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I've yet to see a post about Blue Spinys. Apparently they are teh largest of the swifts. They have some beautiful coloration that rivals a healthy male Emerald. I'd like to keep swifts but am torn between Emeralds and the Blues. Blues do get to 14" and would need a bigger/wider tank.

I'm just looking for any experience people may have with them, are they a good active display lizard etc? Emeralds can be very entertaining in that respect.

I have not kept that species but I do keep and perform extensive research on Sceloporus Occidentalis. I am sure that the characteristics are fairly identical in many if not all the spiny lizards. My individuals make great displays. They are quick to run and hide if someone gets to close. I would imagine they would calm down and not hide but it is in my research interest to keep them wild at heart so I opt not to tame them down at all. I am sorry I could not be of more assistance but I am sure someone ells here could shed a little more light on your question
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Hello all!
I live near Houston Texas and am a full time Chuckwalla/ Desert Iguana keeper. I also have a few Yarrow spineys and a yard full of Blues. From my experience Blues seldom settle down enough to make good tank critters. I house my lizards in a 30 ft X 30 ft pen in the back yard. The blues were seemingly eating baby chucks & DIs so I moved em out & let some go in my rock garden out front. They make plenty of babies and all are spookey even after 5 yrs of hanging around. They are pretty as the dickens though! Its just you can't get close enough to see em. When the babies are born in May------ I'll check back or you guys check out the chuck forum and give me a shout---- I can rustle up a few for the US Mail.
The Yarrows are much more suited for living in tanks than Blues.

Heres a pic of one of my Yard Blues from last summer.

Regards

David

Hey, beautiful pic! How big do they get?

reako45

They easily get a foot long and from a distance look like a 2 year old chuckwalla!! Here is a pic of a young female that escaped from the yard & got into the pen! She is much more approachable that the ones out front but still skittish.

David