Hi I just got what I believe to be a Female in this lizard Specie... My question is are these live bearing or egg layers... I was told Live but then after looking up info on them seems some of the Spinys lay... so how to tell... she does look gravid and ate like no one could believe today! I used to keep them in San Diego but they were all males! Thanks Cat
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New Lizard... Spiny Western Fence
MDFaduly
Dec 20, 2004 09:47 PM
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aliceinwl
Dec 23, 2004 08:17 PM
Some Sceloporus lay eggs some have live young. If I'm correct in assuming that you have a western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis, it will lay eggs.
-Alice
MDFaduly
Dec 27, 2004 05:53 PM
As best I can tell that is what I have... Silly question... are they all such pigs?? This lizard eats crickets like potato chips..all the others I had were male and did not eat like this... they were good eaters but not pigs... So far in a week she has eaten around 4 dozen crickets! And many of them were HUGE fat wild caught ones... Right now she is chasing a leaf hopper around! She is so cute when she wants food... she begs. Cat
jasonw
Jan 06, 2005 12:27 PM
Yes Sceloporus occidentalis are egg layers. Be careful with your feeding as it is easy to over feed witch is not the healthiest thing for them. I usually purchase 50 crickets every 2 weeks for my community Sceloporus occidentalis enclosure witch commonly holds up to 10 individuals. However they don’t eat them all. I use these prey items for the next 2 weeks of food. Better than 25% of the prey items end up dead in the prey enclosure before the 2 weeks is up. I have a section on Sceloporus occidentalis on my website as the species is part of my research efforts but as of now the written material is scarce at best. Are you using UV lights? I have not observed the need for one yet with this species. but its always advisable and I use a reptisun 5.0 bulb witch requires replacement every 6 months or so on my enclosures. This species is a very rewarding species to maintain and I am sure you will enjoy it. They are very easy to maintain with minimal effort. If you have any other questions regarding Sceloporus occidentalis myself or anyone ells here I am sure would be more than happy to answer them
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