 2006 08:10 AM
by damnitbonnie
Olympia laid her eggs!
by tra3 - May 06, 2006 01:14 PM
4 May 06, 2006 09:49 PM
by jobi
Green Tree Dragon.
by tra3 - May 05, 2006 01:18 PM
22 May 10, 2006 05:11 PM
by FroggieB
She bit me again
by damnitbonnie - May 03, 2006 07:15 AM
3 May 04, 2006 07:34 AM
by Damnitbonnie
My Armata came from....
by Tra3 - May 02, 2006 03:34 PM
1 May 04, 2006 12:29 PM
by damnitbonnie
Jobi, Marcia, and Bonnie - Guess What?
by tra3 - May 01, 2006 08:41 PM
6 May 02, 2006 02:22 PM
by FroggieB
Hello Marcia! Is she an Armata?
by Tra3 - May 01, 2006 08:51 AM
7 May 01, 2006 03:39 PM
by Tra3
Mountain horned lizard - eggs
by mamagargoyle - Apr 28, 2006 07:26 PM
2 Apr 29, 2006 09:59 PM
by FroggieB
it's a ......
by tra3 - Apr 27, 2006 05:01 PM
5 Apr 30, 2006 06:42 PM
by tra3
New baby pictures ; )
by froggieb - Apr 26, 2006 05:10 PM
5 Apr 27, 2006 01:36 PM
by FroggieB
I am so excited
by Tra3 - Apr 26, 2006 03:04 PM
0 No replies
Marcia, Ingo, and Jobi - please advise
by tra3 - Apr 25, 2006 07:47 PM
7 Apr 27, 2006 02:00 PM
by tra3
Is she expecting?
by tra3 - Apr 25, 2006 08:14 AM
12 Apr 26, 2006 03:33 PM
by FroggieB
Need help
by tra3 - Apr 25, 2006 08:11 AM
3 Apr 25, 2006 10:41 AM
by damnitbonnie
Trying to load images.
by Tra3 - Apr 24, 2006 03:29 PM
2 Apr 24, 2006 06:42 PM
by froggieb
Here is a pic of Mike and Olympia
by Tra3 - Apr 24, 2006 02:17 PM
2 Apr 24, 2006 02:27 PM
by jobi
New here
by Tra3 - Apr 24, 2006 01:51 PM
0 No replies
Pictures?
by damnitbonnie - Apr 23, 2006 08:23 AM
6 Apr 24, 2006 02:25 PM
by froggieb
Ingo, Is this a No Horn MHD?
by froggieb - Apr 21, 2006 10:09 PM
9 Apr 22, 2006 08:00 PM
by jobi
hatched at 158 days
by froggieb - Apr 20, 2006 09:57 PM
3 Apr 21, 2006 07:38 AM
by damnitbonnie
I'm new
by damnitbonnie - Apr 20, 2006 12:04 PM
2 Apr 20, 2006 09:49 PM
by froggieb
Going on her second clutch
by jobi - Apr 11, 2006 12:54 AM
1 Apr 14, 2006 12:01 PM
by jobi

by jobi - Apr 09, 2006 02:54 PM
5 Apr 14, 2006 12:10 PM
by jobi
Basking capras
by jobi - Apr 09, 2006 07:02 AM
6 Apr 10, 2006 10:57 AM
by jobi
3 MHD's. Lepidogaster? Capra? Crucigera?
by mcrescue - Apr 09, 2006 04:53 AM
23 Apr 13, 2006 05:08 PM
by mcrescue
InGo
by tnpauto - Mar 30, 2006 09:39 AM
2 Mar 31, 2006 08:58 PM
by tnpauto
gravid MHD?
by tokai - Mar 29, 2006 03:41 PM
1 Mar 29, 2006 05:21 PM
by FroggieB
dead gono autopsie photo...
by jobi - Mar 29, 2006 12:49 AM
0 No replies
new owner of a MHD
by gomen - Mar 27, 2006 07:23 PM
7 Mar 30, 2006 06:16 PM
by gomen
Male or Female
by tokai - Mar 26, 2006 07:53 AM
2 Mar 27, 2006 07:08 PM
by FroggieB
My first hydrosaurus pair...
by jobi - Mar 20, 2006 10:51 AM
6 Mar 29, 2006 11:36 PM
by Ingo
Green Vs. Brown MHD
by Hokaiye - Mar 19, 2006 12:32 PM
27 Mar 30, 2006 03:31 PM
by jobi
Ingo...FroggyB
by jobi - Mar 16, 2006 10:31 PM
0 No replies

by jobi - Mar 16, 2006 03:12 PM
5 Mar 16, 2006 07:24 PM
by jobi
how long till the eggs are laid
by tokai - Mar 15, 2006 01:18 PM
3 Mar 16, 2006 12:38 PM
by FroggieB
Mountain Horned Dragon Help(long)
by 46chev - Mar 13, 2006 05:00 PM
1 Mar 15, 2006 05:59 PM
by froggieb
FroggieB crucigera photos
by jobi - Mar 11, 2006 11:31 AM
8 Mar 18, 2006 11:26 PM
by PrincessArtemis

by jobi - Mar 07, 2006 02:27 PM
6 Mar 09, 2006 12:27 PM
by jobi
Can these be sexed?
by jobi - Mar 03, 2006 09:12 PM
5 Mar 06, 2006 12:48 PM
by FroggieB

by jobi - Mar 03, 2006 09:00 PM
2 Mar 11, 2006 04:50 PM
by jobi

by jobi - Feb 27, 2006 06:35 AM
9 Mar 03, 2006 08:54 AM
by jobi

by jobi - Feb 23, 2006 02:47 AM
2 Feb 24, 2006 03:13 AM
by jobi
Cone head lizard
by gothlic768 - Feb 20, 2006 09:03 PM
1 Feb 22, 2006 01:13 PM
by froggieb
gonocephalus gravid
by jobi - Feb 17, 2006 11:19 PM
9 Feb 22, 2006 05:04 AM
by jobi
Bronchocela cristatella
by DarkHelmet - Feb 14, 2006 06:57 PM
2 Feb 15, 2006 08:49 PM
by DarkHelmet
Best Course of Action?
by bps516 - Feb 14, 2006 12:07 PM
1 Feb 15, 2006 12:57 PM
by froggieb
New to reptiles and have a mountian horned dragon
by sarasmushu - Feb 08, 2006 07:14 PM
3 Feb 13, 2006 07:37 PM
by sarasmushu
need advice for sick looking MHD
by jvb - Feb 07, 2006 06:20 PM
6 Feb 16, 2006 01:16 PM
by FroggieB
ConeHead Lizard Question
by RoadSpawn - Feb 07, 2006 02:58 PM
0 No replies
My new male A. capra
by Herptiles_net - Feb 04, 2006 07:51 PM
3 Feb 09, 2006 01:52 PM
by froggieb
Montain horned draagon question
by boxielover - Jan 20, 2006 09:37 PM
1 Jan 30, 2006 10:03 AM
by Spawn
9 Jan 13, 2006 11:49 AM
by FroggieB
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