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12-07-2005, 06:49 AM
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12-07-2005, 08:17 PM
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welcome to HC! hope you figure out which reptile you're getting. 
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12-08-2005, 05:44 AM
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Mali Uromastyx
Hi Barbara,
I too have been searching for the perfect lizard to give my son (6yrs old) for Christmas. I looked at the Bearded Dragons too. However, I found that the Mali Uromastyx seemed to be a better fit for us. They are gentile by nature, good with handling and grow to enjoy interacting with thier owner. The upkeep seems to be easier than the Bearded Dragons as well. Just another option. I hope you find what you're looking for. Good Luck!!
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12-08-2005, 11:48 AM
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Welcome, Barbara: I have to agree and say that uromastyx are great first lizards. I got a niger orange uromastyx - my first lizard - in August 2005, and he has been delightful. He eats mainly greens supplemented with 2 crickets every 10 days, his poops are so small that they can be flushed down the toilet, he enjoys being held and is very docile and certainly never bites!
But if it's a Bearded Dragon you want then do go with the prevailing advice - I've never owned one, but the baby Bearded Dragons in the local shop are adorable and I wouldn't mind one myself! Good luck!
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12-08-2005, 02:25 PM
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I will have to politely dissagree here, lol. Uros are great lizards dont get me wrong, but they are not near as hardy and Bearded Dragons. We keep both, and I have witnessed our uros being a little less friendly then our Bearded Dragons. Bearded Dragons are hardier but do require a little more time and effort in feeding since uros are mainly herbivores... On the other hand there is TONS more info out there for Bearded Dragons so far and good info is still scarce for uros, but its getting more and more readily available. In my opinion Uros will grow to be just as popular as Bearded Dragons in time (which is why we will be breeding malis in 2006-2007, lol), we all just have more learning an studying to do on them till we get to that point.
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12-08-2005, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by geckoguy14
actually....if you want a little variety. Blue tongue skinks are a larger, but very neat lizard. Keep in mind they are fairly hard to find, but they are not very expensive and they seem to enjoy being held, especially as adults, and are not very hard to keep. But make sure you narrow it down to the exact species you want because there are northern blue tongues, easterns, irian jaya etc. Most shows you go to will have blue tongues for sale somewhere ....just a thought  good luck! |
I'm sorry but I'll have to disagree with this choice.  This herp is for an eight yr old child. My teenaged daughter found out. We were purchasing two Page Ranking of blue tongues at the Daytona show. The dealer told my daughter that if she wanted to know how it felt to be bitten by one to put her thumb on the table and hit it with a hammer. That afternoon while out front talking with friends she wasn't paying attention. (I know... normal for a teenager.) Anyhow the blue tongue yawned and when he closed his mouth there was a scream. My daughter's thumb was in the wrong place. Duh, it wasn't 5 min. later it happened again. So IMO a skink for a child is a no-no.
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12-08-2005, 04:19 PM
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I have heard that Bearded Dragons are good for starters, and I studied before I got our African Fat-Tail Gecko and I'm glad that I got the AFT rather than the Bearded Dragon, just for the reson on the size of the herp, and don't get me wrong I regret not getting both. The AFT are very similar to your leo and my 8 yr old thinks I'm god since we got it and mom said no.
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