south american lizards?
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The Male Basiliks are stunning . I have seen them about 2 to 3 feet by canals . The females are drab even while sunning.
I havent seen many but you can see the difference right away between M and F. If your going to get only 1 get a male.
I have only seen them by canal never "in land" except one time when it poured for days and saw one by friends front yard.
I would think by your area one outside would do well. The smaller armidillo lizards are neat to (never saw those here lol) .
I recently saw some in pet store CB outside .
I havent seen many but you can see the difference right away between M and F. If your going to get only 1 get a male.
I have only seen them by canal never "in land" except one time when it poured for days and saw one by friends front yard.
I would think by your area one outside would do well. The smaller armidillo lizards are neat to (never saw those here lol) .
I recently saw some in pet store CB outside .
There are ungodly numbers of lizard species in South America, only a few of which are big. If you add some more specific info we can help you better. Do you want a terrestrial lizard or a climbing one? A readily available one or a rare one? One you can keep in a group or a solitary specimen?
Basilisks are not small by any definition. Helmeted iguanas (Corytophanes cristatus) are a smaller lizard that also have spectacular crests. They are still fairly large (up to about 14" total length) but not as big as basilisks.
Basilisks are not small by any definition. Helmeted iguanas (Corytophanes cristatus) are a smaller lizard that also have spectacular crests. They are still fairly large (up to about 14" total length) but not as big as basilisks.
I use to keep and breed two species of Basilisks. I found that they like large, tall, heavily planted enclosures with a good sized water source below.
Vicious_Fish;3552382; said:
Where you able to house them outside in your weather?.
Here they are surprisingly limited which is strange as lots warm all yr canals with over hang tree's yet have only seen a few in one location.
Louie;3554988; said:
The species I kept were B. plumifrons and B. Vittatus. Both of their enclosures were moved outdoors in the summer to a spot that got morning and late afternoon sun. If it got cool at night they had a heat lamp under a basking spot in the one corner. I filled their cages with tropical plants and branches and they had a large water tub for swimming in. I found that they plums really show their best colors when kept in natural sunlight.
You could definitely keep them where you live outdoors for most of the year. You would just want to bring them inside during cold snaps.
snakeguy101;3561004; said:
That's what I was thinking, if he's got the space. They're pretty active. Helmeted iguana (forest chameleon in the shops) or clubtail iguana are a couple of available species. I haven't kept the clubtails before, but I have cared for helmeted igs (and ameivas) in the past, they're both pretty cool.
Vicious_Fish;3561152; said:
I had the old Agama International on my mind when asked if you kept them outside lol.
It gets cold in PA in winter but yes summer is nice for them outside.