i need some info

[nguyen_inc]

hey people of ssnakess! i might be plaining on buying a group of baby Forest Armadillo Lizards. the thing is i cant find any care sheets on them! can anyone tell me any info about these lizards??>(

[DragnDrop]

I've never heard of anything by that common name. Do you by any chance have the proper latin name?

[nguyen_inc]

CORDYLUS TROPIDOSTERNUM... im mostly looking for how old untill they reach sexual matureity.

[NiagaraReptiles]

This is the most commonly exported species from Tanzania. Very neat little buggars indeed.

As with most, size is more important than age when trying to determine sexual maturity. I have seen gravid females that were about half the size of the average adult of the species. Though I wouldn't recommend this, they came into the country already gravid.

JonK

[nguyen_inc]

im plaining of buying some cb ones that poped out this year.... would you buy some adults (two female maybe)or a bunch of lil ones??

[NiagaraReptiles]

Well, this is purely personal preference, but if given a choice I would always choose CB. I also prefer to raise anything I'm looking to aquire from as early an age as possible. I've had horrible experiences with animals others have raised, and can eliminate a lot of guess work by knowing as close to 100% of the animal(s) history first hand.

Again, just my preference......

JonK

[DragnDrop]

And, with adults you might not know how old they really are, and unless the seller is honest, you could be getting geriatric lizards. I really prefer young ones too, same reasons Jon mentioned. There's got to be a really good reason for me to start with adults.