My lawnmower is broken, and has been broken for about 6 months now (If anyone would let me barrow one, please message me). Since I havnt had a mower our back lawn is SUPER overgrown. Well today I was bored and decided to go cut down the 4 foot grass with my Sword. Yes with my Samurai Sword (Katana w/e). Wait thats not the truly nerdy part. While I was doing this I saw something moving in the grass. I notice it is a lizard. Now I have seen this lizard around before but it always eluded me. Tricky thing it is. Well today was my day, I caught this tricky Lizard. I then went to PetCo, and spent entirely too much money for a living environment for my new pet.


So here is my new pet. My alligator lizard.




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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/DiENoSore/DSC_1060.jpg (http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczUucGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29tL2FsYnVtcy95MT UyL0RpRU5vU29yZS8/YWN0aW9uPXZpZXcmY3VycmVudD1EU0NfMTA2MC5qcGc=)

I have yet to name him, I would LOVE to hear some ideas.

Geico.

Never saw one of those before. Give him a Latin name.

My gf got a lizard thing last month and named in Petrie off of The Land Before Time.


Name it Littlefoot or something haha. Or if he is a badass...Sharptooth.

i hope you know about the animal. the temp, humidity, diet, foliage and ground cover have to be perfect in order for it to be happy and healthy. check this out: reptile forum (http://www.reptileforums.com/forums/cmps_index.php)

and for the love of god! dont listen to those dumn ass teenagers at petco or petsmart, they dont know a god damn thing most of the time. all of the reptile you see there are normally very unhealthy due to not taking the right house and feeding precautions. im sure if you went in there you saw multiple snakes housed together in the same enclosure?

that thing looks pissed off.

caught wild lizzards rarly live in captivity..ill give it 3 days..

I think you should pee on it so it can looked pissed off and pissed on at them same time. Then someone can make a motivational poster about it. Take pics of it covered in urine. It would be giving it a warmmoist living environment at the same time.

they can live if not stressed out too much. dont feed it for about a week, keep it in a dark, quiet room, and dont handle it for about two weeks. and make sure you have all the temps right.

are you stupid.. or just retarded..?

ORIGINAL: smoke96

i hope you know about the animal. the temp, humidity, diet, foliage and ground cover have to be perfect in order for it to be happy and healthy. check this out: reptile forum (http://www.reptileforums.com/forums/cmps_index.php)


I went to a shop and asked what I needed. They set me up. I know some of these guys dont know, but this guy really seemed to know his stuff.. I took some of the plant I found him in and put it in there. Tore out the roots with it so it hopfully will stay a live. He lived in my backyard along my fence for atleast a year, so I guessing (and the shop confirmed) and foliage and crickets are best for food. I have a temp and humidity gauge in there, along with a lamp and a heating pad under. I also made a hiding spot with wood from the fence so that will be familiar to him also. I spend almost $80 on just stuff for him. I wont halfass it. I love reptiles and have wanted another one for sometime now.

It gets up to 110 here, and both times I have seen him it has been between 70 and 90 so I am planning on keeping it around that temp.


I will checkout the forum though.

well im very surprised that he knew something about reptiles. foliage and crickets are good but there are also many other things too feed it, and be careful, some foliage can be fatal. just post those pics on the forum and the will be able to tell you everything about that animal, good luck and follow those stress procedures.

name him....


Captain Wafflecone

chop its HEAD OFF!!!!!! It is way more fun and will save you money in the long run:D

1. he looks perma-pissed.
2. fix your mower.

ORIGINAL: smoke96

well im very surprised that he knew something about reptiles. foliage and crickets are good but there are also many other things too feed it, and be careful, some foliage can be fatal. just post those pics on the forum and the will be able to tell you everything about that animal, good luck and follow those stress procedures.



I owned a snake back with I was like 9-10, and I have always loved reptiles. Its just some kind of crb grass thats ALL over my back lawn. It pretty much IS my lawn right now. The guy also said Meelworms could work but they are more expensive so I will hold off till i get paid again for those.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/DiENoSore/DSC_1061.jpg

Yes the soda bottle was rinsed out very well, and hastn had anything in it in years. No soap ofcourse.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/funny-pictures-just15minutes-geico.jpg

LAWLS!

it looks like a good enclosure but i would defintly get a top. also keep it dark for a while, so get rid of the lamp. you dont need it anyway, you have a undertank heater and that will be sufficient. also if your having a problem regulating the humidity you can put a towel over half the tank, its a quick and effective solution.

lol wheres my thread where I saved a lizard too, then redass photoshoped Eddricks face onto it:D

ORIGINAL: smoke96

it looks like a good enclosure but i would defintly get a top. also keep it dark for a while, so get rid of the lamp. you dont need it anyway, you have a undertank heater and that will be sufficient. also if your having a problem regulating the humidity you can put a towel over half the tank, its a quick and effective solution.


