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As you can see, I am new to owning a horned lizard (hl as I saw on your forum). I've been reading and this is what I would like to verify. I put her (the person who sold hl to me says it's a girl)in a 10 gal aquarium with a sand product called vita sand. I have a 75 watt uva bulb over one end of the tank where I also have a fake rock and a themometer that registers 90 degrees. On the other end of the tank is a shallow water dish and a themometer that registers 75 degrees. I turn the light off at night and she burrows down into the sand. I have read that they need harvester ants. I have ordered some,but am feeding her crickets in the meantime. She seems to like them. I've read she needs water a couple of times a week with a mist or eyedropper. I tried the mist, it terrified her. She gets in her water dish often and gets wet. I don't know if this is intentional or she is just roaming around. Will she drink water from here or is she in the water to much. I'm not going to mist her anymore as it is so terrifying (I may need to try the dropper). Will she be ok eating nothing but crickets until ants come. I've had her 4 days and crickets are all I have to give her right now, expecting ants in a couple of days. Any help appreciated.

You'll need a bigger tank. Have you checked out Phrynosoma.org? You'll find all the basic info there for setting up and keeping your lizard.
Crickets should be ok till the ants arrive. They will usually freak out with the mist. Some get used to it and others don't. The water dish is good. Just make sure you clean it and put it closer to the light so it gets warm.
I hope this is helpful.
Mark
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Yes, very helpful. Thank you and any other tips are appreciated.
Do they really need to drink water if their in it alot and do you need to mist them if their in it alot? She gets in the water about 4 times a day. Again, thanks for the info.