do sagebrush lizards make good captives
are there any specific caresheets for them?
chris
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Sagebrush lizards?
cvonrosen
Jul 26, 2003 04:03 PM
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Esther
Jul 27, 2003 10:36 AM
They are small active lizards with some interesting behaviors. Any care sheet for similar members of genus Sceloporus, such as S. occidentalis, would be fine for them.
They would need like a 30 gallon long tank for a 1.2 trio, with a suitable substrate such as ESU Lizard Litter Jungle mix (don't use those Calci-sand products, they can be swallowed and cause death), stable rocks to climb on and hide in, a water bowl, maybe some driftwood to climb on, a good UVB fluor bulb like Repti-Sun 5.0, an incandescent basking bulb (a $5.50 silver dome light from the hardware store is fine for holding this), a good thermometer, a medium mesh screen top (the fine mesh ones screen too much beneficial UV rays from your bulb from the lizards), and some calcium dietary supplement (applied to every 3rd feeding of crickets, just add a small amount to bag of crickets and shake to apply). I have my lights on timers to give my fence lizards about 10 hours of light per day.
They will enjoy small crickets and waxworms as a diet.