I asked about a top, and the guy said this kind of Lizard can't climb so it is not Necissary. I made sure he couldn't reach the top from any of the high spots(ofcourse he already tried the closest). I put a peice of wood as a temperary block in the corner where he get semi close, but I doubt it will be needed. I will still probably get one when I get paid in a week just incase, and to keep crickets from jumping out.

A wet towel or just a normal towel? It is a semi dry environtment around here so I doubt he is used to high humidty anyways.

Where in the reptile forum should I post up pics too make sure it really is an alligator Lizard?

I had the light on primarily because the bedding is still alittle wet. (It was a condised brick thing) I was hoping the light would help it dry and I am sure the bottom heater hasnt warmed up the wetground yet.

And the reason I put him in with a wetground is what he WAS is was pretty bad.

that dude looks pissed as a mo-fo

you should have left him outside, now he is no longer a tricky lizard but some son-bitch that you gotta take care of

ORIGINAL: DuFFMaNN

ORIGINAL: smoke96

it looks like a good enclosure but i would defintly get a top. also keep it dark for a while, so get rid of the lamp. you dont need it anyway, you have a undertank heater and that will be sufficient. also if your having a problem regulating the humidity you can put a towel over half the tank, its a quick and effective solution.


I asked about a top, and the guy said this kind of Lizard can't climb so it is not Necissary. I made sure he couldn't reach the top from any of the high spots(ofcourse he already tried the closest). I put a peice of wood as a temperary block in the corner where he get semi close, but I doubt it will be needed. I will still probably get one when I get paid in a week just incase, and to keep crickets from jumping out.

A wet towel or just a normal towel? It is a semi dry environtment around here so I doubt he is used to high humidty anyways.

Where in the reptile forum should I post up pics too make sure it really is an alligator Lizard?



a dry towel is fine, but since you dont have much humity where you live i dought it will be neccesarry. yes you should definantly post up the pics because personnally i have never heard of an alligator lizard. the people on that forums have years of experience and a lot of them are breeders or herpatoligists. Dont forget, reptiles are escape artist! i cant even being to tell you how many times my python and boas have escaped just so that they can scare the **** out of your parents in the middle of the night when going to the bathroom...... good times.[8D]

Ex GF had two iguanas.....huge guys, one two feet and the other three. They were interesting pets. I don't know which was worse.....their bite or getting whipped with the long tail if they got pissed [8D] Keep us posted when you start handling him.....pics of the bite marks FTW :D

gayco could be his name;)

no!


Captain Wafflecone!

or Eik

ORIGINAL: 86 5.0L

lol wheres my thread where I saved a lizard too, then redass photoshoped Eddricks face onto it:D


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b377/redass02gt/canadianretardedlizard.jpg

ORIGINAL: okbfd
pics of the bite marks FTW :D


+1

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b377/redass02gt/retardlizard2.jpg

hahahaha you actually saved those?:D

all my chops get loaded into photobucket to post here, so in a sense, they are all saved.

I think the lizard should be named errdick

I am thinking littlefoot. Its a good Idea, but I have yet to decide.

When I woke up today, land before time was on my TV so it MAY be a sign.

ORIGINAL: DuFFMaNN

I am thinking littlefoot. Its a good Idea, but I have yet to decide.

When I woke up today, land before time was on my TV so it MAY be a sign.



good a sign as you're gonna get

Land before time FTMFW

Damn it looks pissed.

ORIGINAL: DuFFMaNN

I spend almost $80 on just stuff for him.


Hmm, the price of a used push mower.

ORIGINAL: josmoe5000

ORIGINAL: DuFFMaNN

I spend almost $80 on just stuff for him.


Hmm, the price of a used push mower.



lol +1

http://www.repticzone.com/index.html

A great site where I learned alot about lizards back when I had a Bearded Dragon.

Also, I'm not sure a heating pad is wise because if it's anything like the Dragon, I don't think it can sense heat on it's underside, which is why heat lamps are highly recommended and heating pads/ heat rocksare not. I could be wrong though.

Also make sure no sand! Repticarpet and Wheat Bran are very good substrates (ground) to use!



Damn now I want a lizard again!!! :eek:

reminds me of the anole I had as a kid. Watching it gobble up crickets was so cool. I miss it now[:o] I remember when I first got it she ran away from me and my mom was going crazy as it ran all around the house.

ORIGINAL: kngdaka

reminds me of the ahole I had as a kid. Watching it gobble up crickets was so cool. I miss it now[:o] I remember when I first got it she ran away from me and my mom was going crazy as it ran all around the house.


[8D]

I fixed your typo.

um no

Anole

http://www.clemson.edu/cef/Herp%20Images%20for%20web%20site/Lacertilia/green%20anole.JPG


A-hole

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee157/l1melite/redassfinalsig.jpg

^^Damn that thing looks like it has some sneaky plan up it's sleeve LOL

ORIGINAL: Slicktastyk Matt

^^Damn that thing looks like it has some sneaky plan up it's sleeve LOL




prolly. Those things are fookin hard as hell to catch after you let go of them.

is that adult size? I was gonna buy a mali uromstyx, but those things require a 125 degree heat lamp in one corner, **** that.

yeah, anolies (anoli?) don't get much bigger than that. Pretty easy to take care of too. Just get a light, spray the sides of the tank with water, and a couple of crickets every 2 days.

