Reptiles!

[ThomasG]

Any other herp lovers on the boards? Caring for herps has been a hobby of mine ever since I was a little kid. Going on to 15 years experience now.

Here's my buddy snoopy. I'm redesigning and improving his cage right now I'll get pics up when I'm done.


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[Spider Monkey]

WTF? The herp is bad.

[wasted ink]

Sorry, no herps here.

[Pop Da Hatch]

<<< clean.

[ThomasG]

You guys are lame ever heard of herpetology durrr..

No that is not the study of herpes

[Spider Monkey]

Oh.

[wasted ink]

Ohhhhh.

[wasted ink]

Oh. Ohhhhhhh. OHHH!

Whoa bro, whoa.

[_AnGeL_]

i used to see some big ass lizards or iguanas(sp)??? when i used to live in puerto rico. them bishes were huge idk wtf they were tho :crap:

[wasted ink]

i used to see some big ass lizards or iguanas(sp)??? when i used to live in puerto rico. them bishes were huge idk wtf they were tho :crap:

They were messicans dressed as reptiles. This is how they steal your hubcaps. This is also why they are so good at landscaping; this disguise allows them to "be one" with the land.

[_AnGeL_]

lawl'z

messican arent allowed in pr unless they are half awesome :fyi: :p

[ThomasG]

i used to see some big ass lizards or iguanas(sp)??? when i used to live in puerto rico. them bishes were huge idk wtf they were tho :crap:

More than likely those were iguanas.

[_AnGeL_]

my cuzin caught one this one time, he pulled over on the highway to catch it lul that nga is returded

[ThomasG]

Was it an adult? No way in hell would I try catching an adult wild iguana unless I want a lash from hell.

[wasted ink]

Two of my friends (they are brothers) had one a while back. The tail on it was like 4 ft long, they cut it off, and it grew back. ZOMG

[ThomasG]

Thats really fucked up to cut an animals tail off.

[_AnGeL_]

idk? shit was big tho, he said he threw a shirt over its head and the grabbed that bish and threw it in the cab of his pick up. he had it in a cage for about two days and then the bish escaped

[Uncle Rico]

They were messicans dressed as reptiles. This is how they steal your hubcaps. This is also why they are so good at landscaping; this disguise allows them to "be one" with the land.:laugh:

[wasted ink]

Thats really fucked up to cut an animals tail off.

Why? It grew back, and they knew it would. I really don't think he was too upset about it.

In fact, isn't that a defense mechanism of theres?

[_AnGeL_]

they whip yo ass with their tails.....

[pl8er]

Hellz to the yeah man. I have had a King Solomon Lizard for over 10 years. I had an Iguana that my wife and I built a sweet cage for, but after about a year we got rid of him because we just didn't have the time to dedicate to him.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l156/sweets4ever48/pets/IMG_6999.jpg

[ThomasG]

Why? It grew back, and they knew it would. I really don't think he was too upset about it.

In fact, isn't that a defense mechanism of theres?

Thats a last resort for iguanas, if a predator grabs its tail it will release. Most lizards do grow they're tales back fairly easy. However with iguanas that is not the case. Some grow back more than others but it grows back short and stubby. And is a long process.

[ThomasG]

Hellz to the yeah man. I have had a King Solomon Lizard for over 10 years. I had an Iguana that my wife and I built a sweet cage for, but after about a year we got rid of him because we just didn't have the time to dedicate to him.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l156/sweets4ever48/pets/IMG_6999.jpg

Haha nice more pics? Yea iguanas require a lot of attention and are little bastards when you first get them.

[wasted ink]

Hellz to the yeah man. I have had a King Solomon Lizard for over 10 years. I had an Iguana that my wife and I built a sweet cage for, but after about a year we got rid of him because we just didn't have the time to dedicate to him.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l156/sweets4ever48/pets/IMG_6999.jpg

It looks like teh hossauge, only green and scaley :crap:

Thats a last resort for iguanas, if a predator grabs its tail it will release. Most lizards do grow they're tales back fairly easy. However with iguanas that is not the case. Some grow back more than others but it grows back short and stubby. And is a long process.

I didn't say it was an iguana, I don't know what it was.. But good to know!

