Reply by shocknaweleos — 2017-04-18 19:49:41 GMT

You forgot dandelion flowers. My crew goes crazy for any yellow flowers.

Reply by tgreb — 2016-06-22 10:29:23 GMT

That berry flavored stuff? Mine seem to liker it as well.

Reply by shocknaweleos — 2016-06-19 20:40:31 GMT

They seemed to prefer items dusted with MINER-ALL I. lol

Reply by shocknaweleos — 2016-06-19 20:37:14 GMT

Thanks, Tom. My wife got them to take kale if she mists it and chops it fine. I let them get hungry for a few days then gave them variety and they were still picky but ate pretty well.

Reply by tgreb — 2016-05-31 13:52:40 GMT

They look good. More than likely wild caught especially if only taking dandelion. Just try working greens into the dandelion. They should get used to it eventually.

Reply by shocknaweleos — 2016-05-30 22:03:08 GMT

Here they are. Good looking young adult "cb" pair of South Mountain chucks I bought off Faunaclassifieds.com. Finicky eaters but really scarf down dandelions.3

Reply by shocknaweleos — 2016-05-28 13:28:28 GMT

Thanks for the input, Tom and Maureen. All things considered, even if they are wc, it seemed too good to pass up.
They're both healthy and eating and don't mind terribly to be handled. It seems unlikely they would be CB by the price, but these guyseat well and have never given me the "slip" into a crevice whenever I've gone to handle them. That seems like very strange behavior for a wc.

Reply by tgreb — 2016-05-18 21:26:14 GMT

From South Mountain. True captive born go for 600.00/pair so what do you think?

Reply by MaureenCarpenter — 2016-05-13 17:30:33 GMT

Hi Rick! I am at my same email, but yours has changed. Call me!
(949) 645-2770 Give me you new email. Maureen

Reply by MaureenCarpenter — 2015-03-14 16:12:37 GMT

Keep us posted about how she is doing, particularly after the bladder stone is removed. Who knows if that is affecting those back legs...or WHAT is affecting those back legs.

Reply by DavidE721 — 2015-03-13 05:24:28 GMT

Hello. No, she fortunately does not have a prolapsed anus. She is currently undergoing a treatment regimen to build up her calcium level as well as to enable her to defecate. That said, both the vet and I were surprised when he was able to express stool from her by gently applying pressure along her digestive tract.

She eats well, and she's very alert. If she continues to make progress such as she is, it will probably be a matter of expressing her stool on a regular basis so as to keep her healthy. She evidently will not be able to use her hind legs again, but she gets around well by using her front legs nonetheless.

Reply by MaureenCarpenter — 2015-03-13 02:28:22 GMT

Hi David. I responded to your post, but since I followed the thread below, you may not have seen it. Hope she is doing better. Is there prolapsing of the anus?

Reply by MaureenCarpenter — 2015-03-01 17:28:48 GMT

Hey gang! First of all, GREAT to read your posts. I sure miss you all! But, nobody really addressed the question of back leg paralysis for the gentleman! I had a grown granite Chuck five years back or so. He was rambunctious and healthy until one day...he wasn't. I came home from work to find him dragging his back legs. I had had him for years, but he was wild caught. The vet could find nothing wrong with him, but his anus was prolapsed.It could have been a virus or whatever, but the prolapse was the cincher. The vet recommended putting him down and I agreed. The necropsy turned up nothing but no blood work had been done. I have had several Chucks with bladder stones removed in the past year. None of them had any back leg involvement and some of those bladder stones were huge! I recommend finding out if the Calico does have a spinal injury first, before the stone removal. If antibiotics don't relieve the pressure due to swelling (?) on the spine, I think dying of constipation would be pretty hard to bear for the human and the lizard to go through that!

Reply by johne — 2015-02-28 05:28:30 GMT

Holy cow...funny how we all pop in every once in a while. I was just thinking about the chuck and collared group the other day. We really kept it alive a few years back, eh?

I'm still traveling for a Bioprocess sales job so no time for pets anymore. I did gain an interest in growing orchids but those are pretty simple compared to lizards.

I hope everyone is well!
John Eddington

Reply by Eve — 2015-02-01 22:09:07 GMT

Hey Tom, I'm tickled pink to hear from y a buddy, hahahaha :0) I'm a part of the reptile community, lol, I just did a lot of homing on some other sites, lol. Just been missing from KS forums.

