Talk:Anguis fragilis

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Tin and flat plastic do indeed attract slowworms. Warm day is a bit misleading. The lizzard regulates its body temperature by moving to suitable places. Optimum temp is neither too hot nor too cold. In cloudy day, the plastic is of no interest. In a sunny day the plastic tends to be warmer then the surrounding ground. So in the morning and in the spring it is preferable. In a hot summer day it is avoided, because it is too hot. --Etxrge 6 July 2005 12:14 (UTC)

50cm is nowhere near the longest lizard, since Komodo Monitors qualify as lizards and are well over 72cm.

How to eliminate them from my garden? I hate slowworms.

How can you hate slow worms? They are great! But anyway, serious point here - the article says they are known for their exceptionally long life; it has been said that a slow-worm is the longest living lizard. How long is "exceptionally long"? Where is it said that "a slow-worm is the longest living lizard"? Quick google throws up "With at least one captive individual living beyond 50 years of age, wild individuals could possibly live for 20 years of more." but that's not very conclusive. MyNameIsClare talk 20:22, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I have a pet slowworm. Her name is fluffy. She's very cute and likes to lie in my hands for the heat =)