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Alligator Lizard laid eggs...

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Posted by: vertigoelectric at Sat Jul 16 15:19:52 2011  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by vertigoelectric ]  
   

A few weeks ago I found a beautiful adult alligator lizard on my front porch. Normally I leave the lizards around here alone, but it still had its full original tail, and to me that seemed rather rare, so I kept it.

I keep it in a glass terrarium near a window. It gets plenty of light but never any direct sunlight.

Anyway, today I noticed that it had laid eggs!

Here is a picture: http://snaps.vertigofx.com/002/snap0457.png

I've kept and cared for reptiles and things for most of my life (I'm 29), but never before has one laid eggs while in my care.

I need to know how best to care for this situation so that the eggs remain healthy and the babies are born properly and survive.

I feel they should have more shelter. She has hiding places in the terrarium, such as a little rock cave, but she decided to lay the eggs in the corner out in the open.

Anyway, I'd like some advice.

Thank you


   

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