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hi
my son would realy like a slow worm as a pet and wounded if any one knows any thing about them.
i will be going out tomorow to buy a book on them but would like some persanel thoughts on them
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GerbilPunk TopDog


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what's a slow worm??? can't you just get him one of those wormaries? (duno if tats right but you know what i mea, lke an ant farm, for worms... ) ____________ Only this crazy guy can understand the true joys in playing with washing...
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coliel TopDog


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hi
girbilpunk slow worms are legless lizzards!! they have eye lids un like a snake and they grow to 30-50 cm. my son would love one but obviosly we will have to realy look into it all and was hoping some one on here may have or had one.
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i was under the impression they were actually worms... ____________ Only this crazy guy can understand the true joys in playing with washing...
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| Is it similar to a skink then? |
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Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:18 pm |
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coliel TopDog


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hi
they are definatly not snakes or worms but they are a type of lizard i dont know what skinks are please tell me more as i have found out that slow worms arnt much good as a pet! |
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Hi just to let you no that a Slow Worm is a protected reptile but you can have one as a pet. It is illegal to buy them as it illegal to trade them, delieratley kill them, and destroy there habitat.
I have not had one as a pet but was thinking about it.
All you need is a big plastic container filled with a soil like substrate. Add some hiding places, branches,fake plants and other things that resemble it's original habitat. Also you should keep it moist as the area they live in is woodland. They eat small bugs like earthworms, slugs and spiders. If you live near a woodland area look near a small moist area like a pond and look under big pieces of bark, corrigated iron and in and around compost heaps but be carefull as grass snakes like this type of area to. Hope this helps.  |
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Isnt a slow worm a very small snake, ive never heard of them bein pets but im from Jersey and they dont even sell rats at are pet shops ____________ Frankie, Bindi, Buddy, Jack Baeur, Peter Pan, Ruffty Tuffty, Sox, Dexter,Tiger, Vilmaris, Run free at rainbow bridge Sunny, Betty, Flint and Jack Bauer
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| No it is a legless lizard. It is a lizard as it has eye lids. |
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coliel TopDog


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Hi
thankyoufor th info about slow worms !!
What you said is kind of what the bok i have since boughtsaid and we chose not to get one - but thanks any way .
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| i would say that slow worms would be good as a pets because if you had lots of bugs then you can feed it and they dont make much mess |
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| If your going to keep slowworms(a legless lizard) try to keep them in an outdoor enclosure i.e a cold frame. These are available from garden centres or try amazon.these lizards love slugs,spiders & small insects and can live well into their twenties(sometimes longer;one lived to 54 in captivity). But its best to observe them in the wild as they are a protected species. |
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| where i live, slowowrms are a common sight in gardens, parks etc. There pretty much everywhere in the summer. |
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Tue May 20, 2008 12:53 pm |
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