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Today I gave Zilla his first hornworms of the season. He was soooo excited when he saw them, that he flew off of his hammock and attacked the bowl!!! (haven't seen him move that fast in years. :D ) He managed to eat them, two at a time, until they were gone in record time. Now that he...

This past week, Zilla has stopped eating live food and is only eating veggies. He did this last year at the same time. So I guess this is his routine for brummation. I hope he comes out of it earlier than last year. I miss the little guy when he's down for the winter.

Zilla will stay in one place for a while and then sprint. But with 3 of us on guard he's not going to get very far. Also, he's getting slow in his old age! I usually put his leash on him but for the pics I we went without. Chris

Thanks for the kind words! Can you believe my 5 year old took these pics? And we didn't do any editing on the computer. When looking at the pics I can't believe how orange he is either. I guess in person I'm having so much fun with him I seem to overlook the obvious! Chris

Actually, Zilla is a he. And he has great orange colors. We got him from Sundial Reptile a few years ago and his color just keeps getting brighter with each shed. He just did a full body shed over the last couple of months and his beard has really gotten orange. He absolutely loves being...

Zilla is having a great time outside this summer. Enjoy the pics!

To Zilla's birthday buddies: Hope you had a great 2nd birthday!!! Zilla turned 2 today, too. Have a great day! Chris

Thanks for all of your help. He appears to be fine. The tail is showing no signs of an open wound or infection. But... since he's my baby, I've made a long overdue vet appointment for him anyway. Chris

This AM I fed Zilla some hornworms. I thought that he had eaten all of them but apparently I missed one that had gotten loose and was hiding in his viv. Later in the day I saw a hornworm sitting on Zilla's tail. I'm afraid that the hornworm was munching on his tail. Should I be...

Zilla's birthday is the same day as mine!!! (June 14th). I plan on giving him some horn worms (his favorite) in a cupcake liner so that it looks like he's getting a cupcake, too. We bought him a small swimming pool so we'll have a pool party for him as well. Turkeybird

I got my male, Zilla from sundialreptile.com. Had a great experience with Loren and a great beardie, too!

We buy ours at a small, organic market. Zilla LOVES them. A great staple in his diet. Turkeybird

We buy our horn worms from Great Lakes Horn Worms. Great web site and fast shipping. We've been buying from them for over a year with no problems. Turkeybird

I am so sorry to hear about this. Last summer I almost had a similar experience. I was outside enjoying the sun with Zilla. He was on my lap and I noticed that he kept scooting off of my lap and trying to hide beside me. I looked up in the air and saw three hawks circling above and they...

I use tile and put it in the dishwasher regularly to clean and disinfect. Hope this helps. Turkeybird

Thanks so much Tracie, for all of your help. I would be a complete basket case if it weren't for you and others on this board. I do miss seeing Zilla hanging out on his hammock. I never realized just how many times during the day I walked by and talked to him. Can't wait to see him out...

I think Zilla is offically brumating. He's been in his cave since mid-day yesterday. I've been checking on him and he's still alive. When I remove his cave, he opens his eyes and glares at me. Now that I think of it, he drank a ton of water during his Sunday AM bath. In fact, he put his...

Tracie, I, too, found it odd that the lab could not identify the fluid. The vet did not have any other comments on it. Also, his urates are white and no sign of the yellow that he had before. His weight is holding steady at 470g. I haven't asked for a copy of the bloodwork yet. With...

****** UPDATE ON ZILLA ***** Results from the lab regarding the yellow fluid in his belly revealed nothing. Ughh!!! The lab said it was "unspecified" fluid. So who knows what that really means. Last week, Zilla seems to be back to his normal self again. He ate a few supers, he's...

Thanks Tracie. Yes, Zilla is male and this is the first time he's been sick. The vet reviewed all of Zilla's bloodwork that has been done in the last few weeks and all was in normal range, including liver and kidney. He decided not to do another round. I do not have a copy of the...