Re:Hm...why do you post this anywhere

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Posted by Ingo on February 22, 2000 at 01:52:59:

In Reply to: Bastien's story... Tired of irresponsible herp's owners! (with pictures) posted by Julie and Bastien :o) on February 21, 2000 at 22:23:13:

:: Hm...
no teasy to tell from a distance and just a pic..but:

When I look at the first pic I see a male basilisk of approx 2 years with typical stress colouration. Since this is not a homogeneous colour it may be mistaken
as burns or irritations. The snout is NOT damaged, no old skin is left on the body and any visible scars to see are not larger than those which may arise
upon catching and transporting a stressed basilisk. On the pic all feet are positioned normally and no major injury can be seen. Eyes are not sunken and
pelvis is not unusually pronounced - This is not a dehydrated animal!.
Basilisks in the wild are always a bit skinny and for long life in captivity its strongly recommendable to restrickt food. Basilisks eat a lot if they are allowed
to-but those fat and round animals don�t resemble their wild counterparts.
Don�t misunderstand me, but a healthy basilisk should be more on the border to skinny than fat. Only gravid females should be allowed to eat as much as
they want.
Taken together: I have seen a lot of badly treated or abused , starving and dying basilisk. The one you present on your first Pic is not in a too bad shape.
Everysthing not normal I see can be due to transportation.
Lost toes can be due to any accident at any time. The lost tail is more severe if irts realy infected-but if not handled properly or if extremely excited,
basilisks easily loose part of their tails if grabbed by an unexperienced person. In most cases a new tail regrows quickly-and at the beginning this new part
alays is dark to black.
Don�t get me wrong..I condemn any reptile mistreatment-but I would just be careful to call the previous owner willingly cruel-at least from the pic, the
lizard looks quite OK and I�ve seen MUCH worse things with basiklisks.

Ci@o
Ingo

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: :: Hm... : no teasy to tell from a distance and just a pic..but: : When I look at the first pic I see a male basilisk of approx 2 years with typical stress colouration. Since this is not a homogeneous colour it may be mistaken : as burns or irritations. The snout is NOT damaged, no old skin is left on the body and any visible scars to see are not larger than those which may arise : upon catching and transporting a stressed basilisk. On the pic all feet are positioned normally and no major injury can be seen. Eyes are not sunken and : pelvis is not unusually pronounced - This is not a dehydrated animal!. : Basilisks in the wild are always a bit skinny and for long life in captivity its strongly recommendable to restrickt food. Basilisks eat a lot if they are allowed : to-but those fat and round animals don�t resemble their wild counterparts. : Don�t misunderstand me, but a healthy basilisk should be more on the border to skinny than fat. Only gravid females should be allowed to eat as much as : they want. : Taken together: I have seen a lot of badly treated or abused , starving and dying basilisk. The one you present on your first Pic is not in a too bad shape. : Everysthing not normal I see can be due to transportation. : Lost toes can be due to any accident at any time. The lost tail is more severe if irts realy infected-but if not handled properly or if extremely excited, : basilisks easily loose part of their tails if grabbed by an unexperienced person. In most cases a new tail regrows quickly-and at the beginning this new part : alays is dark to black. : Don�t get me wrong..I condemn any reptile mistreatment-but I would just be careful to call the previous owner willingly cruel-at least from the pic, the : lizard looks quite OK and I�ve seen MUCH worse things with basiklisks. : Ci@o : Ingo

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