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#1766872
Chippychop
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 Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
well here is a male frilled dragon/he is actuallystill young at about seven months old he is 16 inches long /and I will get weight details later!he eats everything that moves and will fit in his mouth//he gets to go outside and soak up the sun several times a day!I think I can get him to grow very large!I use full spectrum lighting/a variety of insects/and two very inportant things for my lizard humidity and circulated air!this is my baby boy and I’m very proud to have him/someday I will introduce him to a little lady frilly and hopefully breeding /but till then I/m very happy with my baby!
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06/19/08 09:14pm
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#1767101
MegophryidaeMan
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Message To: Chippychop In reference to Message Id: 1766872
Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
Great looking dragon! I love his enclosure too! I wonder if the moss may cause impaction though. I know it does with frogs, but I am not an expert on lizards. Once again, nice and fat and healthy dragon you have there! :)
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06/20/08 01:03am
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#1767109
Leefromhullengland
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Message To: MegophryidaeMan In reference to Message Id: 1767101
Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
i see you have a fogger in there are they any good is humidity good how long do you have it on for ?
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06/20/08 01:17am
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#1767518
Angelkitty
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Message To: Leefromhullengland In reference to Message Id: 1767109
Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
Very nice little guy and set up! I am thinking about get a frilly next week.
Angel 
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06/20/08 01:13pm
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#1768361
Chippychop
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Message To: Angelkitty In reference to Message Id: 1767518
 Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
answer to question no.1 yes moss can cause impaction I waited a long time to add moss/but after I saw my boy eat crawfish and digest it/I figured I’ld take the risk/the first day my lizard took all of the moss and moved it around the viv’ where he wanted it/his feeder bowl is at the bottom of the vivarium and it stays clean and clear of any moss or tree bark /I’ve had the moss in there for a month now and everything is going according to plan/my personal opinion would be this/if you are going to use substrate be sure that your lizard is well established enough to where if it does eats some it can chew it up or be able to spit it out /my lizard has done beautifully with the moss /one thing I will never put in my vivariums is the bark pieces/(yrs ago I had two horned mountain dragons and I killed them both with that/so what I use is a sand bassed floor and a little moss
answer no.2 yes I have a fogger:however I only use it two time a day and for just a couple mins at a time/just enough to get the moss moist and to keep the humidity levels a little higher /I live in wyoming where we do not have any humidity(low percentage anyway)and so to keep a lizard healthy you have to introduce humidity/so he gets a short burst just to keep things as natural as I can.
thanks for the comments this is my first frilled dragon and I’m finding out that they are the coolest and I’m also finding out that there seems to be more to this lizard than any other ...my lizards name is
tatsu!and about every secound month I’ll record growth and size and show more pics///agin thanks for the comments have a good one Chip!
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06/21/08 09:14am
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#1768428
MegophryidaeMan
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Message To: Chippychop In reference to Message Id: 1768361
Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
Thanks for letting me know about the moss. I just wanted to bring it up in case you hadn’t considered it. :)
Anyhow, I agree with you about frilleds being very different from the other lizards I have kept. They seem to have a bit more personality and an intelligence than the others I have kept. I use a coco fiber substrate when I finally put one down. Since my frilled is still so new, I have him on paper towels to monitor him a bit.
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06/21/08 11:05am
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#1768883
Chippychop
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Message To: MegophryidaeMan In reference to Message Id: 1768428
 Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
thats so cool/my frilly used to play peek a boo with me all the time now he does it every now and then/if I call out his name he seems to know I,m talkin to or about him //I could be wrong but when I feed him I’ll say here tatsu/and he perks up and gives me that weird hey I know you look!he’s become so tame that I can take him anywhere and not worry about him running away/I still keep a very close eye on him but he has never givin me any trouble!when I take him to his out side vivarium it’s like he knows he’s going out and he gets (agin it seems)excited!he loves it outside he plays and runs up his tree logs it,s a lot of fun and after a few hours I’ll go get him and comes right to me every time //I swear he’s my best friend/it’s been the best! thanks for the comments and since I’m new to this lizard any advise is welcome!Chip!~
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06/21/08 08:14pm
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#1772080
Renae
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Message To: Chippychop In reference to Message Id: 1768883
Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
I do like your cage, did you build it your self? I built my cage, but it’s not as cool as yours. Having moss in the cage helps keep the humidity level up too. Good luck with him. 
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06/24/08 02:58pm
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#1774217
Chippychop
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Message To: Renae In reference to Message Id: 1772080
 Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
wow you have a beautiful cage /it’s so professionally done!makes mine look crappy/what kind of wood did you use???right now I’m building an out side cage it will be 7foot tall and about 4foot by 4 foot/agin I,m just using afordable plywood and regular twobyfours /nothin to special for the foundation /but when it’s finished then I,m going to add all the bells and whistles //like waterfalls /andtotal spectrum lighting/a humidifier/etc/when I get finished with it /I will post a pic for you/your cage is awsome and from now on I want to make mine look more like yours I’m willing to bet your lizard is a happy one ! laters Chip!
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06/26/08 11:06am
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#1774429
Silabiss
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Message To: Chippychop In reference to Message Id: 1774217
Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
Renae dont kid yourself, you know your cages are amazing. I’d like to point out the multiple basking spots she is using, great work! I finally got the Frilleds at the lab setup into somthing decent, was an old iguana cage. Proving to be tough to get proper lighting and humidity, but it draws a crowd in the life sci building.
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06/26/08 02:29pm
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#1775660
Renae
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Message To: Silabiss In reference to Message Id: 1774429
Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
You only need more then one basking light if you have more then one lizard in a cage. Unless the cage is big and you can’t keep the temp up. I’ll have to post a new pic of my cage, I added more branches. I’ll also post new pics of my Aussies on another listing later today.
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06/27/08 03:19pm
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#1776905
Chippychop
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Message To: Renae In reference to Message Id: 1775660
 Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
how cool! I just finished my outside vivarium/all it needs now are the cosmetics /lighting/humidity/etc/etc. but I will post a pic of it for you/your cage has inspired me!and I,m creating an amazing sweat box/out of lumber and plexey glass/I,m scavaging right now for a set of tree limbs! anyway talk to you soon!chip!
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06/28/08 08:03pm
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#1782082
Chippychop
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Message To: Chippychop In reference to Message Id: 1776905
Chip’s baby!/not bad for a rock star!
I,m gettin ready to take pics of my new outside vivarium it measures 72’’ by 48’’ by 48’’it’s amazing and my frilly loves it/I also bought a new guy (austrailian water dragon)born and bred in wyoming!//also today I learned that feeding your frilly from your hand may be dangerous!!!I fed a ladybugto my frilly and he got a hold of my finger /he damm near ate me!!any way this guy has been the absolute coolest lizard ever can’t waite to show pics!
Thanks Chip!!!!
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07/03/08 07:12pm
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