Name him: Mustang!

ORIGINAL: Slicktastyk Matt

http://www.repticzone.com/index.html

A great site where I learned alot about lizards back when I had a Bearded Dragon.

Also, I'm not sure a heating pad is wise because if it's anything like the Dragon, I don't think it can sense heat on it's underside, which is why heat lamps are highly recommended and heating pads/ heat rocksare not. I could be wrong though.

Also make sure no sand! Repticarpet and Wheat Bran are very good substrates (ground) to use!



Damn now I want a lizard again!!! :eek:


yes, heat rocks are a big no no, they burn the animal because there is no way to regulate the heat. but heating pad can be bought with a thermostat so the heat can be regulated. No sand is also correct because it can cause intestinal damage if swallowed while going after prey. Repi carpet is good but ive never heard of wheat bran, i use aspen personally.

ORIGINAL: smoke96

ORIGINAL: Slicktastyk Matt

http://www.repticzone.com/index.html

A great site where I learned alot about lizards back when I had a Bearded Dragon.

Also, I'm not sure a heating pad is wise because if it's anything like the Dragon, I don't think it can sense heat on it's underside, which is why heat lamps are highly recommended and heating pads/ heat rocksare not. I could be wrong though.

Also make sure no sand! Repticarpet and Wheat Bran are very good substrates (ground) to use!



Damn now I want a lizard again!!! :eek:


yes, heat rocks are a big no no, they burn the animal because there is no way to regulate the heat. but heating pad can be bought with a thermostat so the heat can be regulated. No sand is also correct because it can cause intestinal damage if swallowed while going after prey. Repi carpet is good but ive never heard of wheat bran, i use aspen personally.



Wheat Bran is basically like Oatmeal. It's a nice substrate to use and can be digested easily if eaten.

ill have to look that up, sounds logical. wow, i just realized, were in ot discussing something with meaning. i must not be in the right place!!! DECEIVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ORIGINAL: smoke96

ill have to look that up, sounds logical. wow, i just realized, were in ot discussing something with meaning. i must not be in the right place!!! DECEIVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH



Haha yeah it's good stuff and was highly recommended, and I don't know why it still wouldn't be.


**** now I really want a lizard lmao. I remember wanting a leapard gecko/crested gecko. Those crested geckos look so ****ing cool

A lawnmower is like $100 at walmart, $20 more than you spent on your little habitat.

im trying to get a cayman as soon as i move into my apartment in june. people that own them say that they act like dogs.lol i dont know if anyopne is familiar with sheeps head bay brooklyn but if you are you know how nice of an area it is.

I just looked into the Caimans... those little Crocs look cool as hell lol. Sheit! I need more money! But I heard they are dangerous!!

sorry, i dont know what i was thinking, i didnt mean cayman, i meant savannah monitor. cayman act like crocs, not very pleasant. lol

I was going to say... how the hell does a croc act like a dog :eek:

I also wanted a sav. monitor and a uromastyx

yeh sav's are awesome, they get like 4-5 feet long!

Actually screw that... I want a Frilled Lizard. I remember wanting one because it looked like those cobra-spitting-dinosaurs in Jurassic Park that killed the fat guy LOL

im not familiar but i know more about snakes than anything.

ORIGINAL: kngdaka

um no

Anole

http://www.clemson.edu/cef/Herp%20Images%20for%20web%20site/Lacertilia/green%20anole.JPG


A-hole

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee157/l1melite/redassfinalsig.jpg


Perfect pet for Lizardbreath:D.

If anything, it blends good in a LL Mustang.

Will the lizzard that the OP posted about smell bad? My children had an anole for over a year and it hed no smell, but when we let it go, we caught a skink. It smelled bad.... even cleaning theterrarium way too much, itreally smelled bad. My kids started calling it a skunk. lol Anyway, it looked to have the same type of skin, so I was wondering if it would smell also. The skink only lived at our house a short time before he "accidently" escaped to the backyard.

well skinks are usually found in wetlands and we all know about the muck in those waters. IE:algea and suck

Oh, well we let him go back.......really quick.[8D] lol

ORIGINAL: OT LOVER

Oh, well we let him go back.......really quick.[8D] lol


How the hell do you have -17 posts? hahaha

she gets asked this like every post. the mods deleated a lot of old post and she got a negetive post count from it, she doesnt care therefore didnt do anything about it.

the real quewstion is did you look at its penis yet? did you try touching it? did you let it touch your penis?

So far the only thing that smells bad are the crickets. I was ready for this as I have owned reptiles before and therfore had crickets.

About the buying a lawnmower, I am moving out of my place in a month, and I doubtfully will be in a place were I will need a mower so **** that.

Still going strong, lets hope it keeps