Lizard-ville

[koffee]

Don't mean to start of the new year with a sour note, but I just found out about this girl last night.

www.lizard-ville.com/

"At just 10-years old, Florida native and entrepreneur Lily Capehart is gaining international acclaim for her unique ability to catch and "hypnotize" the wild South Florida anole lizards."

Quite amazing! She can massage their belly and hypnotize them (according to the FAQ). I had no idea this was a unique ability.

I simply thought that turning a lizard on its back for a length of time and rubbing the underside prevents it from breathing properly. I thought anyone could do this. I also thought that many experts and detailed care info warn against doing this.

Learn something every day, I guess.

[ChamZilla]

Hey there Koffee

I would advise against people doing such also. I dunno if it harms them but I wouldn't want to accidently have a dead lizard on my hands. I have saw this before but it was a man who did iguana's in the same fashion. People eat the pictures up like wildfire as they are quite cute pictures. I enjoy the pictures but I will only do so hoping that these animals are never hurt or medicated to achieve this. They are very nice photo's. I'll see if I can find a link to the iguana ones.

Most people have some sort of gift but usually never figure out what it is. I'm a person who can take a sick animal and nurse it back to health. I have had animals die on me but not because of my neglect, but because the animal was beyone help and not strong enough to fight for its self. We all have the ability to do something great in life, we all just have to find out exactly what it is

[ChamZilla]

OK found it

it is.....

www.todaysplanet.com/pg/beta/lizardlover/page21.htm

This is I'm sure where they got the idea of taking the pictures. This guy has been doing it since the 80's. So I guess he's been at it for a long time. It is pretty neat though.

[koffee]

It isn't the pictures that bother me. It is the fact that she flips them over and forces them into a shut-down state.

Does anyone know the long term affects of doing that to a lizard over and over? Of course, I'm only assuming that she does it multiple times to get the perfect photo.

And, another assumption on my part: I think this shut-down state (from the inability to breathe properly) is different than shutting down when it gets cold.

I guess my question/problem is: will lizards suffer from (repeated) oxygen deprivation?