Nightly greeting

[Rocket]

Well it seems like clock-work that every night I enter the herp room I can be sure I'll get a friendly greeting from this young lass. She watches my movements and paces the enclosure following my directions until she gets what she wants.... bloody pig.

 

[Gibblore]

Thats cool as

 

[Defective]

probably a dumb question but is that a snake and are you feeding it a cricket??

 

[killimike]

Awesome! I love it

 

[No-two]

probably a dumb question but is that a snake and are you feeding it a cricket??

Its a scaleyfoot.

 

[killimike]

Its a scaleyfoot.

nigriceps?

 

[starr9]

Ohhh that's so cute!!!!!

 

[Wild~Touch]

How gorgeous, she has a little happy face look about her

 

[Rocket]

Yes, she is a western hooded scaly-foot (Pygopus nigriceps)....not a snake.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

 

[mudgudgeon]

very cool! very cute

 

[ianinoz]

What a great looking lizard.... I remember sometimes catching these types of guys when I was a kid.... freaked out mum when I brought them home to show her. I could never convince they were lizards and not snakes.

What's this one's usual habitat?

Sure looks friendly, ever attempted handing the crickets to it by hand ?

What's the powdery stuff covering that poor unfortunate cricket ?

 

[killimike]

The powdery stuff is calcium/vitamin powder

 

[kupper]

better go find some pine needles for mine hey ... keep forgetting

need to get myself some nigriceps

 

[killimike]

better go find some pine needles for mine hey ... keep forgetting

need to get myself some nigriceps

You can't have all the scalyfeet.....

 

[Rocket]

What a great looking lizard.... I remember sometimes catching these types of guys when I was a kid.... freaked out mum when I brought them home to show her. I could never convince they were lizards and not snakes.

What's this one's usual habitat?

Sure looks friendly, ever attempted handing the crickets to it by hand ?

What's the powdery stuff covering that poor unfortunate cricket ?

Pygopus nigriceps are quite widespread across the western and central arid interior of mainland Australia. Sandy desert regions with grassy vegetation and spinifex are generally regarded as their favoured habitats.

Yes, she will feed by hand, as do my others. When they see prey, nothing tends to stop them from getting to it.

As killimike said, the white powder is just some calcium coating.