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#14632
Alaskanraven
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Alligator lizard 
do alligator lizards bite???if they do,do they bite hard???any info on how to take care of an alligator lizards???
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11/20/03 01:28pm
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#14649
LeeZardo
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Message To: Alaskanraven In reference to Message Id: 14632
 Alligator lizard
Yes they bite and bite hard(mine has drawn blood) but if you handle them they will become tame. here is a care sheet i made.
CARE SHEET.P.S. I have had mine about 6-7 mounths.
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11/20/03 05:20pm
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#14772
Alaskanraven
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Message To: LeeZardo In reference to Message Id: 14649
 Alligator lizard
thanks for the info.....they can draw blood?!?its kinda tiny....i havent held it yet it seems kinda nervous,my "cage"that i have my alligator in is big so i put my anole "cage" in there by it and my alligator lizard climbed on top and wont get off...ever since i put my anoles by it its been relly active moving around the "cage" alot more....is he trying to hunt it or something?!?
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11/21/03 02:30pm
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#14799
LeeZardo
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Message To: Alaskanraven In reference to Message Id: 14772
Alligator lizard
It was not much blood but i could smeer it. I would move the anoles away, it is probably going to stress the anoles out becuse it could
be trying to hunt it. Do you live in CA? If so try to catch a "blue belly"(Western Swift)they are good cage mates.
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11/21/03 05:17pm
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#14830
Alaskanraven
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Message To: LeeZardo In reference to Message Id: 14799
 Alligator lizard
im from alaska we dont have any lizards.....we got newts i have only caught a couple thow there really hard to find....
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11/21/03 07:20pm
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#15181
LeeZardo
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Message To: Alaskanraven In reference to Message Id: 14830
Alligator lizard
I like having lizard close by my house.
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11/23/03 03:37pm
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#36950
Layla
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Message To: LeeZardo In reference to Message Id: 14649
 Alligator lizard
there is a way to tell wether it is a femake or not. you can tell by the tail, if it is swollen it is a male if it is narrow it is a female. but i think you have to wait until mating season to tell but i’m not sure
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02/20/04 07:28pm
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#42181
Elmo
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Message To: Layla In reference to Message Id: 36950
Alligator lizard
I have had mine for about 6 months and they try to bite but I wear gloves.
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03/05/04 02:35am
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#65886
Girl scout
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Message To: Layla In reference to Message Id: 36950
 Alligator lizard
with alligator lizards it’s easy to tell a male from a female, males have big heads and their coloring is kinda dusty and faded looking, the females have tiny heads and are brighter, sometimes with a reddish orange coloring
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04/26/04 05:53pm
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#65896
Girl scout
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Message To: Alaskanraven In reference to Message Id: 14632
Alligator lizard
all righty, alligator lizards love to be pet, but if you’re scared and you have one in a cage take some woolen thread (the kind you knit with) and have the end of it touch its head, if it’s well fed and feels safe it will close it’s eyes and let you stroke it with the thread, then you can try to touch it’s back or head (not the tail!)
I’ve never been bitten, but my last wild one got away, and I just got my new one a couple days ago. Go to a pet shop and buy meal worms, they shouldn’t cost more than $2 for a container of twenty, keep them refrigerated and warm them in your hand before you feed them to the lizard, they should squirm when warm and attract attention. You should probubly get a heat rock or lamp too, but turn off the lights at night so that it can sleep.
Oh, and it’s mating season, so see if you can catch a male and females, the eggs should come out around june/july. (baby lizards! how cute!)
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04/26/04 06:02pm
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#65942
Loki
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Message To: Girl In reference to Message Id: 65896
Alligator lizard
the only thing i dont like about your advise is the heat rock, those are real bad, they malfunction all too often and can burn the animal. a lamp would be best. other then that you seem to know your gator lizards  , have you ever seen the oregon sub-species?
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04/26/04 06:45pm
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#74307
Bbman
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Message To: Loki In reference to Message Id: 65942
 Alligator lizard
I keep Uros. now but I live in CA and when younger would cathch aligator lizards constantly. They will bite but if small enough 3-7 inches it wont hurt. I used to let the small ones hang off my finger. they love crickets, I mean love and its fun to watch them hunt. Blue bellies are great cage mates for these guys I see them together in the wild all the time. Use a 60 watt heat light and let them in the sun for about one hour each day in a tub. Also I would cathch any bugs around your house to feed them as long as their not lightning bugs ( very poisions)
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05/16/04 06:20pm
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#129599
Ryan44
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Message To: Alaskanraven In reference to Message Id: 14632
 Alligator lizard
alligatpr lizards do bite, but it doesnt hurt it just startles u a bit
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08/26/04 09:41pm
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#314163
Drake33
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Message To: Ryan44 In reference to Message Id: 129599
Alligator lizard
yeah i just caught my alligator lizard like a week ago. I just recently found out that he is missing two ribs from an attack of a larger animal, But he has healed pretty well. He is very active and loves me holding him. He has never even tried to bite me. Should i still worry about him biting me? Also he has 3 blue belly’s as friends in a 15-25 gallon tank, should i get a bigger tank for them? They don’t seem to mind. Also on of my blue belly’s is about to lay eggs will the alligator lizard eat them? They have plenty of space to run around but every once in awhile i will take one out at a time and let then just run out side in the grass. Should i keep them inside at all times. My alligator lizard is named drake and i take really good care of him do you think he will live very long as long as i feed them and take care of the cage?
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04/18/05 10:31am
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#370583
Joey102
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Message To: Alaskanraven In reference to Message Id: 14632
 Alligator lizard
yes they do bite but for your second question it depends on if the lizard bites hard or not.
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06/13/05 09:02pm
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#770026
Lizard dude06
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Message To: Joey102 In reference to Message Id: 370583
 Alligator lizard
they dont bight hard at all when mine bight it just feels like pressure
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05/03/06 04:43pm
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#998634
Markayla
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Message To: Lizard dude06 In reference to Message Id: 770026
Alligator lizard
THAT’S GOOD I LUV MY LIZARD AND DON’T WANT HIM TO BIT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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09/26/06 07:45pm
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#998852
Falcon123
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Message To: Markayla In reference to Message Id: 998634
Alligator lizard
MY LIZARD IS EVIL HE BITES AND HE BITES HARD! YES THEY DRAW BLOOD! SOME OF THEM ARE FRIENDLY BUT MINE IS EVIL!
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09/26/06 10:01pm
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#999112
Bjornalligator
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Message To: Alaskanraven In reference to Message Id: 14632
Alligator lizard
They sure can bite! they can also be very docile. Patience and persistance is the key to being able to handle your lizard with out resorting to neck holding. Expect to get a few bites, its been my experience they tame down as soon as they relize youre not a danger. I just scoop them up, ive had fantastic luck with taming these little guys.
Be gentle with them and patient, good luck
Bjorn
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09/27/06 01:44am
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#1154424
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Message To: Girl scout In reference to Message Id: 65896
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01/30/07 11:30pm
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#1154427
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Message To: Jeffjeff In reference to Message Id: 1154424
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01/30/07 11:31pm
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#1534907
Lolabroadwaybabe
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Message To: LeeZardo In reference to Message Id: 14799
 Alligator lizard
My brother got bit by a wild one, what do ya do??
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12/03/07 09:05pm
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