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RE: Thinking of Getting Jeweled Lacertas. Any thoughts?

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Posted by: ingo at Mon Sep 15 02:34:47 2003  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ingo ]  
   

I have a breeding pair.

Beuatiful lizards, but do not forget that they grow big.

My male reached 20 " within 9 months and 3 ft specimens have been recorded.

Even though the averadge specimen does not exceed 2 ft, they are as agile as any Lacerta and henc eneed a lot of space. Mine inhabit a tnak with a floor space of 6 x 5 ft and sometimes I still think that is pretty small.

So I would recommend 5 x 3 x 3 feet as a very minimum. In smaller cages you won´t sdee much of their agility and I think any strong behavioural cnage tells you tha sth in the setup ois not OK.

So big tanks for big guys.



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