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Horned Lizard Diets

bast May 15, 2003 08:56 AM

Hello,

I have some large (6X25 ft.) outdoor reptile pens. They are cemetent walled and covered in 1/2 inch hardware cloth/mesh. It is furnished with logs, rock piles, natural vegetation, mulch and dirt areas. There is plenty of sun.

I am going to try to breed Russian tortoises in them. There are lots of ants in the enclosures and will probably be more when I start feeding the tortoises.

I am in southeastern MA and I am going to try to overwinter my torts outdoors. They should take our winters easily. I'd like to try adding a couple horned lizards to the tort pen.

MY QUESTIONS:
Which horned lizards can take a southern New England winter?
Can they eat any ants or just certain species?

Thank you,

Brian

Replies (1)

Jeff Judd May 16, 2003 07:35 PM

Hi Brian,
Your right p.hernandezi would be the only species that can tolerate the cold that far north. Too much moisture could also be a problem.You might give it a try.Jeff

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