Plated Lizard?

Ben3233 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject: Plated Lizard?

Does somebody here have a plated lizard?

I saw a couple of these in one of my petshop.

Are they tame?
Do they have a nice temperament?
Are they intelligent?

thank you!
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bubbasherps · Respected Member Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 475

I kepted some sudan plated lizards docile but flighty. housing 4/4/2 cage desert cage alot of rock basking areas temp 90-100 basking spot cage temp 75-80 short winter rest for about 6-8 weeks at 65 degrees then warm up helps with breeding

they are not bred that much in captivity because of imports being cheaper. they are cool lizards shame people dont keep and breed them more often

feeding they eat insects some apples and canned reptile food

jeff
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Ben3233 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: plated lizard

bubbasherps · Respected Member Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 475

sorry ben

flighty meaning runs away RUNS RUNS RUNS

also could mean take a flight

jeff
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bubbasherps · Respected Member Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 475

ben i know what you mean

im Lenni Lenape and Dutch

so i have some slang talk

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Ben3233 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject:

ohh ok thank you!

anybody else have experience with them?

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bubbasherps · Respected Member Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 475

I used to import from Africa and Madagascar so many of the plated lizards I have seen and kepted
jeff
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Ben3233 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject:

yes they seems to be good pets, as the worker in the petshop told me, they are very tame. But I am going to read more information about them because petshop are always trying to sell anything they can.

I go one time in a petshop, I ask if he had a Tegu, he answered me, ohhh no Tegu are so nasty and agressive. I was like

What's the problem ( I am usually on a forum where people tell me that they are so adorable pet ).

However, I am going to get more information about it.
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bubbasherps · Respected Member Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 475

i agree with you pet shops here sell baby gator to 14 year old

telling them they dont grow over 2 feet

how wrong they are

i get alot of rescues because of it

jeff
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Ben3233 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject:

yes or the kind of legend, if you buy a very big lizard and you put it into a small enclosure, he will not grow up lol

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