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"Twas
the night before Christmas and all through the house not
a creature was stirring......... That's NOT my house....
there is always something furry, feathery, or scaly stirring
in our home 365 days of the year. I love it, brings me
JOY, makes me SMILE. Crickets sing my husband and I to
sleep each night, ha-ha, like sleeping in an open field,
no need for camping."
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| "As
far as reptiles, for many years I have kept them as pets, such
as my collared lizards, chuckwallas, a few species of agama, uromastyx,
blue tonugue skink, desert iguana, granite spinys, geckos, emerald
and madagascar collared swifts and tree frogs. Some of these I
have bred and enjoyed working with over the years." |
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"My
main focus is on my gorgeous collared lizards, (Moms can brag) A couple
longtime pals free roam the reptile room and help me with the chores
each day while riding around on my leg or back, where ever they are
most comfy. Most with handling, become extremely friendly and trusting.
The diversity in color and patterns just "wow" me. I work
with several different species of collareds, and started with pairs
from many different locales. I work with C. collaris,
very colorful aquaflames from Oklahoma, yellowheads from Utah , and
some from Arizona, and I have many beautifully colored collareds from
Texas and Kansas locales as well. I also work with Sonoran or C. nebrius,
C. bicinctores or mohave collareds and C. vestigium or sometimes called
Baja collared lizards. The C. vestigium are the most difficult to
breed in captivity, but so very awesome, and so rewarding when you
do get hatchings." |
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An
"egg-citing" moment, a female aquaflame laying her first
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Just hatched, this little guy worked extremely hard to free himself,
sometimes they take all day to break out of the egg. It is exhausting.
Funny, some will threaten to attack you to bite within minutes after
hatching, very cute to see. |
A 2 week old hatchling C. collaris/aquaflame 8/ 2007 A collared
does not eat right after hatching , about 3 days to a week (sometimes
more) they will start to hunt and stalk their crickets. By 2 weeks
they usually have their footing and can scaddle quite quickly after
their prey. |
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example of thier magnificent colors. This male yellowhead
is from northern Arizona, just breathtaking. |
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This
is a rock garden I have in the center of my reptile room.
I have several different places with rocks, plants, caves,
around the room, and a floor basking spot with an over head
mega ray mercury vapor lamp for any free roamers or anyone
out for a daily romp. |
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I
use alot of 40 gallon wide/breeder tanks, slate piles on brick
for basking spot, secure rocks for climbing or going under,
and other things for climbing, provide freash water daily.
I like to use Mega ray mercury vapor bulbs, or reptisun 10.0
uvb light/strips. |
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My
yearling C. vestigium and hybid C.vestigium/C.bicinctores
enjoy their salad. They are big bug eaters, I use crickets,
superworms, and small B. dubia (orange spotted roaches as
staple foods. I also start all of my juvies on salad, offered
each day , collared greens, kale, shredded carrots, and squash.
They begin to look forward to it and lounge with it, enjoying
it through adulthood. |
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"I
have recently included an Intensive Care and Rehabilitation/Adoption
page on my site, www.suncharmers.com, I take in collareds who are
emaciated/sickly undernourished or fail to thrive in captivity.
Many have calcium problems , some have parasites and need to be
treated. I was given a lab quality microscope as a gift, and studied
up on how to do my own fecal exams. Also take care of wounds they
may have sustained. I keep some , but others I find homes. I have
a couple other disabled lizard friends who have lived here for years,
showed me what a "fighting spirit" is, and "over
coming the odds" , really means." |
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A photo of a deep wound on a collareds leg that was sent to me
to help.
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3 weeks of cleaning/ soaking 3 times a day in iodine solution, and
alot of antibiotic ointment, this guy is left with just a small
scar. |
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- - Before - -
This poor thing was just bones, sharp bones poking through her skin,
no meat on her anywhere. So pitiful looking. Her eyes were runny
and wet. No fat reserves left in her tail, almost flat. |
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About a month after handfeeding this cutie about 3 to 4 times
per day, she has started to fill out again. Slowly, her tail is
becoming rounder, her ribs can no longer be seen, and her bones
are not protruding as much. She will take time to put her weight
on and return to a healthy state. But she's doing much better.
There are others on my rehab page. One female has just gone to
a new home in Las Vegas (a lucky little lady). And of course some
just do not make it, but I have learned ot focus on the many that
can be helped.
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"This
hobby has turned into another, as I absolutely love photographing
these little beauties. My husband, who endures all the smells, sounds,
and wacky critter life going on around him lol, has surprised me
with an awesome digital SLR camera for my 52nd birthday in August.
I can been seen most days, camera in hand, chasing lizards around
saying, Smile For Mommy." |
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Oops....a
pile up, just interesting shot. I had this group of aquaflames outside
sunning and they retreated into a cave by days end. When I lifted
the cave, this is what I found. Pretty neat. |
Just
a couple colorful boys roaming around. |
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Girls
Gone Wild, hehhehee, a window full of lovely yellowheaded ladies.
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