My Grebster was asking for ya, lol, he's looking BIG and burly and quite handsome. Also getting up there in age. He's such a gentlemen he lives with Miss Hooty and sometimes it is difficult for him to control his LOVE emotions for her, hhhahahaa but he does somehow, seems to understand and stops himself (such a GOOD BOY.) Maybe one day I will get him a breed able sexy female to show my respect to him for treating Hooty so gently.
I love the granites/reds/ and Pied. Maybe down the road I will have a couple pairs.

So how the hell have you been buddy? Kids all grown yet? Still have lots of chucks?

I miss you all, gosh I used to be on KS 10 times a day, lol. Moderating and watching the classifieds. Now I never look as I have my own to sell, hhaahhha.

Hey good to hear back Tom, glad ya posted, I will try and pop in more , see what's up.
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Eve
Suncharmers Colorful Collareds & Lotsa Leopards

Reply by Eve — 2015-02-01 21:53:29 GMT

:0) Hey Donna thank you, glad to hear from you too! I think we will always have a full house of critters right till we leave for HEAVEN. Then I sure hope we get put in charge of all the animals, hehehehhee, lol.

I will have to email you and talk some more. I have been wondering how you and your crew have been. So here's to talking real soon and catching up and everything, :0)

Hooty is having her B- day party late fall this year, it is amazing how some of these kids thrive even though handicapped. I don't think she really knows any thing else since she was born that way. Take care talk soon.

PS. collareds, chucks, clown agama, spinys,,, and the GECKOS all doing well, thanks for asking.
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Eve
Suncharmers Colorful Collareds & Lotsa Leopards

Reply by tgreb — 2015-01-31 18:50:25 GMT

Miss ya. Hope things are better for you. Hopefully you will become active in the lizard community again.

Reply by rosebuds — 2015-01-31 06:11:54 GMT

Hootie looks fabulous! Wow! 13!

I have a house full, as usual. lol!

Sorry to hear of your troubles, Eve, but very glad you are still around. How are the geckos?

Reply by JFC31 — 2014-12-17 18:35:40 GMT

Thanks!!
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1.0 Carrot Tail Chuckwalla (Kinky)
1.0 Western Hognose snake (Spot)
0.1 Ragdoll cat (Skyler)
0.1 Chow Chow dog (Bella)

Reply by tgreb — 2014-12-12 19:27:37 GMT

I would switch to the new T5 high output flourescent. They are great from what I hear. Havent switch but thinking of it. Zoomed and lightyourreptiles.com have them. Need special fixture as they need a special ballast and are 2 inches shorter than standard flourwscents.

Reply by shocknaweleos — 2014-05-30 21:57:28 GMT

The opposite can be true, too. I'm an ex-leopard gecko breeder and I've had babies hatch from fuzzy eggs more than once. Fertile eggs should harden up in the first hour.

Reply by pamnsam94 — 2014-05-30 01:38:44 GMT

Thanks for the info Donna. That's what I expected. I wonder why though, in most instances, it seems people report that infertile eggs go bad and mold over within a few days. How can infertile eggs in some instances go so long (months in your situation) without going bad? It seems that mold spores are everywhere, but I expect at least some keepers would say mold spores were not as abundant in those situations. However, I expect there is something chemically different between some infertile eggs versus others. Just a hypothesis.

Yes, I do have another enclosure, and I keep telling myself I need to separate the males. Would you expect one of the males to turn on the other suddenly, as in overnight? Or, do you think I would notice a gradual increase of aggression? In any case, I know it's not worth taking any chance.

The person I bought them from at the end of February, from what I know anyway, is well respected among chuck keepers and kept them together in an outdoor enclosure for some time. However, they were not housed with a female. The suggestion was made however that it might be best if I were to separate them, not only because I would be putting them with my female, but also because they were being put into a new environment.

Reply by rosebuds — 2014-05-30 00:32:27 GMT

I have had infertile eggs last for weeks and one even lasted two months until it finally collapsed and it was obvious that it never progressed.

As for those males, I hope you don't plan to wait until something terrible happens to those males before you separate them. That can't be easy on that lone female either. Do you have another enclosure that you can move one of the males into?

