Care Sheet for *Lizards in GeneralAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 0 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 08/20/2007 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | *Lizards in General |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Nirot |
Years Experience: | Over 20 Years |
Species: | Desert Night Lizard |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Other yucca dwelling night lizards |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Very slight, the males have larger pores on under side of hind legs. |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Silica free sand
Will not drink standing water. Mist lightly every few days.
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Lighting and UVB: | 5% uvb bulb or higher, and a 25 to 50 watt uva bulb. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 70-85 degrees, over 90 is dangerous for them.
Humidity should be kept under 50% |
Heating and Equipment: | The uva bulb should be sufficient for heating
A hygrometer and a thermometer
a spray bottle
something to sift the sand with |
Caging Provided: | I keep three of them in a twenty gallon, but a ten gallon should be enough room for around eight of them. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Small crickets and mini mealworms for adults
feed the juveniles fruit flies |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Dust food with calcium a couple times a week |
Maintenance: | Sift the sand once a month
make sure there are no crickets living and growing in the cage once a week |
Some Words on this Species: | They are a fairly active lizard both day and night. They exhibit some interesting behaviors, and do best in a colony. They live in the remains of fallen joshua trees and other yuccas so provide some in their cage. |
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