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    Our Pair of Juvenile Caiman Lizards

    Males get about 5 feet, while the females can attain about 4 feet. Ours are about 18" and 24" right now.
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    What Reptiles You've Had, Have, And Want...

    Have had: Diamondback terrapins Razorback musk turtles African helmeted turtle Currently have: Egyptian tortoise Northern blue tongue skink 3 Crested geckos 2 Leachianus geckos Pink tongue skink 5 Cuban false chameleons Gargoyle gecko 2 Monkey tailed skinks 2 True berber skinks 3 Gidgee...
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    Our Pair of Juvenile Caiman Lizards

    Lol. I know exactly what you mean when it comes to the water upkeep. Our 19 year old fly river turtle lives in a 600 gallon fiberglass tank and I do 50% water changes twice a week on his setup. These 2 originated from a zoological institution, who has had great success captive breeding this...
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    Our Pair of Juvenile Caiman Lizards

    We've been really interested in keeping a caiman lizard for the last couple of years. But, the situation just wasn't right to pursue it further. Recently, we came across a CBB juvenile female for sale. Being CBB was a huge selling point for us and it made our decision to buy one now a little...
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    Picking up my new northern monday

    Congrats on the new addition! BTS are awesome.
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    Animal Plastics T100

    Shipped flat packed with screws and silicone included. Fortunately for us, they are only about 2 hours away from us. So, we pick up our orders in person. And, they'll be 1/2 hour closer when they move to the new facility.
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    Animal Plastics T100

    Shipped flat packed with screws and silicone included. Fortunately for us, they are only about 2 hours away from us. So, we pick up our orders in person. And, they'll be 1/2 hour closer when they move to the new facility.
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    Light hood and uvb

    We have it pretty much that way in our enclosure, because we have an Egyptian tortoise. But even with the fixtures running about 90% of the enclosure, there is plenty of room for our tortoise to get away from the UVB, if he wants. The ends of each tube give off less UVB compared to the middle...
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    Light hood and uvb

    Here's an example of how our lights were installed in a closed chamber.
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    Animal Plastics T100

    Yep. It's been a long wait. But, to be fair, I send Ali a PDF file of exactly where I want each fixture to be mounted and each specific enclosure has variations on litter dam depth and ventilation. I also drop ship all the lighting (except for ceramic sockets) directly to AP and they do the...
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    Animal Plastics T100

    They are in the process of moving to a larger facility with a second CNC machine, so that will significantly cut down on lead times. We're going on 24 weeks for our monkey tailed skink and bearded dragon enclosures. Ali did promise that they'd be done by the end of next week. It's definitely...
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    Proper weight?

    Ours actually did it on her own. We didn't change anything (photo period or temperature) about her enclosure to influence the behavior. She simply went underground for a couple of months. We've checked on her periodically and offered her water and she's doing great. But, we really miss...
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    Proper weight?

    Your northern blue tongue skink looks great to me. Ours is in brumation right now, so I can't weigh her for comparison sake.
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    Colleen T!

    Crested geckos are awesome. Obviously very common in the hobby, but still a great reptile to keep. We've got 3 crested and 2 leachianus geckos. All 3 of ours are near adult/adult size (weight), so we keep them in their own individual 18x18x24 bioactive Exo Terras. They are easy to handle...
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    Pink Tongue Skink

    I wouldn't say they are easy to find, but they come up every now and then on different Facebook groups. The good news is the babies should all be CBB (captive bred and born) and they usually have decent sized litters. Price wise, I've seen them offered anywhere from $200-300 for youngsters...
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