Collard Rescue? maybe lol..

[TokayKeeper]

gently, but securely holding him, softly tap the tip of his snout or gently pinch the sides of his mouth. They should trigger him to open it.

 

[Suncharmers]

Yep Tokay Keeper is right, hold the collared in your hand on his back/ tummy facing your face, take your thumb and index finger and gently press on each side of corners of jaw ( do not press hard and break the jaw) :0(
When he opens have your eye dropper with babyfood ready in other hand and squirt as far back in the throat as you can, do not get it on the "glotis" that hole on back of tongue, you will asperate him. It will all feel awkward for awhile, but you will become an expert in feeding sick lizards real quick lol.

As far as how much baby food, just small amounts, make sure he gets hydrated a couple days first. small aounts of water every few hours. start with maybe 1/2 teaspoonful add to it if he takes it well. small amounts frequently is best.

Hopefully he will perk up for you :0)

 

[fl_orchidslave]

I'm always afraid of aspirating when using a dropper on delicate desert species, having only done it a couple times. If only all lizards were as easy as gex, who will lick when something is dotted on their little lizard lips. Collareds are so beautiful, maybe after my Phrynosoma platyrhinos lives his life out, a special one will appear.

 

[im faster]

man sqeezing the jaw scares me... maybe im not squeezing enough but thats not working.. i am getting it open another way though

 

[im faster]

FIIINALLLLYYY..

so for the past few days.. i have been force feeding him water and some baby food..

he has showed no interest to a few crix in his cage..

i tossed in a super again today and he ate it!!!!!


man i was really worried.. he wouldnt start eating at all..

but all is good now.. its just gonna take a little time to get some wight on him..

he is a really cool lizard.. i put my hand in the cage and he junmps on and runs up my arm..


found out the hard way he can jump out of his cage no problem.. and was laying on the light ballast..

 

[im faster]

He ate 2 supers today...

doesnt seem to have any interest in crickets though

 

[WulfSC]

How, it's such a gorgeous reptile. It's sad that it's so emaciated. But, hopefully with your hard work and determination, you'll be able to rehabilitate the little guy.

 

[im faster]

Yeah so i spoke with the kid i got it from and he said he "rescued" it from a lady that had it and 2 salamanders and a parakeet all in one bird cage.

that is truly sickening

 

[im faster]

Eve
would this guy be a yellow head? or what?

will his color improve when he gets more healthy?

 

[WulfSC]

WTF? They're nowhere near being the same species. And, if I'm not mistaken, don't salamanders require a wet habitat? That's just crazy, and sickening. I'm glad you got this little guy, Dennis. I wish you all the best with it... and I hope he pulls through. Good on you, brotha.

 

[im faster]

I was just looking at the pictures on eves page and it has the same patterns.. just not as brightly colored

 

[im faster]

 

[Suncharmers]

Hi :0) glad he's eating supers. Some prefer them. Let him eat what he wants. How big are your crickets? Adult? He may like big stuff. Anyway supers are fine if thats what he wants.

He is a C. bicinctores / desert mohave He will have a bannish tan head, get a blackish blue dewlap under his chin and blackish spots on his unserside(thigh area. Just look up desert mohave/ C. bicinctores

Doing a good Job :main_thumbsup:

Heres some collared pics :0)

 

[im faster]

yeah i loved yoru site..

he has large crickets i have a few in the cage.. (i keep some cricket food and water in also so they wont be inclinced to bite him)

 

[Suncharmers]

I see your in Ohio, shame it is not warmer yet and you can catch a moth.... he will do the JIG for a moth, hahaha, they love the hunt, they see a moth flying in their tank and go crazy :0) Grasshoppers too !

 

[TokayKeeper]

Eve
would this guy be a yellow head? or what?

will his color improve when he gets more healthy?

Both Eve and myself said C. bicinctores, this is based upon his overall coloration (even in his current emaciated state) and throat and belly patternings.

Here's some info (http://www.reptilesofaz.org/Lizards-Subpages/h-c-bicinctores.html). They come from some fairly arid regions, particularly in the southern portion of their range. I've actually caught them in Maricopa and La Paz counties in Arizona. And another site (William Wells' Desert Reptiles & Landscapes: C. bicinctores page - http://www.desertreptiles.net/bicinctoreshome1.htm). Will is a collared lizard nut and gets some awesome photos of them.

 

[im faster]

So he is much more enerthgic and eating every day.. not much weight yet though..


he is becoming aggresive.. trying to bite anytime i pick him up ect..

 

[im faster]

but once he is out he is fine.. and will sit on my shoulder no probnlem

weighing in at

22G

 

[fuzzylogix]

Hey Eve, Lori is pestering me about collareds again...

 

[TokayKeeper]

They're fun lizards Shawn...