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A purple legged land hermit crab called scratch having a little walk about!

My 41 year old rescued male Senegal Parrot affectionally known as 'baby bird' had decided to have a little sort out of my pens. It actually kept him busy for ages!!

My 2 year old male Senegal Parrot, Mr Nibbs, playing his new upside-down game in my lap!!

A rare lizard to find and even rarer to successfully breed. These chuckwallas were bred by a friend and they are soooo cute. Their little smiley faces and baggy skin is adorable. They originally would live in very hot desert environments, similar to the Uromastyx and they survive on eating succulents and bits of vegetation. They are predominantly vegetarian and also enjoy seed such as millet or lentils. As you can see here tho they also go wild for dandelion flowers when they get offered them!

This uromastyx ('dab-tailed lizard') was supposedly not tame at all! However, it didn't seem to mind having a little scrub with warm water and a toothbrush to clean it up and get all the dried poo off! These are desert lizard originating from Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East and get their water only from the juicy vegetation they consume. They shouldn't have any water in their vivarium as with their required temperature being around 140°F it would evaporate and increase the humidity - which is not good for them. They should be fed a variety of dark leafy greens (not spinach or kale tho as these inhibit the metabolism of calcium) as well as a few seeds such as lentils and millet. They also love dandelion flowers!

One of my own bred chameleosis barbatus ('false chameleons') enjoying a tasty snack on his favourite food - some snails! I feel a bit bad for the snails tbh because snails are cool, but these lizards do require a wide assortment of food, including snails. I now breed my own African land snails to provide an endless supply of crunchy delights for my three lizards in this species.