Orange Sided Bluey at Home

[peterjohnson64]

Someone posted a picture of a beautiful bluetongue lizard some time ago. It had orange on its sides. I hadn't seen this before in an eastern blue tongue.

Ever since th3en I have tried to find some to purchase.

So you could imagine my delight when I came home this afternoon to a pleasant little surprise at the front door.

Now the question is.... Does feeding a wild repitle in a very regular basis in my back yeard constitute "interferring with a wid animal" under NPWS rules.

Thankfully my dogs don't attack blueys and I have determined that this guy actually lives under a deck off th eside of my house.

sorry to Pugsly & Possum that you missed him this morning.

 

[alby]

talking about blueys i found one in the gym this mornig when i was trainin it wasnt the normal sort of bluey either it was a different sort cant think of the name now now he was big and when i picked him up he was very cranky hahahaha so i just put him over the fence into the bush hope he goes welll and stays out of the gym its no place for lizards hahaha

 

[Dicco]

Don't feed it, there is no need and you don't want it to become dependant on you, it'll cope without handouts. Speaking of those types of Blueys, I have a similar pair that dropped a litter of 12, but freight would make it pointless for some common Bluey's.

 

[alby]

hey i founbd out what i caught at the gym pete it was a Alpine/ Highland Blotched Bluey i have never seen them befor around here but hey who knows

 

[peterjohnson64]

Fantastic Al. Now join wires ro someone, hand it in to yourself, rehabilitate it and then you can't release it because it certainly didn't come from here.

and Dicco. I will be in Qld in a few months. I would love a couple of those blueys.

and as for feeding. I guess he/she will stay anyway, they are territorial aren't they?

And I have also found a complete colony of eastern water skinks living in my house and my enclosure!!!

 

[sevrum]

i found a juvenile bluey in the seven hills area of sydney which had quiet a lot of orange

 

[dpeica]

I've got one that looks similar..He's usually a bit brighter.

 

[pugsly]

Wow they look like the same lizard!

Im sure you can find some around pete, as for not seeing him this morning, well I couldnt see much this morning anyway, my head is still sore! lol