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#122194
Spit_toad
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Biting . . 
I just found an aligator lizard and I read on here that they bite pretty badly. Do you think since mine’s still little that if I tamed it, it wouldn’t bite later on when it got bigger?
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08/17/04 08:08pm
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#122328
Reddevil95128
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Message To: Spit_toad In reference to Message Id: 122194
Biting . .
well im raising a aligator lizard my self i got her as a hatchling and she still bites me. if you have a male aligator lizard it will have large jaws and it will hurt really bad.ive never seen a tame one but they are very easy to keep lizards
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08/17/04 11:35pm
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#122950
Spit_toad
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Message To: Reddevil95128 In reference to Message Id: 122328
Biting . .
How much should you feed an alligator lizard a day? Will they over feed themselves or only eat as much as they need? I feed mine 3 meal worms this morning and he ate them all. Some advice please? 
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08/18/04 07:03pm
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#124973
Reddevil95128
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Message To: Spit_toad In reference to Message Id: 122950
Biting . .
i give mine 12 crickets every week also dont hold it after it eats it will may poo on you
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08/21/04 12:17am
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#125307
Loki
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Message To: Reddevil95128 In reference to Message Id: 124973
Biting . .
i had a big male alligator lizard for a while(at least a foot) and his bites were not bad at all, he broke the skin but it didnt hurt much
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08/21/04 02:14pm
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#129607
Ryan44
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Message To: Spit_toad In reference to Message Id: 122194
 Biting . .
alligator lizards may bite sort of hard if they are realy mad. but most of the time it doesn’t hurt and i have three and they hardly ever bite they might still hiss though if they feel frightend
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08/26/04 09:45pm
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#168695
AL(ALMOST LUNCH)
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Message To: Ryan44 In reference to Message Id: 129607
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really?
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10/23/04 07:51pm
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#242620
Teacher of Lizards
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Message To: Spit_toad In reference to Message Id: 122194
 Lizards
Hi! We are students and teacher. We are learning about lizards. Anyone out there want to give us information. 
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02/07/05 03:30pm
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#242990
Punker
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Message To: Ryan44 In reference to Message Id: 129607
 Biting . .
yah i caught mine at the Nanaimo River, and she had 5 babies:) but they all died:s i don’t know what happend!! but she hisses and tries to attack me so i don’t even try to hold her or anything
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02/07/05 09:00pm
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#492684
Bonga_Jungle
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Message To: Punker In reference to Message Id: 242990
Biting . .
wow u guys got it bad i caught a female norther alligator lizard wild and she hasnt bit me yet
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09/27/05 06:53pm
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#654474
Draconica
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Message To: Bonga_Jungle In reference to Message Id: 492684
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I have a wild female northern alligator lizard too, and she loves bein’ held-- she’s never bitten.
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02/17/06 04:53pm
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#1437499
Smokehound
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Message To: Spit_toad In reference to Message Id: 122194
Biting . .
With alligator lizards, you have to hold them gently, its best not to put pressure on them, instead, allow them to crawl on you, place your hand gently under the neck and tip the head up. If done correctly, the lizard will instinctively climb on your hand. Try not to secure the lizard, as it may defecate on you, which is their method of discouraging predators.. sorta like a skunk. Never lift the shelter off of it, as this startles the living crap out of them. When alligator lizards get po’ed, they sorta puff their bodies up. Thats the first sign they are feeling threatened. When breeding conditions are appropriate, males are very aggressive, and will bite repeatedly, not just the simple clamping. I had one that was very tame, and would take food from my hands even when being held firmly. He was raised from a brood back in ’05 and was the calmest of the bunch. He surprised me in spring when i was cleaning his cage, as usually i just let him roam the desk while i clean it.. Well things were going fine until he saw me touching his rock, and he snapped the daylights outta my pinkie.
Lizards are never completely tame. They are wild animals and are unpredictable. As are any other living things.
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09/09/07 05:52pm
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#1437979
Clouddancer22
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Message To: Smokehound In reference to Message Id: 1437499
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Teacher of Lizards - you need to start a new thread.
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09/09/07 11:06pm
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#1975787
Ian gresham
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Message To: Smokehound In reference to Message Id: 1437499
Feeding...
i need to know how to feed the alligator lizard.
i coaght it in my sink, and it didnt even run. its really tame!
but it wont eat. how do i feed it
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03/27/09 08:47pm
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#1979195
Glipglup
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Message To: Spit_toad In reference to Message Id: 122194
Biting . .
If you tame your lizard, it shouldn’t bite, but you never know. Don’t tease or startle the poor creature, his only defense is his jaws. It might bite you, but it probably wont.
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04/02/09 08:49pm
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#1979198
Glipglup
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Message To: Ian gresham In reference to Message Id: 1975787
Feeding...
Put a cricket in front of it, and it should eat that quickly. If it wont, attach the cricket to a strand of hair or transparent string, and dangle it in front of its face. If it doesn’t snatch it up quickly, the lizard is not hungry.
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04/02/09 08:56pm
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#1979568
Ldustycricket
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Message To: Glipglup In reference to Message Id: 1979198
Feeding...
i caught my alligator lizard in the wild and surprisingly it has never bit me or shown any signs of aggression.
from what i have gathered, once you create a steady schedule for feeding and what i call socialization, they become more calm.but all reptiles differ in their behavior from time to time. i have two children and they love to hold my alli and once again, has never shown ANY aggression. i think it is all in the way that you handle and comfort the creature.
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04/03/09 04:38pm
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#1991541
Taley
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Message To: Glipglup In reference to Message Id: 1979198
Feeding...
actually, if the lizard is feeling threatend, then it will not eat. wait for it to settle down and try Gilpgulp’s message again. We are close freinds and this is a proven method
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04/23/09 10:18am
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#2002156
Lizardlover9387
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Message To: Taley In reference to Message Id: 1991541
 Feeding..[S21]
what are you feeding it? maybe it just doesn’t like it , have you tried slugs? me and my brother fed our other one some,he devoured it...after looking around like a theif making sure no one was going to take it.
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05/10/09 10:44pm
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#2061579
Madeline
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Message To: Ldustycricket In reference to Message Id: 1979568
 Feeding...
The same thing happend to me,but when i found it a regular garden snail she started eating that...
P.S maybe try giving it a bigger cage....
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08/21/09 03:02pm
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