Care Sheet for AgamasAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.33 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 07/26/2005 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Agamas |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Marcuseyd |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Garden Lizard,Fake Chameleon(Calotes Versicolor) |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Blood Suckers |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Females have small crests on their heads where as the males have bigger ones.The males are so much more colourful. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I would recommend tree bark as a substrate and the water that you use could be tap,distilled or mineral water.Any of them would do just as long you change the water everyday. |
Lighting and UVB: | You’ll need a full-spectrum fluorescent bulb on for only five hours a day. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 85 degrees |
Heating and Equipment: | No equipment needed |
Caging Provided: | The smallest would be a 50 gallon tank because though these lizards measure only about 30 cm. as the biggest they are very active. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | They like eating crickets,lots of ants and occasionally some pinkies for calcium. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Dust your crickets with calcium or vitamin supplements to increase your chances of a healthy blood sucker. |
Maintenance: | Spray once a day. |
Some Words on this Species: | Don’t put too many in one cage or terrarium because they might nibble off toes of other blood suckers. |
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