We've got a trio of sagebrush lizards (the office pets) that we've had close to a year now. They're set up in a 10 gallon tank, with a flourescent coil for UV and a 50 watt or maybe it's 75, zoomed basking bulb. In any case, the elevated basking site right under the the basking bulb is at around 100 degrees. I've had them on sand and walnut shells, but both got ingested a little too often so I switched them over to a red clayey soil I collected that stays in rock hard clumps. The soil is about two inches deep and they've also got a couple of rock formations the I siliconed together that they can bask on or hide under and a few branches (they use these once in a blue moon). They get fed mealworms and / or crickets daily, and for little guys, boy can they eat! They don't seem to drink from bowls so they get misted at least once every morning, and they may or may not decide to drink. Their insects are dusted with reptical and herptivite.

Sticky traps sound a bit brutal, but I've never tried them. Usually a good noose and a lot of patience and stamina are all you need ;0) Buddies always help too, so that you can surround the bush. I've also occaisionally found whiptails under surface debris flipped late in the day.

-Alice

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