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    1. 06-26-2007 12:08 AM #1
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      Do reptiles sleep or dream?

      I was reading a book, and it transpired that something in the book said that lizards do not sleep - They merely are in a resting state. I am unsure if this is true, as I did a quick search on reptiles and REM sleep, and the results could not have been more vague.

      So can anyone answer this question? It vaguely worries me.
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      I dont know, but apparently In Native American teaching, a lizard is a symbol for dreaming and the vision quest.
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      They merely are in a resting state. I am unsure if this is true, as I did a quick search on reptiles and REM sleep, and the results could not have been more vague.
      I wished people understood neurology, well you don't need REM sleep to dream. The anwser is proberly no because a reptiles brain are not that evolved.
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      Yeah I found that interesting but have no idea if they do or not. I have a friend who is really into reptiles and would know. I will ask him next time I see him.
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    5. 08-20-2007 02:19 PM #5
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      I have studied Herpetology (the study of reptiles and amphibians) for 8 years and from what I know they DO sleep just not as heavy as us like most animals. Like all other animals in a colder place they sleep through the winter so I don't think this is true one bit I have 5 lizards of my own but 3 are nocturnal the other 2 sleep like any other animal.
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