Hello from S.E Florida

[ZEROPILOT]

I'm here from the tortoise forum. I keep seven Redfooted tortoises.
However, I also have a yard full of exotic lizards and many geckos living in and around my house.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm here from the tortoise forum. I keep seven Redfooted tortoises.
However, I also have a yard full of exotic lizards and many geckos living in and around my house.

Welcome To GeckoTalk, ZEROPILOT!
Nice to have you with us

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome!

How's the weather been lately? We've had very warm weather, but last night it dipped down below freezing.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It's been around 80-82 the last few days and strangely overcast because the rain should be going away by now.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Welcome To GeckoTalk, ZEROPILOT!
Nice to have you with us

Thanks. I forgot to mention the lizards living in my hurricane shutters or the swifts living in my front planter.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Thanks. I forgot to mention the lizards living in my hurricane shutters or the swifts living in my front planter.

I've got Alpine swifts under my eaves!
They're most welcome.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

So. Fla. Is funky lizard central

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

So. Fla. Is funky lizard central

Other than the geckos we only get Spanish Wall Lizards.

But they're lovely.:G:

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Other than the geckos we only get Spanish Wall Lizards.

But they're lovely.:G:

We have something that looks just like that.
The males are very colorful

 

[Yvonne G]

I've only see blue bellies here. I'll see if I can find a picture on my friend, Google. ..

I've dug up nests of their eggs occasionally while gardening.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Most of our lizards are from the pet trade.
They were released and survived in our climate.
I posted a photo a while ago that looked just like your lizard living in my Staghorn fern.

 

[Yvonne G]

I've read about all the iguanas in Florida. That's why I mentioned the weather a few posts back. Wondering if you'd had a die off.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I've read about all the iguanas in Florida. That's why I mentioned the weather a few posts back. Wondering if you'd had a die off.

They don't actually directly die of the cold. I mean it doesn't actually freeze.
When it's cold, they shut down and after being shut down for several days or a week or even longer, they die from other issues.
A few years ago, they died by the hundreds of thousands.
There are still a lot left, but few have reached that old 6 foot size.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It very rarely ever dips below 48 degrees here and usually it's more like 55=57 when it's "cold".

 

[Yvonne G]

Ok, I'm back. Hope you were able to wait for me. Br-r-r-r-r-r-r!!!! It's cold out there. It's about 30F outside, and with the panel missing in the roof, but the sun shining on the greenhouse, it's 55F in there. But with the panel in place and the sun shining on the GH, it would be more like about 75F.



See how tall it is? I don't understand why it needs to be so tall. That's a 6' fence it's next too. I was too lazy to walk around to the gate, so had to take a picture of the roof from inside:



The night house:



And what's inside the night house:

 

[Yvonne G]

I see I've posted this in the wrong thread. Oh well, chalk it up to me being a "hatchling."

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Ok, I'm back. Hope you were able to wait for me. Br-r-r-r-r-r-r!!!! It's cold out there. It's about 30F outside, and with the panel missing in the roof, but the sun shining on the greenhouse, it's 55F in there. But with the panel in place and the sun shining on the GH, it would be more like about 75F.

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See how tall it is? I don't understand why it needs to be so tall. That's a 6' fence it's next too. I was too lazy to walk around to the gate, so had to take a picture of the roof from inside:

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The night house:

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And what's inside the night house:

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Beautiful torts !
Silly hatchling

 

[acpart]

I have an anole that arrived in MA this past September in a bunch of ornamental grasses from FL. He's adjusted well to life in a viv and hot and cold running crickets.

Aliza

 

[Yvonne G]

I have an anole that arrived in MA this past September in a bunch of ornamental grasses from FL. He's adjusted well to life in a viv and hot and cold running crickets.

Aliza

He's lucky to have made it there alive. Something similar to that is always one of my fears - that I'll find some sort of large spider in the banana bunches I buy. UGH!

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I remember a while back, a very poisonous green Mamba snake was delivered to Publix with some bananas.