Re: Help with my new baby

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Posted by Wendy on April 09, 1999 at 16:40:05:

In Reply to: Re: Help with my new baby posted by Iguanamomma on April 09, 1999 at 09:47:20:

: Not lecturing you...BUT if you "acquired" this outside wherever you live you might then try to see if your state/province/country has a website that shows NATIVE reptiles. I know several United States states have websites with pix.

: Now for some of my guesses. Could be a uromastyx. I have an excellent website for you that has really neat pix of the different color variations of this lizard. It is:

: http://www.angelfire.com/biz/deerfernfarms/available.html

: Another possibility is that it is a swift of some sort which is in the iguanid family...the ones that begin oplurus. There is a picture of one at the basking spot:

: http://www.baskingspot.com/iguanas/iguanids/oplurus.html

: You might try looking for pix of the ctenosaura grouping (spiny tail iguanas). I'd post something if I had it but I don't right now.

: While you are looking, you might try offering this lizard some of the gray crickets no larger than the width of her head AND green veggies. In case this is a uro, here is the addy of a care sheet for them:

: http://www.sonic.net/~melissk/urmastyx.html

: Good luck & let us know if you determine what you have!

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: : Not lecturing you...BUT if you "acquired" this outside wherever you live you might then try to see if your state/province/country has a website that shows NATIVE reptiles. I know several United States states have websites with pix. : : Now for some of my guesses. Could be a uromastyx. I have an excellent website for you that has really neat pix of the different color variations of this lizard. It is: : : http://www.angelfire.com/biz/deerfernfarms/available.html : : Another possibility is that it is a swift of some sort which is in the iguanid family...the ones that begin oplurus. There is a picture of one at the basking spot: : : http://www.baskingspot.com/iguanas/iguanids/oplurus.html : : You might try looking for pix of the ctenosaura grouping (spiny tail iguanas). I'd post something if I had it but I don't right now. : : While you are looking, you might try offering this lizard some of the gray crickets no larger than the width of her head AND green veggies. In case this is a uro, here is the addy of a care sheet for them: : : http://www.sonic.net/~melissk/urmastyx.html : : Good luck & let us know if you determine what you have!

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