pics of my new blueys,thanks tiliqua girl

[Richard.C]

well on wednesday i picked up my new blueys from kylie,chuckie the eastern,a gorgeous eastern at that,rocky the centralian ,and celeste the western,im very happy with them and was nice to meet kylie in person,id just like to thank her for the chance to look after her bluetongues,there certainly all stunners,very well looked after and will continue to be,also i will be keeping kylie up to date as to there well being and would like to just say they are settleing in very well,they certainly each have great personalities,any ways heres some pics of rocky with his new family and celeste soaking up some warmth,chuckie was hiding in his house so i didnt have the heart to disturb him,well im thinking her,lol,so will get some pics shortly of chuckie as well.
rocky is the big one in the middle,hes very curious to,quite the adventurer

[Tattoo]

Wow ... you lucky devil That's quite the splendid collection you have

[Jenn]

They both look great!!!! Rocky looks huge compared to the other two.

[bruno]

lucky you.

miss those in me collection.

[Perenty7]

Your new Centralian Blue-Tongue is big compared with your other 2, but he his beautiful looking, it is similar in colour to the ones l use to own from Uluru West of Alice Springs NT.

Your Western Blue-Tongue is dark and l would say its from Western Australia.

Richard.C, you sure have a great collection of Blue-Tongues Lizards, you only need the Pigmy Blue-Tongue, once you get that you will have every Australian Blue-Tongue species, but l don't like your chances of getting hold of the Pigmy Blue-Tongue Lizards.

[Zach]

It's really cool we get to keep track of Kylie's lizards -- they've been on here for years!

Man, I don't remember the western being that dark...very nice.

[Brainerror]

I love centralians

[Richard.C]

thanks guys,yes rocky is a sizable one,and i promised kylie id keep in touch and so she can see how they r going,and its good they can still be on here

[aggiegirl]

Glad tiliquagirl rehomed those guys with you! They are beautiful! You are so lucky! Thanks for sharing pix!

[Tattoo]

So ... um will there by any Centralian babies in the future?

[Zach]

[Richard.C]

me certainly hopes so

[Tiliquagirl]

Thanks for the photos! I had a quick look on the forum the other day but missed this thread ha ha! It's great to know someone from the forum has them!

[Richard.C]

thanks tq,there lovely blueys and thanks again,ill keep them on here so u can always see how they are doing,i felt guilty when i picked them up off u,i know how much they meant to you

[DeadEye]

WoW what a hoot Thats very kind ,magic dark color richard onya guys .


seen Liams centralian richard ? Stripes --Next to stricker It was in a boys shed the lights had broken , poor little guy nearly froze to death .His dad brought him down the centre .Then when we told him he had to get a viv and the lights a heat lamp , he left him /her Gorges face and soft hey..
Since then i love em something cruel

[Richard.C]

glad hes got u looking after him now ian,there great the centralians hey

[DeadEye]

Oh Mate ..In the shed in a tea chest no heat lamp just a 40 watt light globe ...The little boy nathan age 8 said shes been crying for about a week,?? i said what temps is she on mate ..Oh my light got broken about 2 months ago . At that time it was winter here 2 degrees at night . I spun Richard i thought its a its a GIRL TO - I gave his dad a list and the cost $$$$ viv , both lights all the fruit . His old man said look can i leave her with you - After hearing why she was crying and cold as a brass monkey . I brought her home ..LOL Put her on 2 heat mats it was tuch and go she nearly froze to death . Yep there a treasure alright buitifull ink blue tongue and soft nature ...Simply hugable & kissable eheheh

Ya going for a pygmy - I know a spot were ya can see em ..wrecks ya car getting in there . In the national park south of the flinders on mossy ground in spider holes . Ive seen one have a face kinda like a fish rare morph .. Like an ambush from old spider holes ...I dunno if they allow anyone a licence never looked . Be nice to breed if they do ok in captive


Next time ill take the trail bike lovely to catch on film

[DeadEye]

Pygmy bluetongues use empty spider burrows as refuges, basking sites and ambush points. The holes are circular in cross section, up to about 20 mm in diameter, and lack any sign of excavated soil at the entrances. The average depth of holes is approximately 25 centimetres, ranging from 10 to 75 cm. These holes appear indistinguishable from holes inhabited by mygalomorph and lycosid spiders. However, adult lizards are found in the deeper holes which are probably made by mygalomorphs. Lizards have been found in holes which had the lids of trapdoor spiders still attached. The lizards make no obvious external modifications to the holes, except for a slight bevelling of the edges caused by their coming and going. Burrow entrances are used as vantage points from which lizards are able to make short forays after any prey detected nearby. The lizards are extremely sensitive to both movement and noise, making it difficult to observe them basking outside their burrows unless approached extremely carefully. Only one adult lizard is found in each burrow.

Lizards bask with the back legs or tip of the tail remaining in the entrance of the burrow. From this position, the lizards can back rapidly into their burrows if disturbed. The hole dwelling behaviour of the pygmy bluetongue, initially an obstacle, has become a key factor facilitating its study. Use of an Olympus optic fibrescope permits direct observation of lizards in their burrows and their sedentary nature enables regular monitoring of all animals in a given area. This permits several types of study not normally possible with small vertebrates, such as direct-count censussing and assessment of age structure, and being able to locate given animals almost at will.

The diet of the pygmy bluetongue consists mainly of medium sized invertebrates. Ehmann (1982), examined stomach contents of specimens then in the South Australian Museum collection, recording cockroaches, ants, a spider, grasshopper and beetle, and some plants (Dianella seed, possible chenopod material). Dissections of lizards found dead during the duration of this project have revealed remains of noctuid larvae, acridoid grasshoppers, beetles, and several leaves and flowers of the herb Medicago. Scat analysis has shown the diet to consist of grasshoppers, snails, small spiders and beetles. Wild lizards accepted grasshoppers and mealworms offered as bait, and captive animals thrive on an omnivorous diet, including mealworms, crickets, chopped fruit and vegetables and raw egg (T. Morley per. comm.). This evidence suggests that pygmy bluetongues take a wide variety of invertebrate animals as food, but will also occasionally feed on plant matter.
Populate You are lucky to be able to carry so many on your licence W.A is different . C-2 is only 20$ a year ......... good onya Mate keep the pics comming BIG THANKS To Tiliqua Girl

[Leigh]

That was some top info there Ian, did you eat the dictionary,spelling and punctuation books for brekkie?

That centralian's got the happiest smuggest grin in the world mate. The shingles thinking"Press ups are hard enough, without you on top"

[Richard.C]

lol,only adelaide zoo and museum keek the dwarfs,doubt they will see captivity by private keepers legitibley