Care Sheet for AgamasAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 1.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 05/28/2006 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Agamas |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Otis |
Years Experience: | Under 1 Year |
Species: | Lawsons dragon |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | rankins dragon |
Sexing and Characteristics: | The males have a bulge between their tail and body, the females don’t. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Sand is what they would have in the wild, however, a mix of sand, mulch, and wood chips also works. newspaper is fine for babies. |
Lighting and UVB: | UVA is needed |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Cool side-75
warm side-85
basking-98-103. |
Heating and Equipment: | NO HOT ROCKS
a strong basking bulb because they like it hot as well as some sort of light that produced UVB. |
Caging Provided: | I have a single male in a 30 gallon long, a 20 gallon is absolutely minimum though. have a basking spot and places to climb, aloe plants work well. |
Diet: | Omnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Offer crix every day, offer salad every other day, offer mealworms about 1-2 times a week |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Dust with vitamin/calcium supplements every two days |
Maintenance: | Spot clean every day, soak every 4 days if there is no water dish in the tank |
Some Words on this Species: | They are just like beardies, but half the size. |
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