What my oldest son Found

blondemafia26 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 12:40 AM

I don't think I have it in the right forum . So if needed to be moved go ahead and sorry . Thought I would share some pics of this lizard that my son found . Not for sure what kind it is . He wants to keep him/her but I do not know how good of an ideal it would be . But I hope you all enjoy and if you can give me any advise I would be glad to take it on what kind it is and if we should let it go or if it would be ok to keep it . Thanks

Sorry the picture quality is not the best . I hope you can tell .

spix14 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 12:42 AM

Nifty little guy! No idea what he is though.

haloedsatan · #3 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 12:52 AM

Looks like a Fence Lizard. He's some info I dug up...

3.5"-7", a small stocky lizard, gray to brown colored with a dark band along the rear of the thigh in some specimens. Males usually have black-boardered blue patches on the belly and a blue throat patch. Found throughout much of the southern and western U.S., this lizard is primarily arboreal, climbing and living on trees and similar structures, and lives in generally sunny locations. Carnivorous, mostly insects.

Let me know what you think! You've got a better look at him than I do!

spike06 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:01 AM

watever it is its a nice find! it looks gravid...maybe its just fat lol

blondemafia26 · #5 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by haloedsatan

Looks like a Fence Lizard. He's some info I dug up...
3.5"-7", a small stocky lizard, gray to brown colored with a dark band along the rear of the thigh in some specimens. Males usually have black-boardered blue patches on the belly and a blue throat patch. Found throughout much of the southern and western U.S., this lizard is primarily arboreal, climbing and living on trees and similar structures, and lives in generally sunny locations. Carnivorous, mostly insects.
Let me know what you think! You've got a better look at him than I do!

I just looked that up . And it is exactly what he looks like . He has a blue patch on belly and throat area . Thank you so much . Now I am just wandering if it would be ok to keep him .

blondemafia26 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:15 AM

I believe he is just fat . He was in a area were he can get good eating lots lots of insects . LOL

Icicle · #7 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:16 AM

I don't see why not, maybe let him keep it for a week or so them turn it loose back into the wild.

haloedsatan · #8 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:17 AM

Do a little more research on them. Obviously check out what they need to have to survive and be comfortable. Check and see if the fence lizard hibernates and when it does. It may cause problems for him if he's in a tank. Then again it may be a simple fix. Just make sure you do your research.

blondemafia26 · #9 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:21 AM

I will do some more research . We are cleaning a cage for him and we will keep him for at least a week until I find out more about them . Thanks everyone for your help . I thought it was a very neat find . He brought it to me and was like . Mommy look look what i found . can i keep him please please . It was so cute .

Smits · #10 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:24 AM

Not to start any waves, but I'd release it where it was originally caught. Looks like he was in a well populated prey area.

John_E_Dove · #11 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:25 AM

I'd let him go unless you have some experience keeping WC lizards.

blondemafia26 · #12 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:27 AM

I was wondering with the area he was at and then us mabey keeping him would not be a good ideal been thinking about all that . I am still going to do some research before I make my mind up .

spix14 · #13 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:29 AM

I think I'd probably release him too. You can always tell the kiddo that the little guy misses his family and wants to go back to them, to make it a bit easier for him.

blondemafia26 · #14 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by spix14

I think I'd probably release him too. You can always tell the kiddo that the little guy misses his family and wants to go back to them, to make it a bit easier for him.

I think I am going to do that . They are at their grandmas were he caught him at . I think I might take him to the woods around our house and release him there . We have them around here just not as fat . Up there is nothing but woods and all that stuff . I could just tell him that he got loose . Since they aren't here . I really don't want to do any harm to the little fellow .

blondemafia26 · #15 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 01:40 AM

We are going to release him here in a little bit . Thanks everyone for your in put . I greatly appreciate it very much .

BlackLava · #16 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 12:17 PM

yea i think its prob best to release him too

if you son really wants a pet lizard, i would look around for a captive bred one, maybe a beardie, that little lizard your son caught reminds me of a dragon

morti · #17 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 12:22 PM

'round here, we call those Fence Swifts or just Swifts. And you are doing right by releasing it. They don't make the best captives.

blondemafia26 · #18 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 03:05 PM

We released him last night in the woods around here . Thanks everyone .

ThomasH. · #19 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 03:15 PM

Wow, you must have a very quick son. I saw a few of those in a park once and they can disappear in a mere second! They run like lightning into little holes and right up verticle objects.

jtmoney · #20 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 03:16 PM

Thanks for releasing him and doing what a lot of people wouldnt do

It was def a fence lizard and they do not make good captives.

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