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Care Sheet for Collared Lizards

Average Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.19    (1=lowest, 5=highest)    Last Updated: 05/21/2005

Main Category:

Lizards

Sub Category:

Collared Lizards

 Care Sheet Submitted By:

Puffyturtle

Years Experience:

Under 1 Year

Species:

Eastern collard lizard

Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover:

Collard Lizard

Sexing and Characteristics:

N/A

Mostly Active During:

Day

Substrate and Water Needs:

Shallow water dish, they never really drink it so u don’t have to fill it every day. maybe just once a week

Lighting and UVB:

UVB and a heat lamp

Temperatures and Humidity:

Humidity from 25 to 30
Temp. 80 to 90, basking from 100 to 120

Heating and Equipment:

Branch, HIDING PLACE (they love it), some kind of rock that will absorb the heat, i think the heat rocks get to hot.

Caging Provided:

24 to 40 gallon with lid, they probably will jump out if they can, there really fast and can jump well.

Diet:

Carnivorous

Description of Diet:

Mainly anything that moves. small worms, crickets, mealworms, waxworms, (for adults) superworms. depending on the lizard (kinda unlikely) lettice or shredded carrots.

Supplements, Nutrition and Usage:

My lizard seems to be afraid of the dusted crickets cause there white so i give her the flukers liquid vitamins. i just put it in a little syringe and and give it too her that way, dont worry it doesnt hurt them. oh and i also mix it with water because she really never drinks water and it scares me.

Maintenance:

They get pretty dirty from digging to i fill a plate of bowl with warm water and give her a little bath. feed 3 to 4 times a week for adults and everyday for babys or not adults. keep cage clean.

Some Words on this Species:

This might just be the females, but mine really likes to dig so if u get a lot of bedding then they can dig and stuff.maybe like 3 to 5 inches of bedding.
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