Ok I have a few questions about African plated lizard's . 1. how big do they get 2. what stuff can they eat and 3. how do you tell if they are male or female .
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a few questions about African plated lizard's
jrmjjj
Aug 27, 2003 06:26 PM
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scalesnshells
Aug 27, 2003 10:19 PM
they will get around 20 inches i believe, maybe 26 or so, they eat crickets, beetles, just insects from outside are the best because you know they are getting the right nutrition, with insects from pet stores they might be low in nutritional value--WHAT YOU WANT!!! you cant sex them! the big ones are probably male, small are most likely female. YES YES YES YES YES they need UVB lighting and a hot spot to warm up. they like to burrow so give them a substrate that they can burrow, sand isnt the best, and outside dirt can have parasites.
kody
ingo
Aug 28, 2003 01:43 AM
Whats an african plated?
There are many african species.
Depending on the species they reach lengths between 15 and 32" and are slender or heavily built.
For most adult plated species sexing is easy.
They do benefit from UVB, but with the right D3 supplementation you do not need UVB. But I strongly recommend to use BRIGHT lights. (These days this means metal halides)-they make a big difference in behaviour
Ci@o
Ingo
