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Hello,

I just came back from a hike where I caught 3 baby Orange-throated Whiptail lizards! I found a nest of eggs with these 3 little guys running away. How do I take care of baby Whiptail lizards? They are really tiny (I think they just hatched when I caught them). They almost look too small to even eat the smallest crickets. I would say they are about the size of a large mealworm. What should I feed them? I have a heat lamp and a cage already, but I'm not sure how much heat these lizards need. Do they drink from a water dish, or should I spray water in their cage? What else do they need? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Here is a picture of an Orange-throated Whiptail lizard found online. My baby whiptails are the same, but tiny.

Feed him/her pinhead crickets. Dust the crickets every other feeding. Have the basking temp at about 110 degrees warm side temp at 90-95 degrees cool side temp at 85-90 degrees. Little to no humidity. Provide him/her with fresh water.give the lizard two hides a branch and a fake plant for shade. These lizards are awsome to keep a had mine for almost 4 years and he was almost 3 when I got him! He was almost 15 inches long. Mine was a awsome swimmer too. So when he/she is an adult give him/her a soak!

Goodluck,
haveagreenday

Ok these lizards are relatively easy to take care of and i want one. Anyways, their temperature should be in the 70-80 range with a basking area of 85-90 should be about right. I have seen these lizards eat crickets as big as their head(they just rip at it for a while), so pinhead crickets should do, or you could try sweeping a field with a net for small bugs. I dont know if they drink water from a dish , keep one in there just in case, and spray LIGHTLY once a day until you know how they get their water. They like to burrow under things so keep them from moving,as my friend had one burrow under a rock and die for him!! They like most kinds of hiding places so that shouldnt be a problem. I know all this because my friend has one(used to have two until that one died under the rock!)and he has no trouble taking care of it. If they are newly hatched, they probably wont eat for you for a while anyways. I hope that helps! Oh yeah they like driftwood to bask on.

ok i read the other one it says to keep it warmer. I was working with Great Basin whiptails so the temp might be different. THose temps work with our kind so good luck. Our whiptails go into summer hibernation when its really hot so that may cause less activity with warmer temps, but good luck again.