too tyred to fight ?

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   Thanks Richard.  They certainly are loaded with ticks; would be interesting to see if males have a higher load than females, perhaps moving around more and/or stressed with competing for mates?  They seem to survive OK with them, but I would imagine on a small lizard they could be very damaging.  I suppose another reason why your suburban lizards might have been so big could have been the abundance of inverts in abandoned gardens, piles of rubble etc.  I'm surprised the local cats didn't exterminate them, even with all the crevices in the rubble.   Like so many 'brownfield' sites, this one sounds much better than many a traditional habitat!

Cheers

Will

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will Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1830	Post Options Post Reply Quote will Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2012 at 12:33pm
	Thanks Richard. They certainly are loaded with ticks; would be interesting to see if males have a higher load than females, perhaps moving around more and/or stressed with competing for mates? They seem to survive OK with them, but I would imagine on a small lizard they could be very damaging. I suppose another reason why your suburban lizards might have been so big could have been the abundance of inverts in abandoned gardens, piles of rubble etc. I'm surprised the local cats didn't exterminate them, even with all the crevices in the rubble. Like so many 'brownfield' sites, this one sounds much better than many a traditional habitat! Cheers Will

Richard2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Dec 2010 Status: Offline Points: 285	Post Options Post Reply Quote Richard2 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2012 at 12:42pm
	But unfortunately it's long gone - and it wasn't a place there was ever much chance of preserving: a small pocket of suburban wasteland.

AGILIS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1689	Post Options Post Reply Quote AGILIS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2012 at 8:36am
	Glad to see your getting some sightings Will I havent had the chance of looking on the S west sites yet and getting a bit twitchy, any ca showing yet & have you viewed the soldiers rd area yet ? keith Edited by AGILIS - 09 May 2012 at 8:39am
	LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID

will Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1830	Post Options Post Reply Quote will Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2012 at 10:38am
	Hi Keith, saw my first Ca last weekend - I think they're starting to emerge from a protracted slumber. Not been to Soldiers Road as yet.

will Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1830	Post Options Post Reply Quote will Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2012 at 12:42pm
	the final result of tyre-based tussles between male sandies...