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Post by viridis on May 25, 2012 10:25:04 GMT
It all depends on the size of enclosure and the amount of cover available ,I would summise.
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Post by viridis on May 25, 2012 10:23:49 GMT
I have kept the Europeans off and on outside for a few years and found them quite hardy.I really do like them ,they were one of the first herps that I bought with my pocket money about thirty five years ago.£2.50 each!
Anyway back to subject ,not enough people keep and breed the North American species for my liking.One species that I wouldn`t mind getting again is th Spring Peeper.Lovely little frogs.
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Post by viridis on May 23, 2012 14:43:06 GMT
Do any of you mix your lizards? I have youngsters grownig along together but separate them when they reach maturity.
Years ago I saw Wall Lizards and Green Lizards in the same enclosure at the Cotswold Wildlife Park.
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Post by viridis on May 23, 2012 14:40:45 GMT
I know of a oerson who keeps them in an outside vivarium near London and they breed most years.Interestingly he keeps them in the same enclosure as European Treefrogs.Every few years they seem to be hit by the cold but so do his Europeans.
I am not well up on North American herps but aren`t there two species of Grey Treefrogs?
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Post by viridis on May 18, 2012 8:15:28 GMT
Its interesting,the central Asian and inland lizards seem to have long hibernation times compared to the northerly or coastal species.
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Post by viridis on May 17, 2012 12:39:10 GMT
I find my strigata very nervous ,more nervous than any of my other lizards.What about you Mark? Mine ionly laid a few eggs last year, four or six in a clutch,have yours been laying bigger clutches?
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Post by viridis on May 10, 2012 8:08:03 GMT
I dont see that there is much that you can do,except to hope that the weather changes.I saw your post elsewhere,please remember that continetal Europe often has colder winters but hotter drier summers.
I think that they will be fine this year but they need to feed up for next year ,so lets hope the weather bucks up.
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Post by viridis on May 9, 2012 17:53:44 GMT
I think that its the weather Chris but why they are so late compared to the others I am not sure.My bilineata and others are just starting to pair up.I think that if we get a good week or so of weather things will be fine.I am a little concerned that that the lizards are not eating because of the weather,but fingers crossed.
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Post by viridis on May 8, 2012 19:17:10 GMT
Well I was pleasantly surprised later this afternoon,my last strigata emerged.I strongly recommend anyone in northern Europe to give this species a go outside if they have the opprtunity.The males are bright green and the females look somewhat like a female exigua Sand Lizard.the only drawback that I found is that they are very nervous but that could be my animals.
Now we need some warm weather to try to get them mating.
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Post by viridis on May 8, 2012 13:29:25 GMT
Dont give up hope.I have had a female bilineata emerge today for the first time this year.The temperatures outside are only about 14c,strange that she didn`t come up in the hot weather about six weeks ago.Anyway good news ;D
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Post by viridis on Apr 15, 2012 10:55:53 GMT
It would seem that hard winters are better for our lizards than mild ones.Certainly I have had more losses this winter than the last few.
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Post by viridis on Apr 13, 2012 11:00:46 GMT
Well after a warm March its turned colder.My female bilineata and strigata haven`t been out for about a week.The males are still coming out daily but hopefully it will warm up soon so they can all come out again.Down here near London its about 12c in the daytime and near freezing at night.I still dont know if a couple of my females are still hibernating as they never emerged in the warm weather or if they have perished.
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Post by viridis on Mar 30, 2012 17:18:11 GMT
Remember whilst its been hot in the days its been cold at night and its also been very dry.this will affect the amphibians.
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Post by viridis on Mar 28, 2012 11:36:14 GMT
Any sign Chris? My male strigata only surfaced on Monday and I am still awaiting the females.These lizards have been hibernated outdoors for the first time this winter and the male is a vibrant green.I would imagine that they come from similar areas to your exigua so they probably have longer more severe winters than the northern European lizards.Therefore I would expect them to hibernate for longer.
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Post by viridis on Mar 27, 2012 7:24:00 GMT
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