forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Welsh_red said: Always loved monitors. Fancied a bosc before but never did Don’t get a Argentine tegu their arseholes I talk from experience 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,837 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, ginger beard said: Slow worms are lizards. I never said they weren't but it's easier to put slowworms than 2 types or legless lizards 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, South hams hunter said: We use to keep them as kids, we had a bath in my mates garden that we turnt into a little zoo with lizards and slow worms Did they last long or did they die after a day or two Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,505 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 50 minutes ago, ginger beard said: Slow worms are lizards. Had a slow worm as a kid, must have been pregnant when we picked it up, a week later gave birth to a load of young, beautiful looking things..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginger beard 4,652 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 I was always finding slow worms as kids,haven't seen one in years now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,824 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Slow-worms under every bit of corrugated tin around here,anyone ever seen the ones with the blue specks of colour on them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,837 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 18 minutes ago, mackem said: Slow-worms under every bit of corrugated tin around here,anyone ever seen the ones with the blue specks of colour on them? They come in loads of colours, we used to get the blue bellied ones all the time 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,837 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 31 minutes ago, peterhunter86 said: Did they last long or did they die after a day or two We used to have them for weeks at a time and would have them normally for the summer holidays 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,309 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, forest of dean redneck said: Don’t get a Argentine tegu their arseholes I talk from experience My dad's friend had a tegu . Old man loved it Water monitor you want to get haha Edited August 19, 2018 by Welsh_red Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Just now, Welsh_red said: My dad's friend had a tegu . Old man loved it Bloody thing ended up hanging off my hand I sold it to a breeder they got a lot of sharp small teeth . I have always wanted a Bosc as they are lot more placid when fully grown, but there was never any around . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,824 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 12 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said: Bloody thing ended up hanging off my hand I sold it to a breeder they got a lot of sharp small teeth . I have a house abroad,when I first bought it I used to watch the tokay gecko's hunting smaller gecko's near the flouro lights on the ceiling,one day I saw one on the wall and grabbed it,it was gnawing on my hand and drew blood,never grabbed one again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,137 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 3 hours ago, forest of dean redneck said: It’s a Welsh dragon Yeah, with a bit of afro - caribbean blood ☺ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,392 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Get all sorts of lizards running around here at night, doing their hunting. Beautiful little things and bloody quick to boot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,392 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 30 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: Why ye booting them ye temperMENTAL orrible lil man I don't boot them! They're too bloody quick for my little legs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 3 hours ago, mackem said: I have a house abroad,when I first bought it I used to watch the tokay gecko's hunting smaller gecko's near the flouro lights on the ceiling,one day I saw one on the wall and grabbed it,it was gnawing on my hand and drew blood,never grabbed one again. Think the tokay was what made Steve Irwin wince when bitten, I had a pair once , lovely to look at but yeah wouldn’t handle them 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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