Leopard Lizard

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Posted by Chris Miller on January 14, 1999 at 22:52:19:

Hi all,

I just recieved a CB leopard lizard, Gambelia wizlenii from the widow of my animal behavior professor. In all of the funeral arrangements, the lizard was kind of forgotten, and was hungry and thirsty when I recieved it, but I nursed it back to health. The other day when I was feeding it a moth it grabbed ahold of its tail and took off an inch and a half. Within 15 minutes it had scabbed over, but there is still a bit of bone hanging out, I have been treating it with a topical antibiotic and increased calcium to help healing along with some vitamin E. I basically have three questions with regards to this lizard, which I know is no longer a part of Iguanidae but this is the only place that I can think of to ask.

1. Will the tail regenerate, at least enough to cover the bone?

2. I noticed that in the morning the lizard gets a white chrystaline powder in its nostrils. What is this, and does it require a vets attention?

3. How do you sex these lizards when not in the breeding season?

Thanks for any replies and info,
Chris Miller and Grover (named for my professor)

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: Hi all, : I just recieved a CB leopard lizard, Gambelia wizlenii from the widow of my animal behavior professor. In all of the funeral arrangements, the lizard was kind of forgotten, and was hungry and thirsty when I recieved it, but I nursed it back to health. The other day when I was feeding it a moth it grabbed ahold of its tail and took off an inch and a half. Within 15 minutes it had scabbed over, but there is still a bit of bone hanging out, I have been treating it with a topical antibiotic and increased calcium to help healing along with some vitamin E. I basically have three questions with regards to this lizard, which I know is no longer a part of Iguanidae but this is the only place that I can think of to ask. : 1. Will the tail regenerate, at least enough to cover the bone? : 2. I noticed that in the morning the lizard gets a white chrystaline powder in its nostrils. What is this, and does it require a vets attention? : 3. How do you sex these lizards when not in the breeding season? : Thanks for any replies and info, : Chris Miller and Grover (named for my professor)

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