Cork! I never though of that! I have been using paper towels and man do I go through a ton of those. They mold if you don't change them every couple of days and the insects do get under them.

I agree with you on the antics. I don't know about the other babies but from what I have observed the adults of all species of acanthosaura do exhibit this same behavior when showered. They will rub against the sides of their viv, ropes, rocks, even substrate. They use both front and back limbs to kick and scrub themselves kicking much like a dog or cat. When shedding they do this to remove the lose shed. They seem to wipe their faces after a shower or swim. They will roll and snakes their bodies along on the bottom of the viv after to clean or dry their bellies. I love watching this.

I have a video I taped a couple of years ago of my females swimming one day. I was set up to tape a female laying her eggs when I noticed that the water bowl was dry so I filled it up. All of the other females ran to the bowl and began swimming and grooming themselves on the nearby branches. I taped as much footage of them as I did the female laying her clutch!

I too believe that there will be color morphs to knock off the socks of those who have called these boring little lizards. It may take a few generations but I have seen an animal here and there that has been specatular!

Patience my dearie! ; )
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