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 #1837048


Bxc
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 I could use some help please!!!

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just recently, i got my first frilled dragon. he is about 4 months old and is very lively
i have done all the reaserch to care for him and i am confident that i know how to mantain him

but he wont eat! the petshop told me that he has bee eating crickets
so far ive tried crickets mealworms superworms and lettuce
i think he might have gotten into the lettuce but im not possitive
i have had him for three days now
please help me!
08/20/08  11:06am

 #1837145


Chippychop
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   Message To: Bxc   In reference to Message Id: 1837048


 I could use some help please!!!

here you go !when I first got my frilly he wouldn’t eat unless it was dark or cage was totally issolated/I actually had to put a blanket over the cage and then he would eat///also it takes a few days for a frilly to get used to it,s new invironment/so try to give your lizard some enclosure and time to itself!if after a week he doesn’t eat then i would sugest force feeding but try these things first!oh yeah mine lived on superworms for the first few months and now he will eat anything he can get in his mouth its great!also put a dish out that the worms can’t get out of but your lizard can get in and lets see what happens! hope this helps CHIP!P.S.also make sure you have propper heating if it’s to cool your lizard will not eat!
08/20/08  01:12pm

 #1837247


Bxc
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   Message To: Chippychop   In reference to Message Id: 1837145


 I could use some help please!!!

thanks soo much
i tried some of that advice
and he just ate his first few mealworms!
much appreciated

also, just a side-note
i got my frillie from a breeder that said he was a "chinese frilled dragon"
ive only heard of the NG and aussie kinds
do you have any input on that?
08/20/08  02:55pm

 #1837388


Chippychop
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   Message To: Bxc   In reference to Message Id: 1837247


 I could use some help please!!!

never heard of a Chinese frilly /just the two Aussie and NG’s/um my frilly was born in America /so technically you could say it’s an American frilly /but mine is a NG according to genetics!I,m glad to here that your lizard has eaten and I hope your lizard grows up big and healthy /do you have any pics?? also check out my year ling on new pics new cage post! well it’s always good to here a positive note!take care your new friend Chip!
08/20/08  05:05pm

 #1837669


Bxc
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   Message To: Chippychop   In reference to Message Id: 1837388


 I could use some help please!!!




thanks alot man
hes a young one, about five months old and maybe 7-8 inches long



08/20/08  09:29pm

 #1837904


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   Message To: Bxc   In reference to Message Id: 1837669


 I could use some help please!!!

The only thing that was probably suppressing the appetite of your little guy was the stress from a new environment. Usually it will take a few days for a frilled to get adjusted to a new area and start normal behavior again. I just moved and it took about 3 days before my frilled got comfortable enough to eat and not feel stressed out. Expect it any time your do a total change of surroundings and realize more than just the cage are involved in this behavior.

The breeder probably got confused with Chinese Water dragons. China is way to cold and far north to support a population of Frilled Dragons. They exist in Australia and on a few islands north of Australia, notably New Guinea and a few smaller populations.

On a side note, genetics have nothing to do with birth place and what you want to call something. There is a reason scientific names are used to describe a species and common names are not. All frilled dragons are one species, their locality is what is important to some breeders as it refers to the possibly of the genes the animal may carry and how that can affect the offspring genetically and most importantly, phenotypically. For your frilled to be "American" it would need to be caught in America in a population that can sustain it self with no outside influence.



08/21/08  02:23am

 #1838419


Bxc
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   Message To: Silabiss   In reference to Message Id: 1837904


 I could use some help please!!!

ahh that clears things up for me greatly
ill wait for him to be stable in his envirenment
thanks alot man i appriciate it alot!!
08/21/08  03:55pm

 #1839282


Chippychop
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   Message To: Silabiss   In reference to Message Id: 1837904


 I could use some help please!!!

thats true !even though my lizard was captive born in america it really is a NG frilled dragon’silabiss is correct in fact I’m not so sure that silabiss isn’t an actuall liceanced herpatologist/you been correct on every fact about these wounderful lizards /it’s good to have your advise since I am still learning a great deal about these lizards! agin thanks for the info it always helps believe it or not. CHIP!
08/22/08  11:04am


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