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drache
03-10-2008, 06:33 AM
here are our new adoptions - Retro and Gwen
taking their first bath in their new home

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2378/2323154067_779873a8bd_b.jpg

and taking posession of their new home

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/2323161039_2f6908a85f.jpg?v=0

look at Gwen's pretty yellow feet

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2323157457_c0e96fac88_b.jpg

she's very friendly too

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2323164315_1d523f35d2_b.jpg
drache
03-10-2008, 06:37 AM
of course Retro's quite the guy

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2210/2323166021_a8a42c6432_b.jpg

he does that "I'm the guy" thing really well

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2323155617_0acf50d407_b.jpg

it gets Henner upset when he sees it

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/2323980636_e627e27feb_b.jpg

he was zooming all over the place, trying to get up to the Uro tank, so he could do those guys in
- giving me evil looks too
EdgyExoticReptiles
03-10-2008, 07:44 AM
those are cool, chuckwallas right?
GarterGuy
03-10-2008, 08:21 AM
Nice looking Uro's Rhea. My buddy has one, but all it ever does is hide all the time. Funny how your bearded got all worked up over them....LOL.
enigma200316
03-10-2008, 08:21 AM
they are very nice, good pics too................:)
EdgyExoticReptiles
03-10-2008, 08:27 AM
OH theres Uros sorry i havent kept lizards yet

Nice looking Uro's Rhea. My buddy has one, but all it ever does is hide all the time. Funny how your bearded got all worked up over them....LOL.
Snaky
03-10-2008, 09:25 AM
Nice additions, Rhea! :)
Lollipop
03-10-2008, 10:12 AM
oh cute ^^ You're pogona is really beautiful =)
adamanteus
03-10-2008, 01:22 PM
Nice new additions, Rhea. I've always loved Uromastix.:)
Sid
03-10-2008, 01:24 PM
Very nice additions, Rhea. Congrat's:)
anji1971
03-10-2008, 03:48 PM
Very cool!! I like them.........lots!!:D
Lori P
03-10-2008, 04:55 PM
Oh they're very very cool Rhea!!! Congrats! Henner looks SO huffy... too funny!!
drache
03-10-2008, 08:12 PM
I'm totally smitten with them and I'm trying to be discreet about it
Henner is very territorial and he's already pissed about the cats
but at least they're cats - these are lizards!
what an affront!
Tori
03-11-2008, 04:04 PM
I particularly like the black one, very handsome guy. I've considered getting some but space limits me and when it comes down to it I would rather have another garter. In a fair world we could have all the reptiles we wanted!
Loren
03-11-2008, 05:56 PM
those are cool, chuckwallas right?
Heres a few chuckwalla shots Reed. They do look very similar.
Chow time.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Chuckwalla.jpg
And a pic I took in the wild.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Chuckwalla-_Mojave_Desert.jpg

Ah, aint this sweet. These two are 14" long now,and a bit chunkier. Had them 3 years.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/two_Buddies.jpg

By the way, Very nice Uros. I would love to get a pair or trio of ornates someday.
Loren
03-11-2008, 05:57 PM
In a fair world we could have all the reptiles we wanted!

Aint that the truth!

And someone to clean the cages too, so we could just play with them!
Lori P
03-11-2008, 06:23 PM
Loren, you always have such great shots! Loved the one in the wild, he looks soooooo relaxed. :-)
Loren
03-14-2008, 11:45 PM
Loren, you always have such great shots! Loved the one in the wild, he looks soooooo relaxed. :-)
Yep, thats one of my favorite pics I have ever taken. Its actually posted on californiaherps.com on the chuckwalla page.
He must have been about 15-16 inches long. I actually ended up catching him and then let him go again.
enigma200316
03-14-2008, 11:50 PM
I love the one in the wild also great pic, and your 2 are very nice looking too.......................:D I'm thinking of getting into Lizards agian to, but I'm still not sure...............:confused:
drache
03-15-2008, 04:14 AM
how big do chuckwallas get?
they look large, but there's nothing there for scale, so I may be imagining things
Loren
03-15-2008, 10:59 AM
how big do chuckwallas get?
they look large, but there's nothing there for scale, so I may be imagining things
They can get over 16 inches long, and very heavy bodied.
Here are a couple pics of me holding them.

One of the captive ones- currently 14 inches long.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/captive_chuckwalla_in_hand.JPG

the wild one. maybe 15+ inches, should have measured him.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/wild_chuckwalla_in_hand.JPG
drache
03-15-2008, 02:10 PM
a bit larger than my uros
nice lizards
Loren
03-15-2008, 03:44 PM
Do you know what kind of uros they are? Are they 2 different species/subspecies? They look very different from eachother.
drache
03-15-2008, 03:53 PM
I believe they are ornates and they are sexually dimorphic
the black one with the neon markings is the male; the sand/brown one with the yellow feet is the female
there are instances in this species where females mimic the male look
I still haven't gotten the book I ordered, but there's a decent amount of info on the web, I've got an old Vosjoli booklet, and Sean is a lizard guy
I really need to move them from their present location, because it's right across from the beardie tank and those guys are constantly at each other across the room
I've been putting a towel over one of the tanks to cut the visual and that has helped, but it's not a permanent solution
Loren
03-15-2008, 04:01 PM
Cool, I thought maybe the one looked like an ornate. Now that you say it, I think I do remember them as being dimorphic. I researched uros quite a bit a few years ago, but forgot alot of it now.
On the location thing- isnt that just one of those thing about our hobby? Everytime you think you got everything "dialed in" , something new comes along and you have do do a bunch of work to get dialed in again.
Guess it keeps us out of trouble by keeping us busy.
They sure a nice looking.
Serpentine99
03-16-2008, 07:31 AM
a bit late but nice pics reed and Loren
Snake lover 3-25
03-16-2008, 06:06 PM
I've never seen a black bearded dragon before so cool!
adamanteus
03-16-2008, 06:07 PM
I've never seen a black bearded dragon before so cool!

Shanley..... It's a Chuckwalla!:rolleyes:
Snake lover 3-25
03-16-2008, 06:10 PM
o i should have read the whole thing ... but they do look similar... :(
Loren
03-16-2008, 10:21 PM
This has been a fun thread. We've had Uro's mistaken for Chuckwallas that were mistaken for Beardies.:D
Haerodiel
03-17-2008, 06:34 PM
Well whatever they are, they're pretty and I want 1!
Loren
03-17-2008, 06:51 PM
I recently moved my chucks into a larger tank, along with the desert iguanas and a whiptail, and I might add my zebratail, and hopefully soon a fringetoed or two.
When I get it all dialed in, I'll have to post a pic. Its 5.5 feet x 2 ft x 2 ft, and in my living room. Still getting the heat/light figured out, as my house is much cooler than the reptile room.

Hows the Uro set-up going? All dialed in?
All I know(or think I know:D) about them is they love heat, like my chucks. I have my chucks basking at 110 f. , but might up it a few more yet at the peak spot. Like to see 115. Thats about what they had in the reptile room.
aSnakeLovinBabe
03-17-2008, 07:53 PM
i used to keep uros! theyre gorgeous!
drache
03-18-2008, 09:02 AM
the temps are great
I've even gotten the male to gape a little in the hot spot
it makes them way lively too and I wish I could give them a huge tank to run around in, but I need to put in some more work before I can give them the 8'x2' I'm fantasizing about
I am considering building a 66"x18" enclosure to go in on of the spaces that I'm keeping 30G and 20G longs in - it would give them more length than a 4'x2', even if it cuts down a bit on the width