Found this whomper today

[Jim Beaver]

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.)

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Jim Beaver

[Jeannie]

Post by Jim Beaver
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.)
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/jumblejim/lizard/Lizard004.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/jumblejim/lizard/Lizard001.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/jumblejim/lizard/Lizard002.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/jumblejim/lizard/Lizard003.jpg
Jim Beaver

In case you don't see my response on the other group over thar, it's a
bearded dragon. Here's some good info: http://www.kingsnake.com/gladescs/bearded/
.

N. Jill will be along shortly to corroborate. Hi, Jill! <waving>

Jeannie
and the scaly duo Lex (corn) & Bebe (Florida king)

[GreyWyvern]

Post by Jim Beaver
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.)
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/jumblejim/lizard/Lizard004.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/jumblejim/lizard/Lizard001.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/jumblejim/lizard/Lizard002.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/jumblejim/lizard/Lizard003.jpg

It's a bearded dragon, one of the larger breeds, it seems. Looks like
something injured its tail, they are usually a lot longer; at least they
are on my pair.

They're common pets, and quite friendly. Someone probably let theirs go,
or it managed to escape.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearded_Dragon

Someone wrote in the Wikipedia article that "They will never bite,
scratch, or otherwise attack a human". Well, they will if you're giving
them silkworm treats, and they get all excited over your fingers!
Happened to me a couple weeks ago and split the skin wide open. Ouch! My
own fault though :)

Grey

[N Jill Marsh]

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:43:26 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
<***@prodigy.spam> wrote:

Hi Jim, nice to see you posting anywhere.

Post by Jim Beaver
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

[Jim Beaver]

Post by N Jill Marsh
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:43:26 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
Hi Jim, nice to see you posting anywhere.

Post by Jim Beaver
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.

Well, I put up signs in the neighborhood about five minutes ago, and two
minutes ago, a woman called to tell me that a little boy in our neighborhood
had lost his bearded dragon over a month ago and has been desolate ever
since. She described the lizard to a T, including the slight twist in his
tail that gave him his name (Kinko). I'm very happy to find out that he's
got a rightful owner, but I'm sorry the woman waited so long to call me
after I posted the signs, 'cause I ate him.

Well, maybe not. There's a reunion scheduled this evening.

Jim Beaver

[GreyWyvern]

"N Jill Marsh" wrote...

Post by N Jill Marsh

Post by Jim Beaver
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.

Well, I put up signs in the neighborhood about five minutes ago, and two
minutes ago, a woman called to tell me that a little boy in our neighborhood
had lost his bearded dragon over a month ago and has been desolate ever
since. She described the lizard to a T, including the slight twist in his
tail that gave him his name (Kinko). I'm very happy to find out that he's
got a rightful owner,

How grand! :)

Grey