Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.

Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

Growth Rate, Changing colors?

Axel_my_baby Nov 06, 2007 05:02 PM

Contact

What is the growth rate of Alligator lizards?
I got my two about two months ago and there doesn't seem to be too much progress in their growth. They were 1-2 inches when I got them, and now they are no larger than 3 inches.

As they grow, how dramatically do their colors change?

What helps them grow faster?

Thanks!
-----
Mom to...
2 Bearded Dragons ~ Axel & Miracle
2 Alligator Lizards ~ Aqua & Twitch
1 Leopard Gecko ~ Montana
1 Sulcata Tortoise ~ Bradley Sniffy
2 Dogs ~ Alaska and Georgia
1 Cat ~ Jenna
3 Salamanders ~ Goliath, Alpha, Limpy
Many fish!

Replies (1)

aliceinwl Nov 08, 2007 10:40 PM

Contact

What species do you have?

For maximum growth, feed them all they can eat daily on gut loaded crickets dusted with a calcium supplement with vitamin D3. You may also want to provide a basking site that gets between 90 and 100.

-Alice

You can format your posts and signature using BBCode. Here are some common examples:

You type	Result
`[b]Bold text[/b]`	Bold text
`[i]Italic text[/i]`	Italic text
`[u]Underlined[/u]`	Underlined
`[url]https://kingsnake.com[/url]`	https://kingsnake.com
`[url=https://kingsnake.com]Kingsnake[/url]`	Kingsnake
`[img]https://example.com/image.jpg[/img]`	Displays the image at that address.
`[color=green]Green text[/color]`	Green text
`[quote]Quoted text[/quote]`	Formats a quoted block of text.

Keep things readable and family‑friendly; staff may edit signatures or posts that affect thread readability.

Support

Help, tips & resources quick links

Manage

Manage your user and advertising accounts

Register For A User Account Login to MyAccount Manage Your Classified Account Manage Your Banner Account Manage Your Business Directory Account Manage your Photo Gallery Account

Purchase

Advertising and services purchase quick links

Purchase a classified account$ varies Renew a classified account$ varies Purchase a business directory listing$50/yr Purchase a banner advertisement$ varies Free Expo Event listingFree! Purchase a standard event listing$25/listing Pay an open invoice

Are you registered?

To advertise here using a business name you must have your legal business name registration verified. Click for details on the program or to register your business FREE!