| Humidity: |
A relatively high humidity level is required for
these lizards of approximately 70%. |
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| Lighting: |
Long-Tailed Lizards are active during the day
so provide them with 14 hours per day of full-spectrum
light. |
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| Physical Design: |
These lizards love to climb so they will need
a lot of branches in their habitat as well as a
few hiding places to make them feel secure. |
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| Size: |
A 15 to 20 gallon aquarium should be considered
a minimum size for one of these lizards. A larger
enclosure will allow you more room to provide them
with climbing branches. |
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| Substrate: |
Long-Tailed Lizards have no specific requirements
for a substrate. However, you may wish to give them
something that mimics their natural environment
of a forest floor. Bark chips would work well to
serve this purpose. |
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| Temperature: |
During the day a temperature gradient that ranges
from 75 degrees F to 85 degrees F will be required.
You will also need to provide your Long-Tailed Lizard
with a basking area that reaches somewhere between
90 degrees F and 95 degrees F. During the night
you will want to drop the temperature up to 10 degrees
F. |
