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Some of these forms are just so slow like no one looks at them.

Ok well my question is how do yall take care of your long tailed grass lizard. i mite get one or my lil sis will.
Heres some questions

1.Temperature
2.Humidity
3.Substrate
4.Lighting and heat
5.How big a tank for a lizard and how big for maybe 3 or 4
6.How do they act normally
7.What should the tank be like
8.Sexing
9.Breeding,eggs(incubation)or live

Thanks
Big P

It has been a while since i have read up in these little creatures. If i remember correctly, I think that they like to have a cooler enclosure...(temps in the hot spot no more than say 85*f). That would probably mean that you would want to set them up with a 75 watt hot bulb on one end with a basking platform, and a UVB bulb over the rest of the tank, since they are diurnal.
They prefer taller enclosures than shallow and long. I would say that a standard 29 gallon tank could house 3-4. I believe that i heard they are not hostile to eachother unless it is breeding season,despite the sex. I believe that a 29 gallon would be sufficent space for them to set up territories any way if you end up with only 2 males.
The tricky part of keeping these guys is that they like alot of vertical climbing places. In the wild (i beleve they range from asia) they wrap themselves around heavily stalked blades of grass where they hunt for prey. That is why they are called grass lizards (clever, huh?). So it would be quite interesting to provide these guys with a set up similar to their native land. (especially because they are typically Wild collected)
Breeding i am unsure of. I am sure that if you provide the proper set up and the animals feel comfortable enough they will do their thing. I do know that their eggs are much like the eggs of anoles. They are fairly soft shelled and deposited under leaf litter. I also think that these little guys burrow at night or when it gets to hot, so make sure that you provide them with at least 3 inches of loose substrate. I prefer to use the compressed bricks such as bed a beast or forest bed.
Prey will include the usual small crickets, mealworms, and maybe the occasional small moth or non poisionous spider as long as you can be SURE, 100% positive that these items have not come into contact with any pesticides. I prefer to not use wild collected insects, but many people have not had problems. Make sure to supplement their diet with occasional calcium and multivitamin dusts. They will also enjoy a tiny bit of peach, apricot, or mango baby food once or twice a week.
This is what i can remember...if anyone else has any imput please feel free to contradict or agree. It is never a bad idea to check other websites too. Maybe melissa kaplan has some ideas? Hope this helps.
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