https://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=52 Horned lizards (Phrynosoma) are a genus of lizards which are the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. Popularly called a "horned toad", "horny toad", or "horned frog", it is neither a toad nor a frog but a true lizard. The spines on its back and sides are made from modified scales, whereas the horns on the heads are true horns (i.e. they have a bony core). There are 15 species of horned lizards in North America, eight of which are native to the United States. The largest-bodied and most widely distributed of the U.S. species is the Texas horned lizard (P. cornutum). The horned lizard's diet is primarily made up of harvester ants, which makes them more difficult to maintain in captivity than most other lizards, though they supplement these with termites, beetles, and grasshoppers. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all horned lizards species and subspecies. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111384,2111384 Does anyone know of any breeders that have these for sale? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028306,2028306 Which varieties of the So. Cal HL's are live bearing? I saw a really fat one in my yard in Joshua Tree and wanted to be aware of some tiny ones that might appear. And what variety is in my area? It's only the 2nd one I have ever seen here in the last 10 years and now 2 in the same month. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028282,2028282 I have two Horny toads, whom I though were both boys, but they have recently been acting like they are trying to breed. Is there anyway I could upload a picture of their vents and have someone for sure sex them Im at a loss here. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2017281,2017281 Hey everyone, my HL's are warmed up to me and today the shyer one was standing on its hind legs against the glass as many lizards do. I noticed it didn't have a speckled belly like my other one does. I had thought both were desert horned lizards and they look very similar in color and pattern on th... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2016932,2016932 Hey everyone, I've had two juvenile horned lizards that I have I.D.'d to be phrynosoma platyrhinos (as the seller did not know the exact species) for about a week and I am now realizing how expensive the harvester ants are adding up to be. I would just raise them if I could get a queen but I live in... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2003779,2003779 Hi i have got a year old male horned lizard i was trying to find him some ants but i have looked for them in uk but i am finding it hard to find them over here can anyone help me thank you leah https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1999713,1999713 Hello all ! can me help one ? im searching Breeders of Phrynosoma Asio!!! im looking forward thank you allLink https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1987347,1987347 what is the best temp range to house a Phrynosoma hernandesi? I had one brought to me from out of state, it has been doing ok for about 6 months, just went off fed, looking punny. I was concerned about the best temp range from anyone with exp w this species... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1985478,1985478 Well, my wife has wanted one since we really started getting into reptiles. I put her off because I had a pretty good idea of how much work would be involved. It also helped that they're not everywhere in the pet trade. Well, a week ago at a local reptile show, she found one. Two really, but I... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1982925,1982925 I'm looking at getting a HL I have done some research but experience beats all! I also would like to know what kind of HL I'm interested in getting! Any info is appreciated! Thanks https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1979448,1979448 Hello all, thought I'd share a link to some DHL pics I got last Friday out here in the Mojave Desert. The day was pretty productive, we found 7 Desert Horned Lizards, over 30 Mojave fringe-toed Lizards, 8 Desert Iguanas, 2 Zebra-tail Lizards, and 5 Side-blotched Lizards. Things are really warm and... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1958934,1958934 I recently got a THL who has been a complete joy. She has been eating regularly up until around the end of September. I figured she was trying to empty her stomach to begin hibernating since she began to stay buried longer. Through out the process she would go down for a week and then come up for ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1954466,1954466 I have a friend desperate to photograph Thorny Devils in the wild or captivity, USA or Australia no problem. Does anyone have any contacts? Many thanks https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1944965,1944965 Hello, We purchased two of these guys at the begining of the year. We were told they were a couple and the gentleman told us one was the male and the other the female. Unfortunately the female has since passed. We are interested in purchasing another so our little guy is not lonely however we want t... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1941996,1941996 These guys are doing great outdoors, with the aid of heat lamps for night time and a day heat spot. They live with two chucks, two collards; one 1/2 Dickersone and one Vestigium girl, a spiney and a southern alligator lizard, I know, quite a mix, but, they are all well fed and get along great in the... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1940263,1940263 Hello, We purchased a pair of horned lizards back in April. The male was the smaller and the female was quite big. Both have had good appetites and we have been feeding them the harvester ants as well as small crickets. As of the last two weeks our female looks very small and week she has not burrie... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1933602,1933602 I have an infestation problem with Harvester Ants (100% positive they're Harvesters) and was thinking a Horned Lizard may be a good natural way to control the ants. These are very large ant colony's so a healthy food supply is not an issue. I was wondering what experienced HL owners thought of the... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1927298,1927298 Been a long time since I've posted in this forum. Doesn't seem to be much action in here anymore??? Pretty much out of these guys right now. Still have plans to go on with the next phase of my ant-less diet experiment...just don't have the time to properly work with them right now. Maybe next ye... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1913127,1913127 I have had HLs before and have a baby one right now. I gut load all of the other insects offered but have never paid much attention to what the ants eat... does anyone? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1907231,1907231 I love horned lizards, but since they seem to do horribly in captivity I got this instead: I fill my love by finding them in the field. I found 30ish last year (photo'd 25 or so). Here's the first one from this year: in theory, we get modestum too (I'm in the panhandle) but I've never found ...