On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:43:26 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
<jumblejim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
Hi Jim, nice to see you posting anywhere.
>Anyone know what it is? I found it in my yard in Los Angeles. It's
about
>15" long, a pound or two in weight. Docile, let me pick it right up with
no
>fuss. (Does that suggest it's someone's pet? I don't know anything
about
>these guys.)
It's a bearded dragon. A nice, healthy, colourfull and /big/ one.
They are native to Australia. I don't know there's a feral population
in LA, but I'd doubt it. They are one of the most popular pet
lizards, friendly, interactive and easy to keep. I would suspect he's
an escapee.
If you don't want to keep it, he's probably easily adoptable through
whatever shelter/rescue in your area takes reptiles. If you do want
to keep it, there are care sheets available everywhere on the net, and
your local petstore will be able to give you any equipment, etc you
need.
I'm jealous.
nj"just gets mammoth snapping turtles in yard"m
--
"I do not rhyme to that dull elf
Who cannot imagine to himself..."
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