| general
|
| description |
Their tail
longer than snout-vent length and rolled vertically up
and down when excited. Male have attractively colored,
blue and red on the bottom part of the body and tail. |
| distribution |
Central America, Haiti |
| adult
size |
8" - 9" |
| hatchling
size |
1.5" |
| a.k.a |
Red-sided
Curlytail Lizard |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Terrestrial;
hot rocky steppes and the dry open forests |
| cage
|
Cage needs not to be very
tall since it does not climb much. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) Inside it should be various sizes of rocks.
Project the basking spot upon a rock is preferable. |
| substrate |
gravel, fine sand (e.g.
Repti sand, Calci-Sand) |
| activity
period |
Daytime (diurnal);
12 - 14 hours each day with direct natural sunlight or
UV lamp (e.g. ReptiSun 5.0,
UV Heat Bulb) |
| temperature |
38 - 40 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
29 - 32 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
22 - 24 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
40 - 50 % |
| water
dish |
a small water dish (e.g.
Rock water dish)
should always be available |
| hiding
place |
Possibllites
include caves (e.g. Habba
Hut, Heat Cave), etc.
Misting the terrarium substrate under some of the hiding
places will help provide the humidity required |
| diet |
| wild
diet |
Carnivorous
(meat-eating);
large arthropods (e.g. insects, worms, spiders) |
| captive
diet |
Crickets and mealworms
coated in calicum and vitamin powder |
| how
often to feed? |
Every day for hatchlings;
4 - 5 times a week for juveniles;
3 - 4 times a week for adults |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
|
Oviparous |