Reply by pamnsam94 — 2014-05-24 06:54:34 GMT

I saw a pink area/spot on most of the eggs without having to candle them. When you say "spot", how large is it? Do you have any pics and can you readily see it most of the time in fertile eggs when they are newly laid?

Reply by MaureenCarpenter — 2014-05-24 02:52:10 GMT

Eggs are soft when first deposited but should firm up and expand after a couple of hours. Chuck eggs often show a little pink spot when first laid. This means they are fertile. I have sometimes had fertile eggs hatch and never saw the pink spot. Last clutch, the female didn't bury the eggs, but did put them in the vermiculite. On examination of the "birth chamber", I found a completely buried egg. All seem to be doing well. I have also had scattered eggs that hatched. If they are not firm the next day, remove them. They are not good, will rot, and will contribute to fungus on the remaining eggs.

Reply by MaureenCarpenter — 2014-05-24 03:03:06 GMT

Blueberries would get me out of hiding. LOL

Reply by MaureenCarpenter — 2014-05-24 03:01:21 GMT

This is the best kind of feel good news imaginable!

Reply by dvl — 2014-05-17 03:11:50 GMT

glad ya got her under containment!!!!!!!

Reply by edenproject — 2014-05-16 22:23:44 GMT

I did. Took about a week but I finally got her. I've always said if she had her way, she eat nothing but blueberries. I knew they'd be enough to get her out of hiding.

Reply by edenproject — 2014-05-16 22:18:07 GMT

Great idea. I used a shoe box. Taped the top on and cut a hole in the side. Then I made a handle out of the packing tape - a loop that I could easily grab if she was inside. left a trail of food to the hole and then put more food deeper inside the box. A few minutes ago, I thought heard something . . . she was 1/2 inside the box, but far enough away from the fridge that I could slide the 'pool noodle' that I was using to block her retreat to the fridge. (it fits perfectly, btw, if anyone else ever needs to block the fridge). She didn't hear me until I was right on top of her; she backed out of the box and looked at me. Before she knew it, she was caught. I am so relieved I cannot tell you. The escape was totally my fault (I left her enclosure door open) so I was just beating myself up. Now she's cleaned up and back in her very nice house with a big bowl of feed and water and her heat lamp.

Reply by rosebuds — 2014-05-15 05:10:45 GMT

Did the food deprivation work? LOL!

Reply by dvl — 2014-05-13 23:02:13 GMT

Put several new hide outs around a food dish away from the fridge. Cardboard boxes w/ holes / make shift lean too--etc. Give her new options on where to hide and make sure you can nab here while she is happy hiding!

Reply by edenproject — 2014-05-12 18:45:57 GMT

Yes, over the weekend I was hoping to nab her and left some food, but it didn't work (me slow; her fast). Today, I left 1 blueberry for her. I don't want her to starve, but I don't want her to be happy.

Here's my plan: move source of food farther and farther away from fridge. then by Friday, it and she will be far enough away from the fridge that I can block it so she can't get back under. That's really the only place I can't reach her.

She did this once before a few years ago. I got lucky. I found her in the bottom of my iguana's cage eating all the food he had dropped during the week (my ig is a slob). I was able to block the fridge and get her out of the ig cage. My ig cage has a separate tray below the cage bottom that pulls out - think bird cage - so she wasn't actually in the cage with the iguana, but underneath it.

Reply by rosebuds — 2014-05-12 04:20:15 GMT

Has she eaten since she escaped?

Reply by CindySteinle — 2014-04-13 13:09:19 GMT

Nice catch! I bet he was just going for that higher basking point to get even more sun!

I think spring has finally arrived all over the country

Reply by annacb — 2014-02-03 02:48:06 GMT

Hi,

Yes, he has surprisingly large femoral pores for his size.
Unless females of the species can have decently sized ones too, that's the strongest indication of gender that I saw after being told he was a boy.
Some slight bulging at the tail base, too. Pretty macho.

Do specifically Nevadan chucks come up for sale much?

You're right about NW Oregon- I'd be surprised if we got 50-55 days that would be appropriate for most of my reptiles to be out in for more than an hour or two, so I'm long since resigned to spending tons on their UV needs

Thanks for the input on the flowers. I've found a few places to order fresh edible blooms until the growing season hits here, just figured I'd ask before trying anything unfamiliar to me.

