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My husbands North western Alligator LIzard just bore 5 babies yesterday and I don't know how to care for them or what to feed them. CAn anyone help? Thanks, Sandy

I've had a baby alligator lizard given to me by a friend. The lizard was being traumatized by people on a public bus trying to step on it! It had lost the tip of its original tail due to this. I fed it small(baby) mealworms, & baby roaches dusted w/ calcium & D3. After it regained some strength & bulked-up, I let it go. I would try as many insect species as possible & make sure the insects/inverts are small enough to be eaten easily: mealworms, roaches, crickets, moths (pesticide-free), slugs (pesticide-free), etc.. You may want to post this on the alligator lizard forum or do a google search.
Goodluck

That's one of the neat things about Northerns - they are viviparous. Incubating the eggs would have been tougher IMO than feeding those little babies.

Go to a pet store and ask for 'pinhead crickets'. Baby crickets are very small, and can be easily eaten by the babies 'gators.

For care, I would suggest slightly damp potting soil with a flat piece of bark, thin piece of plywood, etc on top. Northerns are often found under such moist cover, and as babies, they will dessicate easily if not given a moist hide spot. They like it nice and snug, not a roomy curved piece of bark.

You will probably also find advice on the 'gator forum, including UV lighting, dusting crickets with supplements, etc.

Ryan

try pinkies or any kind of bug