They are about 5 inches long as adults, but in late summer when the eggs hatch, we find babies. This one may be about a month old already and twice as big as he was as a newborn. Babies are every bit as armored and spiked and dinosaur-like as the grown ups. Rumor has it that these lizards squirt red liquid from their eyes when they are threatened. We have caught and handled quit a few of them and never had one squirt. We've decided it would take the pressure of a dog's jaw or something to make one of these guys panic.
Its so tiny and cute.. I love reptiles.. Looks like a tough little guy
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I can confirm they squirt blood from their eyes, i saved a little guy from my dog in the late 90's and he indeed tried using it to get away from my pup. Had him for about a year and then let him go.
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