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milokai
04-01-2009, 2:28 AM
my new addition. enter the dragon!!!!!!!!!!
MyFishEatYourFish
04-01-2009, 2:52 AM
amazing!
pet? breeding? can you tell us a little about him?
ryanc2106
04-01-2009, 3:06 AM
I seen some of these on craigs list,not to exspenive but greaat looking lizardss
Berber King
04-01-2009, 7:57 AM
Good luck with your Gonecephalus,can be quite tricky to establish.Lots of real plants and a misting system can help.Also,get your vet to worm him,normally full of parasites.
BreellaBlue87
04-01-2009, 8:17 AM
Beautiful!
katschamne
04-01-2009, 10:09 AM
Wow that awesome. It looks like a cross between a bearded dragon and green iguana.
Vicious_Fish
04-01-2009, 10:38 AM
Good luck with your Gonecephalus,can be quite tricky to establish.Lots of real plants and a misting system can help.Also,get your vet to worm him,normally full of parasites.
I totally agree with that. You need to put a load of real or fake plants in that setup for them to feel secure. What are you feeding it? Anyways, sweet lizard!
Amazing lizard:D However I dont agree in worming, he looks nice and plump, if we were talking about a tin sickly one that would be a diferent matter but here I think its just the matter of letting him be, worming him wouldnt do anything more then disrupt he´s gut flora and stress him alot wich could kill him by itself. Put him in a VERY large vivarium with lots of life plants and yes a misting sistem is a great idea;) Dont forget newly brough plants can have insectisides, dont use them straigh away. Also dont forget this guys dont like brigth ligth and tend not to bask so a ceramic lamp with a termostat may be the ideal way to warm him. Also dont keep him too much warm, they live undershadow and excessive heat can stress them
Death Pony
04-01-2009, 4:04 PM
Cool! Love that crest!
Berber King
04-01-2009, 4:20 PM
Amazing lizard:D However I dont agree in worming, he looks nice and plump, if we were talking about a tin sickly one that would be a diferent matter but here I think its just the matter of letting him be, worming him wouldnt do anything more then disrupt he´s gut flora and stress him alot wich could kill him by itself. Put him in a VERY large vivarium with lots of life plants and yes a misting sistem is a great idea;) Dont forget newly brough plants can have insectisides, dont use them straigh away. Also dont forget this guys dont like brigth ligth and tend not to bask so a ceramic lamp with a termostat may be the ideal way to warm him. Also dont keep him too much warm, they live undershadow and excessive heat can stress them
When ive had shipments of these,yes they look plump,but have large quantities of worms.Also,they do like a basking spot,usually high on a branch,but keeping the temps lowish.Basically treat them like wc chameleons.Try not to get bitten if you have to handle for any reason,they have "fangs"! They are also highly terrotorial and will stress each other out if kept together.
jdiidy271
04-01-2009, 6:41 PM
that dragon is SWEET!!!!
Mike D
04-01-2009, 8:40 PM
i like.
milokai
04-02-2009, 12:51 AM
thank you all..how many types are there?
reptech
04-02-2009, 9:50 AM
i agree with coura %100 i cared for 100's of these over the yrs and if you do to much they will stress also they will not drink stilled water so a water fall or misting system is a must
Beautiful dragon! You have an awesome collection.
milokai
04-02-2009, 9:20 PM
thanks all. IT'S A ORNATE TREE DRAGON..........GONOCEPHALUS CHAMAELEONTINUS...
Chris Anderson
04-02-2009, 10:03 PM
thanks all. IT'S A ORNATE TREE DRAGON..........GONOCEPHALUS CHAMAELEONTINUS...
Actually it appears to be a female Gonocephalus doriae. I have two females myself and a clutch of eggs incubating. I keep my two together in a 6' tall x 3' x 3' wire mesh enclosure with live plants and a mist system that goes off twice a day for 20 minutes. Here are a couple photos of mine:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3376878209_5b0668e8d6_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3376878405_ff005bc3d1_o.jpg
Chris
Gr8KarmaSF
04-03-2009, 1:20 AM
Sweet....
Actually it appears to be a female Gonocephalus doriae. I have two females myself and a clutch of eggs incubating. I keep my two together in a 6' tall x 3' x 3' wire mesh enclosure with live plants and a mist system that goes off twice a day for 20 minutes. Here are a couple photos of mine:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3376878209_5b0668e8d6_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3376878405_ff005bc3d1_o.jpg
Chris
I was going to say that mesh enclosures arent the best because they let out heat and moist, but since your in Florida it isnt that big of a deal:D The best of lucks with the eggs;)
milokai
04-03-2009, 10:09 AM
nice pics coura..thanks..here are more pics of mine ..... close up..yeah and it's a female...I might be getting the male also..just holding..he is not doing so well....but his color is awsome!!!
Thanks but thouse aint my photos or animals, I wish. But now I must worn you:confused: I dont think thats a G. doriae, the skales, the proporcions, the snout and the color is diferent then from the animals in thouse photos. I also think it may actualy be a male:confused:
Ok aparently they really are from diferent species, the question is wich is wich :confused: Both animals are identified online as G. doriae or G. abotti. One has a shorter snout and head, body mainly darker green and a sligty bigger crest and head(Nicolai´s animal) The others have a longer snout with a bigger darker protuberance, a very well marked set of crest scales and a emerald green body with yellow spots on the belly
milokai
04-03-2009, 9:45 PM
Ok aparently they really are from diferent species, the question is wich is wich :confused: Both animals are identified online as G. doriae or G. abotti. One has a shorter snout and head, body mainly darker green and a sligty bigger crest and head(Nicolai´s animal) The others have a longer snout with a bigger darker protuberance, a very well marked set of crest scales and a emerald green body with yellow spots on the belly
yeaH I agree:headbang2..the one I have is a female gonocephalus chamaeleontinus "ornate tree dragon" the male has a round orange spot in the side of the body...I dont know what type ... u just posted but its SURELY a nice one!!!;)..but sadly I dont think the male will make it:(not in my tank...
milokai
04-03-2009, 10:45 PM
here is the male!!!the 3rd pic is also male but different area.
Chris Anderson
04-04-2009, 1:29 AM
yeaH I agree:headbang2..the one I have is a female gonocephalus chamaeleontinus "ornate tree dragon" the male has a round orange spot in the side of the body...I dont know what type ... u just posted but its SURELY a nice one!!!;)..but sadly I dont think the male will make it:(not in my tank...
Actually I was the one who posted those photos. Now that Coura points out the difference in the crest scalation, however, I agree that they are two different species. I'm still trying to find a male for my females. Luckily one of mine was gravid when I got her and her clutch is incubating.
Chris
here is the male!!!the 3rd pic is also male but different area.
Thouse are gorgeous;) However the first male has yet another more flat snout, the most likely is to be the one is the 3 male
indiana.dutton
04-05-2009, 5:45 PM
Whats he in?