| general
|
| description |
It may look like snakes,
but it is true lizards. Unlike snakes, they have movable
eyelids, several rows of belly scales, and the ability
to break off their tail when they are in danger. Although
many members of this family lack limbs, this is not a
characteristic of every species. While the family contains
both limbless and limbed lizards, the skull, teeth and
tongue of these species are anatomically similar. |
| a.k.a |
Glass Lizard |
| distribution |
 Southeast
Europe;
Yugoslavia, Greece to Black Sea region, east to south
west Asia |
| adult
size |
3' - 4' ; 300 - 600 g
; the largest legless lizard |
| hatchling
size |
3" - 6" |
| life
span |
approx. 50 years |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Terrestrial;
dry habitats, often frequenting rocky hillsides with some
cover, dry stone walls, embankments and stone pile |
| cage
|
It should be large instead
of tall. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| substrate |
Soil, moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark),
fine sand (e.g. Repti
sand, Calci-Sand),
gravel
Since it digs, the depth of substrate should be at least
2" - 4" |
| 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 |
30 - 32 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
24 - 26 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
18- 24 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
mid |
| water
dish |
Optional. a small water
dish (e.g. Rock water
dish) should be available to access |
| hiding
place |
Optional. Possibllites
include caves (e.g. Habba
Hut, Heat Cave), etc |
| diet |
| wild
diet |
Carnivorous (meat-eating);
Insects (specially grasshoppers), sometimes snails, mice,
lizards, fledgling birds, and eggs of snakes and birds
|
| captive
diet |
various insects and worms,
mice |
| notes |
Remove all the remaining
insects because they will be harassing it at night, resulting
stress. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction |
Oviparous; lays 6 - 12
eggs |
| mating |
from 2 - 3 years |
