Butterfly lizard

[hong]

I just want to get the butterfly lizard in the near future.Can somebody give me some caring information of these lizards?

 

[Ga_herps]

If you are talking about the butterfly agama the care is pretty straight forward. They will need uvb( be it a bulb everyday or taking them outside for 30 minutes or so twice a week). They tend to dig so you may want to try to find a soil that can hold tunnels. If not you can do what I have done in the past. I bury a few pvc pipes in the substrate with some moistened moss in the bottom chamber. Every now and then you will need to dig them up and clean these out. I fed them roaches and crickets, but never tried plant matter which some people have gotten theres to eat. I had a stack of slate in one corner under my uvb bulb (100 watt powersun). I had it to where the hottest basking spot was a little over 100 degrees, and the levels below would usually be around 80 to 88 depending what level. I kept my lights on 10 hours out of the day. The only cage furnishings other then the rocks was a medium water bowl, food tray, and some cork tubes. I kept it simple so I could dig up my pvc. I never bred them so I could not say anything on that part. If you need any other info just PM me. Oh forgot to add I kept them in a custom wood cage that was 4 foot long by 24 inches deep and 20 inches tall. The lighting took a little raising and lowering to get the temps right and I painted the inside a off white so it was pretty bright during the day and they seemed to enjoy there enclosure with no problems.