Just about every lizard anywhere in the world understand sand, this is why I mix it with sphagnum, the top layer is only sphagnum. From hear I can add a little potting soil or decaying oak leafs and see how they progress, temperature is easy a simple basking direct on the floor, will allow for a gradient, my basking is about 130f. hydration is also easy as you simply add water to keep the hydrometer above 80% for a nesting cage, the substrate will take care of itself. FOOD and WATER is vital especially in such an energy demanding period.

Other then this only stress can stop a lizard from nesting, handling stress or cage mate stress.





Ryan

Bugs! In the substrate are excellent, not only do they brake it down, but they signal a female this is a viable environment for her babies, they understand support, there nature is all about survival, they may not care about the last plastic plant you got from home depot, but they sure care about food for there offspring’s.



I control bug population buy sinking a small bowl in witch the bugs fall inn, or I place a board flat on the ground under witch I sprayed water, then vacuum the insects the next day, usually there’s 100s if not 1000s. Also glue traps works well if placed strategically, once in a while I kill all bugs with a strip of vapona, I do this only if I see sand mites affecting my lizards. Peat moss is one of the worst substrate, avoid it at all cost.

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