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Hi!
How many of the cristatus do you have? I recently acquired a group of 5 of the, 2.3 and they are a strangely magnificent animal. I have wanted the hernandezi for a long time, but, they have been in short supply, and, when available, very expensive. As asked above, where did you get the latter? Great lizards!


Evan


P.S. Hi to everyone else! I’m back, briefly, sort of..... Hope you’ve all been well!

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 Its not that they are fussy eaters

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 Its not that they are fussy eaters

Hi,
I wanted to mention, in regards to one earlier post, that I found the helmets to not really be terribly accurate in terms of sexing them??? I have 2 males and 3 females (I ordered 4 females, but you know how it goes) and the crests look virtually identical. I found that the two males have pillar-like bases to their tails. Not in the way a MHD male does, but, it looks as though their tail just suddenly gets thinner. Kind of like on a telescope, you know, big sized ring gives way to a smaller one etc. I will try to get pics of mine up here so I can better illustrate the idea. That and the two males look identical. Same coloring and same patterning. Whereas the females look different form both of the males and one another. In terms of coloration and even patterning. I too was told that the crests were the sure fire way to sex them and maybe I am totally off, but, if you too had difficulties sexing them via the crest method, then maybe there is another more accurate way???


I have to say that I think your description of the males as charging towards you is about as accurate as one can put it. One of mine is much larger than the others and bites painfully hard. He’s made me bled a few times. He has no sense whatsoever in that he will even bite the hand that is holding him. Not terribly intelligent... Fortunately, as of now, the females seem to be OK temperament wise... Hopefully they stay that way......

About food, I should try some of the things you listed. I have only used crix yet, and it seems as though that is all they are interested in form me??? I did try earthworms (vie the MHDs) but no takers..... I know that a friend of mine has had luck with one or more of the larva you listed, and possibly different kinds... Not sure if the lizards took them of their own accord, or just wouldn’t;t spit them out when placed in their mouths..... Regardless, mine seem OK on crix for the moment. Do you have good luck with the mealworms? I haven’t tried those yet.... (I’ve only had mine for about 1.2-2 months)

About hernendazi, I think Reptile Depot has them..... At least the pic and the price on their site seems to agree with their description. On KS they list them as being $100, but, I saw their booth at a reptile show about 4 months ago and they did indeed have hernendazii, though they were neither the site price of $60, or the KS price of $100, they were, I think $80. Go figure. I have thought about getting some, but haven;t had enough $$ yet for a larger group. (But will I ever??)

Anyway, if you’d like, I’ll try to get pics of mine up tomorrow or Monday. I haven;t taken any of yet, but I would love to share them with everyone, and maybe get some input form you about how they look etc.





Regards,
Evan

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 Pictures would be great

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 Pictures would be great

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 Would they survive shipping

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 Pictures would be great

Hi,
I think the best chance of getting any of the rarer Corytophanes stems from knowing an importer personally, or at least professionally, enough so that, whenever they may get shipments of the regular helmeteds in you can go through them and see if perchance there are any of the rarer. The pics you posted were from and individual who did that very thing. Maybe, if you can pick them out of large shipments of cristatus, you can get larger groups for less $$$.

It all depends, I know that is what I am hoping for, I know an importer who is supposedly going to have Acanthosaura armata here in a week or two, basically in the way I just described. I think trying to import these animals specifically (ie, "I want hernandezi only etc) instantly raises the prices. But, if you can catch them when they have been accidently mixed in with large shipments of the less expensive kind, you stand a better chance of getting them... Maybe.... Same thing with Rhacophorous frogs, but that’s a totally different matter!



Evan

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 I also have access to importers

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 I also have access to importers

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 I also have access to importers

By the way. The MHD in the pics and videos section are mine. Not a very good photographer.

Bonnie

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 I also have access to importers