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 #1631342


Albinoboy29
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 Alligator lizard

Dinner Time!




02/20/08  09:41pm

 #1631440


PrinceSushi
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   Message To: Albinoboy29   In reference to Message Id: 1631342


 Alligator lizard

Those crixs are too large. Its obvious that he is having trouble eating it. Try feeding crickets half that size.



02/20/08  10:51pm

 #1631520


Albinoboy29
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   Message To: PrinceSushi   In reference to Message Id: 1631440


 Alligator lizard

I usually dont feed him that big of ones because i know it is dangerous but he hadnt eaten in days and I was out of small crickets so i had to feed him those until I got more crickets and mealworms......I usually feed him 3/8 crickets
02/21/08  12:04am

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PrinceSushi
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   Message To: Albinoboy29   In reference to Message Id: 1631520


 Alligator lizard

If your ever in a bind like that, always watch him until it has been completely swallowed for 15 minutes. If he is showing now signs of choking after 15 minutes, you should be fine.
02/21/08  05:02pm

 #1632353


Albinoboy29
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   Message To: PrinceSushi   In reference to Message Id: 1632272


 Alligator lizard

yea i always watch him eat, 1. Because its is amusing 2. because I check for problems.....He has never had problems with those. Even though it looks like he is struggling he is only struggling a tad. It took him like 30 seconds to swalllow that
02/21/08  05:46pm

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Hi bob
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   Message To: Albinoboy29   In reference to Message Id: 1632353


 Alligator lizard

that crickit is giant my aligator lizard eats crikets fast



04/07/08  07:45pm

 #1696313


Zip chew2
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   Message To: PrinceSushi   In reference to Message Id: 1631440


 Alligator lizard

Yea thoes crickets are way too big . I agree with PrinceSushi that your lizard is having trouble eatting it,
I had a Alli Liz about that big and he ate preety small crickets
04/09/08  05:14pm

 #1697602


Albinoboy29
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   Message To: Zip chew2   In reference to Message Id: 1696313


 Alligator lizard

Yes I know now that it was too big and that is clearly visible that he is struggiling. I feed him much smaller crickets and he eats about 4 or 5 now. I dont plan on doing that again though and I am trying to keep my lizard as healthy as he can be.
04/10/08  02:09pm

 #1697991


Turtle Dude 100
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   Message To: Hi bob   In reference to Message Id: 1693537


 Alligator lizard

you don’t have a aligator lizard Hi Bob!
04/10/08  07:14pm

 #1724848


Sverak
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   Message To: Turtle Dude 100   In reference to Message Id: 1697991


 Alligator lizard

lol that cricket is not too big but you could probably feed him/her a little smaller crickets. One of my Alligator lizards is about 7 inches long, will eat large crickets and will eat 2 of them!



05/04/08  01:24pm

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PrinceSushi
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   Message To: Sverak   In reference to Message Id: 1724848


 Alligator lizard

That cricket is larger than that lizards head, so yes it is too big. You should never feed crickets that are larger that the space between the lizard’s eyes, both in length and width(ex. Length between eyes on lizard is 1 inch. Therefore the cricket should be no longer than 1 inch and no wider than 1 inch).Feeding large crickets puts the lizard at a high risk of choking or ending up with a blockage in the intestines.
05/05/08  12:38am

 #1725525


William kimmy
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   Message To: PrinceSushi   In reference to Message Id: 1725500


 Alligator lizard

Hey can you tell me where you got that lizard cause it sure looks mine and my lizard is a northern alligator and is only in Canada.



05/05/08  01:20am

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Celexia
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   Message To: William kimmy   In reference to Message Id: 1725525


 Alligator lizard

Northern Alligator Lizards can range as far south as mid-California according to the range map on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Alligator_Lizard#Range_and_habitat.
05/27/08  02:39pm


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