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 #2089259


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She love’s the deep leaf litter that becomes available in the fall

steve
10/28/09  03:37am

 #2089262


Bryce91
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Wow, thats a good looking lizard. How big is it?
10/28/09  04:07am

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She is around the 5ft 10in mark now , i dont expect her to get much larger now

steve
10/28/09  09:05am

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She looks healthy and happy in all that leaf litter. Sometimes, the best things in life are free!)
10/28/09  10:04am

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Nice shots Steve, thanks for sharing.

Mark
10/28/09  04:34pm

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Wow,,,,Great looking specimen Steve man, really really nice and full credit to you. Whats her demeanor like btw?

My small boy/girl is very shy and bolts for cover every time I enter the room. Tried to handle it (only a couple of times mind you) and it caught me and gave me a nasty thumb wound. I just leave it be now in the hope that it will come somewhat good in time.

Any pointers of advice welcomed.



10/28/09  05:12pm

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way to highjack his thread lol
10/28/09  08:30pm

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More like looking for advice and adding on.


Steve as always she looks AMAZING! Keep up the work you have some very fine herps.
10/28/09  10:58pm

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How has it been with the coupling,Steve? Are the waters keeping along through the wire?
10/28/09  10:59pm

 #2089598


Stephen foo
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How has it been with the coupling,Steve? Are the waters keeping along through the wire?

Hi , they have been pretty good through the wire with each other and now seem to just accept each other so in the spring i will take down the mesh and see how things pan out , i will also be observing them for a full day at the ready in case of trouble :0

steve
10/29/09  03:25am

 #2089599


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   Message To: Herpalist   In reference to Message Id: 2089417


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Wow,,,,Great looking specimen Steve man, really really nice and full credit to you. Whats her demeanor like btw?

My small boy/girl is very shy and bolts for cover every time I enter the room. Tried to handle it (only a couple of times mind you) and it caught me and gave me a nasty thumb wound. I just leave it be now in the hope that it will come somewhat good in time.

Any pointers of advice welcomed.

Hi , cheers she has a really amicable laid back demeanor and will come over to me whether i have food or not and uses me as a climbing frame , i have never handled her i have let her come over to me , i have also found the older/larger they get the bolder more interactive they get , whether or not this mirrors there wild bretheren as in so much as the small/younger water monitors are mostly found in trees and it’s not untill they are larger that they come down to ground level when there confident of not being taken for a snack by there larger kin

steve
10/29/09  03:33am

 #2089606


Herpalist
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   Message To: Jakizzle63   In reference to Message Id: 2089500


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No Hi-jack intended, you got nothing better to be doing than pointing out harmless and usless observations !
10/29/09  05:43am

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No Hi-jack intended, you got nothing better to be doing than pointing out harmless and usless observations !

It’s fine by me very "on topic" and im happy to give my observations to anyone that asks

cheers steve
10/29/09  08:40am

 #2091004


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Hey Steve,

Has this one laid eggs for you before?
11/02/09  11:32am

 #2091203


Stephen foo
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Hi , yep she has laid 3 or 4 clutches so far with no problem of egg retention but unfortunatly the only male i had access to at the time was only half her size and probably 4 times her weight but im getting there now as he is starting to catch up size wise so 2010 will be the big introduction year

steve
11/02/09  06:38pm

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Jody - she has a curvy lower jaw and tall tail on profile. I thought the same thing, but eggs come out of her. LOL Gorgeous Salvator, Stephen. Best of luck pairing her off in 2010!
11/02/09  08:23pm

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Yep that is why I asked. I have had female salvators with the curvy lower jaw so it doesn’t really suprise me that much. Just had to ask after seeing the pics I would of guessed wrongly thats for sure.
11/02/09  09:28pm

 #2091284


Stephen foo
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I see what you both mean , i suppose it never crossed my mind really as iv had her from when she was around 15" and had the 4 x clutches from her , and yep her lower jawline appears quite curved in the photo , would this be from a specific local or do certain mature females show this trait together with the high tailcrest? from a few area’s

steve
11/02/09  09:47pm

 #2091518


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   Message To: Stephen foo   In reference to Message Id: 2091284


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Good question and as I am thinking about it, I believe the females I had with the more curved jaw all were of the same local type. Which yours appears to also be. Of course with each female your going to have differences but I am talking the cases that can be mis leading like in your photo.
11/03/09  02:39pm


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