Lacerta schreiberi

[robv]

Hi Guys, it's been a bit quiet on here probably due to the cruddy weather ruining the year! However I have a project that has been quietly ticking along;

Having failed with schreiberi a few years ago I was determined to have another go. Having spent a fair bit of time in the Gredos and Guadarrama mountains in spain it was fairly obvious that these lizards (Lagarto de agua - in spanish, meaning water lizard) are always found within a few feet of running water.

This time I have built a cage that contains a sump, stream and moss boxes to hopefully create the right environment. I sourced three babies in August last year, that hibernated outdoors naturally and now look like this;

[monkeyboy]

Wow, fantastic pictures Rob and a great set up for must be one of the most sought after european lacertids.

Hope you manage to breed them

Steve
ps Podarcis.nl has very nice article on breeding these, will try and look out link.

[robv]

Hi Steve - I have 2.1, so am trying to source some more babies from two people at the moment to try and get a good colony. I know of a couple of people who breed them here in the UK - but they are very difficult to sustain. When I had a group before they would die for apparently no reason - and literally overnight. These three seem a lot more active than previous animals and their colours are more vivid.

[oppio90]

any updates?

[pandora]

very interested if you have any babies so please do let me know. They look in the peak of health so your thoughts on habitat are definitely on the right track