[_AnGeL_]

It looks like teh hossauge, only green and scaley :crap:


:laugh:

[pl8er]

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[pl8er]

Pic not related, but looking through the animal photos section .....this is without question the best this tank has ever looked
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l156/sweets4ever48/1bigtank.jpg

[wasted ink]

Cool pics dude.

[ThomasG]

The re-growth will never look like a normal iguana tail. It tends to be more club-like than tapered and the scales are not the same as the rest of the scales on your iguana’s body. The scales tend to be smoother than those on the body. The color of the tail also won’t be the same as it was before. It appears that the color of the tail takes on the shade of color where the break occurred. If the break occurred in a dark band of your iguana’s tail, it’s likely that the re-growth will be dark. If it occurred in a light area, chances are the re-growth will be lighter. It also won’t reach the length that an intact tail would. Sometimes, for whatever reason, a young iguana’s tail won’t grow back. On the other hand, an older iguana’s tail might just grow a significant amount. There is no way to predict whether or not there will be any re-growth.
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[_AnGeL_]

x2 on teh pitchers

[ThomasG]

Nice lookin iggy man was he tame?

[pl8er]

Nice lookin iggy man was he tame?

He was until we started to not pay much attention to him, he got aggressive. We gave him to some friends and then there was a horrible snow storm that killed off power for 5 or 6 days. He ended up turning white, they got him out of there (they were there the whole time too) but he was never the same. About 6 months later he was just staring at the guys wife from across the room and charged her, jumped straight for her face she put her hand up he locked down and she ended up with stiches in the hand.

They got rid of him. Poor fella

[_AnGeL_]

gotdaauymmmmmmmmmm

[ThomasG]

He was until we started to not pay much attention to him, he got aggressive. We gave him to some friends and then there was a horrible snow storm that killed off power for 5 or 6 days. He ended up turning white, they got him out of there (they were there the whole time too) but he was never the same. About 6 months later he was just staring at the guys wife from across the room and charged her, jumped straight for her face she put her hand up he locked down and she ended up with stiches in the hand.

They got rid of him. Poor fella

Well shit, I'd be pretty pissed off if i was him too what did they expect?

[willyg4444]

Do people let those lizards chill around the house? Or is that generally a bad idea.. would be cool

[ThomasG]

Do people let those lizards chill around the house? Or is that generally a bad idea.. would be cool

Yup lots of ppl do it. Eventually my iguana is going to have free roam of the house. Right now hes just chillen on my bed watching me bs on the computer..

[ThomasG]

Snoopy sure is getting big. He eats like crazy! Good thing the food he eats is cheap.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/xtgrovex/kdk_0109.jpg

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It's starting to warm up a lil here so It will be fun taking him outside for the first time this year here pretty soon.

[undeadxsunshine]

that thing is sweet
i've always wanted a chameleon

[IDSkot]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/TwistedShot/6f483d6b.jpg

My bally<3

[IDSkot]

Thomas, is your tile easy to keep clean? My fucking tile is a bitch and a half... once a year I have to get down on all fours like some little bitch and scrub my floors.

[undeadxsunshine]

Thomas, is your tile easy to keep clean? My fucking tile is a bitch and a half... once a year I have to get down on all fours like some little bitch and scrub my floors.

dude my mom has has me clean our kitchen like that every month or so, it's a bitch.

[IDSkot]

dude my mom has has me clean our kitchen like that every month or so, it's a bitch.

Unlike you, I respect my parents and what they do for me, so I do those type of things so they don't have to. :fyi:

[ThomasG]

Thomas, is your tile easy to keep clean? My fucking tile is a bitch and a half... once a year I have to get down on all fours like some little bitch and scrub my floors.

Ummmm ya. They get moped once a week or every other week.

[IDSkot]

Ummmm ya. They get moped once a week or every other week.

The problem with my tile other than that it's ugly is the grout gets incredibly dirty. I don't even know how. Shit's dark, y0. Always. It's fugly.

[ThomasG]

Went to the park today

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He's thinking about it

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He went for it

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[boxdgm]

heres my cham
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq244/Boxdgm/img1237850273591.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq244/Boxdgm/img1244417446910.jpg

and my gf's Uromastyx
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq244/Boxdgm/img1244417446247.jpg

[Tiger Bass]

Do lizards actually make good pets? Do they act differently towards you vs. strangers?

