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has anyone ever kept a worm lizard? and if so can you post pictures and a caresheet, also what I can do to find one.

Hello:
Even when most countries were open to importing Worm Lizards were not often seen. I've been working with reptiles for over forty years and have only seen about a dozen Worm Lizards of four species in my life. I have had the opportunity to keep two species; The European Worm Lizard (Blanus cinereus) and the Florida Worm Lizard (Rhineura floridana). I have also seen specimens of the large carribbean worm Lizard (Amphisbaena alba) and the two-legged Worm Lizard (Bipes biporus) from Baja California.
Both of the species I kept ate earthworms for the most part though the European would actually come to the surface on rare occasions to take a cricket. The Florida's never ventured out of their burrows.
It might be hard to find Worm Lizards but occasionally one is available.
A legless lizard that acts a bit like a worm lizard is Acontias, a genus of legless skinks that are occasionally imported from Eastern Africa. You would have better luck finding one of them and they are cool as well. Mine eat crickets and will actually come to the surface to hunt them.
There are also Glass Lizards, Snake Lizards, and other nearly legless skinks like Seps that are available on occasion.
Hope this helps.
Have a Great Day!!!

Thanks, I have seen a sand skink in the wild one time at my friends house the day after it poured, I put my hand over it so it couldnt escape but then when I went to pick it up I realized it wasnt there. so I dont know what happened but I couldnt catch it. Its ok though because I caught a broad head skink the day before and a five lined skink.

I have kept the Florida Worm Lizard (Rhineura floridana) also known as thunder worms. They are seen at the surface after a rain. This is the only dealer I have seen that sells them:

http://www.johnkoerner.org/ExoticOddities/worms.html

Doesn't look like he has any in stock however. I have heard that they are hard to keep but the one I had lived for five years and seemed quite hardy. I did check the PH of the natural substrate, which I had a sample of, and matched it. It was alkaline 7.8 . I also create a false bottom with egg crate and screen to keep the sand/soil mixture well drained. The tank was a 10 gallon and an external heating pad at one end was used. A variety of food items were taken, basically any small insect or worm was readily eaten.