Surprise Visitor

patmac

Hi folks,
We are a company in the Midlands and we just opened a container that left Greece 1 month ago and this little lad popped out, he is about 12 inches long. We have him in a clear plastic bag with some water and apple and holes to breath out of. I can't get a right photo so googled him and he is identical to this lad a

Greek Algyroides Algyroides moreoticus, What to do next?

Irish Stones

patmac wrote: »

Hi folks,
We are a company in the Midlands and we just opened a container that left Greece 1 month ago and this little lad popped out, he is about 12 inches long. We have him in a clear plastic bag with some water and apple and holes to breath out of. I can't get a right photo so googled him and he is identical to this lad a

Greek Algyroides Algyroides moreoticus, What to do next?

Lizards don't eat fruits and vegetables, they eat small insects.
So I don't think that it will live on an apple.
Of course you have done a great thing and thanks must be given to you for what you did so far, but I think that this little reptile needs the help of a vet or someone who has a case with warming lamps and UV lights, along with proper food.
I also think that if you keep it at a low temperature (between 5 and 10 degrees), its metabolism will slow down (reptiles hybernate to save energies) and this lizard will have more chance to survive until it finds a new home

RosieJoe

Are you planning on keeping him? If you are in Dublin city you could see if Reptile Haven on Fishamble street would take him with a view to rehoming him.

patmac

RosieJoe wrote: »

Are you planning on keeping him? If you are in Dublin city you could see if Reptile Haven on Fishamble street would take him with a view to rehoming him.

One of the lads is thinking of keeping him he has had Iguanas in the past we are in the midlands.