[ThomasG]

Those are awesome. Closest I've had to a chameleon is an Anole.

[ThomasG]

Do lizards actually make good pets? Do they act differently towards you vs. strangers?

My iguana definitely does. Not in a good way though I've been working on getting him used to other ppl lately. My iguana however, is far more intelligent than other lizards I have owned.

[boxdgm]

Do lizards actually make good pets? Do they act differently towards you vs. strangers?

ive had my chameleon out of his cage once to move him into his 30"x30"x72" adult cage and he is very territorial he hisses and bites at me but he hates everyone, so hes not a good pet to handle but the uro and leapord gecko love to be held and can be hand fed easily

[ThomasG]

ive had my chameleon out of his cage once to move him into his 30"x30"x72" adult cage and he is very territorial he hisses and bites at me but he hates everyone, so hes not a good pet to handle but the uro and leapord gecko love to be held and can be hand fed easily

I used to have a leopard gecko, great docile lizards.

[boxdgm]

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq244/Boxdgm/img1244418115878.jpg

here the veileds cage, 260gal reptarium

[Snowboarder117]

no one cares about your herps.

[Spider Monkey]

WTF? ho do you get it out of the tree?

[Toasted1]

I had an iguana for a while who was pretty chill until that one day I fed him some live crickets and he went crazy and started attacking me and everyone else that went near him.

Pet shop said it happens sometimes when they get a taste of blood.

/true story

[ThomasG]

WTF? ho do you get it out of the tree?

Told him to kennel up.

[ThomasG]

I had an iguana for a while who was pretty chill until that one day I fed him some live crickets and he went crazy and started attacking me and everyone else that went near him.

Pet shop said it happens sometimes when they get a taste of blood.

/true story

Not supposed to feed iguanas animal protein. Not going to kill them but its not essential.

[Spider Monkey]

Told him to kennel up.

Huh>

[ThomasG]

Haha I had to tippy toe an get him out. If he just went a couple inches higher I would have had to get a stool to get him out.

True story I've had an iguana get lost up in a tree and animal control came out with a boom lift. It was a big ass tree. The park cleaners found him a couple days later in the grass.

[Spider Monkey]

I would have left him. I bet he'd make a tasty pet for an eagle.

[Captain Ahab]

He was until we started to not pay much attention to him, he got aggressive. We gave him to some friends and then there was a horrible snow storm that killed off power for 5 or 6 days. He ended up turning white, they got him out of there (they were there the whole time too) but he was never the same. About 6 months later he was just staring at the guys wife from across the room and charged her, jumped straight for her face she put her hand up he locked down and she ended up with stiches in the hand.

They got rid of him. Poor fella

I had an iguana for a while who was pretty chill until that one day I fed him some live crickets and he went crazy and started attacking me and everyone else that went near him.

Pet shop said it happens sometimes when they get a taste of blood.

/true story
:laugh::laugh: @ these stories

Bro had a red-tailed boa that was 8 1/2 foot long for a few years. I helped take care of her. Finally he started feeding her in the cage, never got her out, etc. Needless to say she got too aggressive and we gave her to a local vet who has a ton of exotic pets.

he also had a ball python for 3 years. Raised it since it was a baby. Left it in our weight room one night when the first frost of the year hit..Got too cold I reckon and he died.

[Toasted1]

Not supposed to feed iguanas animal protein. Not going to kill them but its not essential.

Fuck Tommy Hillfinger I fed his ass for like a year daily, cleaned his shit, changed his water and spent hundreds on heating rocks and cool outfits for him to rock during the summer and all I get back is a bite or whip of the tail?

I tossed his ass out the window in the middle of winter, can they live in the cold?

Imagine if now 14 years later he grew to be as big as an alligator and has been planning to come after me and kill my family!!

[bigtoyota479]

That is a big ass lizard. My cat would still pwn it though.

[ThomasG]

Snoopy was definitely the alpha male at my old house where we had dogs. The lab got whipped in the face a puppy. She's a lot bigger now and is still scared of him. The boxer doesn't fuck with him either.

[ThomasG]

Snoopy is starting to warm up to the new pup

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/xtgrovex/sd.jpg

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I know he's not supposed to have dog food(animal protein) but a lil wont hurt him.