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Not a 'gator but still a close neighbor of California Alligator Lizards.
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There is no legless lizard forum so I thought I'd post here. I hope everyone enjoys. Totally fun! No we don't sell them but they are cool and this is the best view we I have ever seen.
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Is it a pet? I've had one for a little over a year, and I'd love to compare notes on care, feeding etc.
-Alice
>>Is it a pet? I've had one for a little over a year, and I'd love to compare notes on care, feeding etc.
>>-Alice
I dont think you need my help. You've had yours a year!
My experience is that they need moist soil to stay well hydrated and small soft bodied insects. Tiny silkworns and mealworms work freat. Some will take crickets. Room temp seems fine. Maybe a heat pad would help, never tried.
The animal is not mine. It is a customer's.
Another pic
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I keep mine at room temp, in about 2.5 inches of sand (from the site he was collected). The sand is dry, but he has a shallow clay plant saucer I keep full of water. Because the clay is porus, the water leaches through keeping one corner slightly moist.
I haven't had any luck with small crickets. The only things that disappear are small mealworms and waxworms. Termites are also are taken, but I can only find these irregularly. Because he seems to prefer burrowing insects, and doesn't immediately consume them, dusting them with vitamins / calcium doesn't do much good (it falls off long before they're eaten). I provide food for the feeders within the lizard's tank in an attempt to help them maintain some nutritional value. But, I'm worried that he might not be getting all the nutrients required in sufficient quantities.
I'm always looking for new food ideas / supplementation methods. These guys aren't widely kept, so I haven't had anyone to compare notes with.
-Alice
The only tidbit I can add to your regimen is to make certain that the sand stays moist. Even overfilling the water bowl on purpose.
A) they are only active near the surface when the surface soil is moist. Witness these were found after a much needed rain here in SoCal. During hot or dry weather they disappear deep enough to not be found and stay hydrated.
B) there is good science in the journal of herpetology (no better reference than that) that quantitatively showed the moisture level of the substrate that is required to keep the animal from dehydrating.
On another note you may be able to get tiny silkworns in bulk. The more varied the diet the more nutrition he gets of time. I suspect minerals will come from the soil and since you use his native soil then he'll have the minerals he needs. Many lizards will eat soil for minerals.
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