Komodo any1 got?

[reck118]

Helooooo. Just wondering if any of you hard core reptile keepers has a komodo dragon. They're so awesome, of all reptiles. Please post pictures if possible.
Thx

[angela__k__84]

I doubt it. Komodo's are endangered species and often don't do well in captivity.
I believe London and Bristol zoo have some.

[SiUK]

there is a couple floating about in private collections apparently

[Adambrogan]

they have a breeding pair at chester zoo and the 1st captive baby (i think) hes a little cutey looks just like a small monitor at the moment!!

[DRD]

london zoo bred some 2 years ago and they are huge already.

they have fantastic colouring as well with alot of different pigmentation

[louodge]

chester zoo have them i think they have at least 2 unrelated pairs

[kettykev]

The female in Chester zoo produced young without mating.I believe this is called parthogenesis and produces male offspring,these can then breed with the female and produce young of mixed sexes.This is how some lizard species colonise islands.

[Kev132]

at chester zoo they just have the adult male and female, but the female a couple of years ago produce fertile eggs all by herself, then last year i think they introduced the male to her and bred them normally, they have many more than the one baby, not sure exactly how many though...

[SiUK]

Originally Posted by kettykev

The female in Chester zoo produced young without mating.I believe this is called parthogenesis and produces male offspring,these can then breed with the female and produce young of mixed sexes.This is how some lizard species colonise islands.

I swear they found out that it was retained sperm and not parthogenesis

[Saedcantas]

Here's the european studbook up to December 2006;
http://www.rotterdamzoo.nl/import/as...20Studbook.pdf

For those interested in what is where