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Title: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: Kanchii on February 11, 2017, 07:11:52 PM
I'm so stoked! I've been eyeballing this awesome boy and his girlfriend (who is much shyer and looks gravid, so no pics of her yet) and today I just couldn't hold it back any longer and had to swoop them up!
We are still playing with names, but we had a good laugh when we thought about naming them Brad and Kathy.
BEHOLD! The Jeweled Lacerta!

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Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: UrocyonFox on February 11, 2017, 07:18:46 PM
 Oh my goodness, look at those beautiful side markings. What a handsome boy, can't wait to see his lovely girlfriend!
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: Tulips on February 11, 2017, 07:24:16 PM
What a pretty boy! His markings are mesmerising, he reminds me of those keychains you can get of animals made of beads. ^.^
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Post by: glitterball on February 11, 2017, 08:01:43 PM
Such striking markings - a beautiful boy!
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Post by: Mkia on February 11, 2017, 09:27:53 PM
Wow such beautiful coloring!! Congrats on your new friends!
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Post by: Bekuno on February 11, 2017, 09:58:12 PM
He's so handsome!! Those blue scales are so pretty and it's like he has mosaic tiles on his back. I don't think I've ever seen one of these before  :)
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Post by: jrr74 on February 11, 2017, 10:21:42 PM
What a handsome lizard.  Congratulations!!
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on February 11, 2017, 10:25:06 PM
Oh my goodness! What an adorable new friend! And such pretty colours!
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Post by: CactusBloom on February 11, 2017, 10:31:05 PM
Wow, beautiful! I adore lizards and reptiles in general. Congrats :)

~Leafy
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: CloudyGlow on February 12, 2017, 05:32:03 AM
Congrats on your new lizard pal! I've never seen this species, he is a handsome guy.
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: invaderhorizongreen on February 12, 2017, 08:50:52 AM
Very lovely and congrats on them.
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Post by: melodys_angel on February 12, 2017, 09:21:08 AM
Congrats <3  Hes a beautiful beastie.

Hows he coping with the change?
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: Kanchii on February 12, 2017, 01:23:31 PM
Thanks guys!

His GF came out for a moment and I managed to snap a pic:

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They are settling in well! I held him for a while this morning, he was pretty well behaved!
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Post by: SnorkMaiden on February 13, 2017, 06:38:12 AM
What a handsome gentleman. And his lady friend looks lovely as well.
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Post by: Uninu on February 13, 2017, 09:35:13 AM
Oh, they are gorgeous!
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Post by: Galactica on February 13, 2017, 11:29:28 AM
WHat a lovely lizard- can't say I've ever seen one before- even at the Reptile Expo-

Are they friendly?
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: Kanchii on February 13, 2017, 04:18:35 PM
They are pretty rare, even I've onl yseen them maybe once at a reptile show, and I work for Zilla so go to a lot of reptile shows lol.

They can be friendly if they are handled a lot. I would say they wont be as friendly as like a Bearded Dragon, but they can be held and pet. They can be fast though! Finding CB babies is kinda hard, but would be your best bet to getting one that will tame down more. If you are interested in some, I can point you towards a face book group where I know several people are breeding them and will have babies available this year. :) I might even have some, since I think the female is gravid.
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Post by: ladybastilla on February 13, 2017, 04:52:46 PM
Congrats on your lovely lizard couple. So pretty! :heart:
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Post by: pinkkittywinks on February 14, 2017, 01:06:40 PM
What a beautiful creature:)

Love pkw xxx
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: Galactica on February 14, 2017, 02:46:07 PM
They are pretty rare, even I've onl yseen them maybe once at a reptile show, and I work for Zilla so go to a lot of reptile shows lol.

They can be friendly if they are handled a lot. I would say they wont be as friendly as like a Bearded Dragon, but they can be held and pet. They can be fast though! Finding CB babies is kinda hard, but would be your best bet to getting one that will tame down more. If you are interested in some, I can point you towards a face book group where I know several people are breeding them and will have babies available this year. :) I might even have some, since I think the female is gravid.

That's awesome of you!  I would love to have some lizards- but my wife is freaked out by the idea.  I'm trying to bring her 'round slowly by taking her to reptile expos and we have an awesome reptile zoo about an hour outside of Seattle (in Monroe - seriously it is the best ever) - but there is still quite a bit of resistance.  Maybe one day..
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: Kanchii on February 14, 2017, 08:16:44 PM
You guys won't believe what I woke up to this morning!!!

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Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: Galactica on February 16, 2017, 09:28:48 AM
You guys won't believe what I woke up to this morning!!!

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Very cool! I hope they hatch-  I was just reading that it can be tricky with these guys
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Post by: Kanchii on February 17, 2017, 03:26:33 AM
Very cool! I hope they hatch-  I was just reading that it can be tricky with these guys

I wouldn't say any more difficult than other species. Just need some heat and high humidity. There's one that already looks like a slug but the others look perfect! It is a long time though, 90 days, for something to go wrong. About twice as long as my snake eggs will take.
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: ringwraith10 on February 21, 2017, 08:25:40 PM
Wow, they're so pretty! I haven't had any reptile pets in a while and I've been thinking about getting a lizard. I'm pretty sure I'm just going to try to find a rescue bearded dragon. :)
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: Kanchii on February 22, 2017, 07:46:16 PM
Wow, they're so pretty! I haven't had any reptile pets in a while and I've been thinking about getting a lizard. I'm pretty sure I'm just going to try to find a rescue bearded dragon. :)

That's always the best way to go! They are easy (well, high maintenance, but easy) and definitely the puppy dogs of the reptile world!
Title: Re: Check out my beautiful new lizard - Jeweled Lacerta!
Post by: Galactica on February 23, 2017, 12:16:20 PM
Very cool! I hope they hatch-  I was just reading that it can be tricky with these guys

I wouldn't say any more difficult than other species. Just need some heat and high humidity. There's one that already looks like a slug but the others look perfect! It is a long time though, 90 days, for something to go wrong. About twice as long as my snake eggs will take.

Pretty awesome- I wish I could come see them!
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