They are probably easier with regards to temperature but they get a lot bigger and end up needing either a huge indoor enclosure or an outdoor one. My girl will be going outside this coming summer and I will be looking for a mate for her. If you don't powerfeed them they do stay small enough to be inside for 3-4 years., my female is 4 now and she could probably stay inside for one more season but as I want a mate for her I will be putting her out as the males are considerably larger. They also need water to at least be able to soak in but preferably swim so you are looking at a pond later down the track. Definitely not an impulse buy. I have 3 and if both the gippys are boys that means three outdoor enclosures.
Oh, guys, these are gorgeous, especially the Boyds.
This little one isn't mine, he's wild - he showed up at my work one day, and stuck around, quite curious about what the two-legs were doing. I believe he's an East Gippsland Water Dragon, as that's what we get along this stretch of the Yarra. Correct me if I'm wrong, though; I don't know much about dragons.
He has such cool eyes! =D
Wow, I LOVE this one!
He was such a handsome chap. Big and healthy-looking, too. I've seen three in the last couple of years; they're pretty shy. It's such a treat seeing them, as they almost vanished from the area because of the water quality of the Yarra and the banks being taken over by rubbish and introduced plants like Trad. It's a real credit to Landcare that they cleaned it up and now the dragons are back.