Reply by MaureenCarpenter — 2014-02-03 02:19:35 GMT

I agree with Donna (Rosebuds) that your Chuck looks like he could have come from Nevada. Just curious about his femerole pores. Are they big?
I would think that NW Oregon will probably yield very few basking days outdoors, so UVB's a must!
I am pretty sure that the flowers humans can eat would all be safe for a Chuckwalla. Never Oleander, and I have heard that Lantana is not good, though mine have occasionally nibbled on it. NOT their favorite.

Reply by AnnaCB — 2014-01-26 22:19:17 GMT

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Reply by annacb — 2014-01-26 20:28:02 GMT

Yup, just with the camera.
That said, I've heard enough about their need for lots of light that I think I'll throw a tube in there as well. Better safe than sorry.

Thank you for the ID! He does have a sweet face

Reply by Rosebuds — 2014-01-26 14:57:02 GMT

Hi Anna,
You said in your post that your MVB was not allowing color to show. Did you mean just with the camera? What brand of mvb are you using? I ask because I just bought a few cases of megarays and while I trust that they are producing the uvb that my lizards need, I do notice that they do not produce the heat or light quality that they used to. Chucks need very bright light to really thrive, so I am having to use additional bulbs to bring up both heat and light quality in my enclosures.

He looks like a Nevada chuck to me. Very sweet face!

Reply by annacb — 2014-01-25 21:35:49 GMT

Thanks for the help!

We live in NW Oregon, so he'll only be able to be outside from mid-July through August. The rest of the time it is way too chilly and humid.

Thanks for the heads up on the hibiscus urine color thing, that would have freaked me out, and hibiscus (along with dandelion) are the two flowers it have easiest access to.
Are they able to eat any edible flowers that humans use, or are some unsafe? I am assuming that there are some that are not the best for them, and I do think I'll order some online until the weather allows for growing.

I have been just turning off his lights and letting him hit standard reptile room temps at night, which are generally about 70. He seems to wake up perky and makes it to his basking spot fine, so hopefully that is appropriate- what do nighttime temps range where you are?

Anyway, here he is. The MVB made colors impossible to capture, but it seems like the pattern is more important. He is quite black. The lighter areas are a nice buttercup yellow, with the tail being mostly a duller yellow. He has a couple of spikes around his tympanic membrane but nowhere else.
I have no idea what his age is or if he was cared for appropriately to allow growth, but he's approximately 6-6.5 inches SVL.

Thanks again! He is a pleasure, very calm with beautiful brown eyes.

Reply by MaureenCarpenter — 2014-01-25 19:38:16 GMT

Hi Anna. I have kept Chuckwallas for more than 50 years and have learned a lot! My Chucks usually live to be close to 20 years old. If you post a pic we might guess at his origin local, but whether he is cb or wc would be difficult to guess.

Chucks resort to eating bugs in a drought year in the desert, but are subject to kidney problems with animal protein. Best is herbivourus diet and as much flowers as possible and as much variation as possible with calcium and vitamin D supplements. I am able to put mine out in the backyard much of the year, so I don't worry about the lighting too much and just use regular 100 watt lights, but you will want to have the megarays on him for calcium absorption so he doesn't get mbd.

I plant as much of the good flowers as possible in my yard. Dandelions (favorite), nasturtiums, sweet alysum, hibiscus (turns their urine pink fyi), bower vine, cape (red) honeysuckle, green beans (cooked and well drained), escarole, arugula, raddichio, and other things. Variety is the key, I think. They get really spoiled on Dandelions!

They thrive between 85 and 100 degree heat with a hot end and a cool end. Love to bask!! Chucks are fantastic intelligent lizards and each has its own personality. With handling, they usually become very tame! Enjoy your new boy!! Post a picture and tell us what sort of climate you have where you live. Maureen

Reply by tamarasaurus — 2013-12-05 19:53:05 GMT

Thanks for letting us know about this! I requested to join the group. Looks like a lot of great photos and information on there.

Tamara

Reply by tgreb — 2013-11-30 23:11:58 GMT

REACTIVATE IT! LOL.

Reply by rosebuds — 2013-11-30 00:22:55 GMT

I deactivated my fb account and do not want to reactivate it. Any way to get around having to have a profile on fb to join? lol

Reply by tgreb — 2013-11-27 18:20:50 GMT

Bunch of great very knowledgeable people in the group.

Reply by Paleo — 2013-10-13 13:41:24 GMT

Nice!