This exotic animal is increasingly found in the home terrarium. Their owners are usually delighted with the noiselessness of their pets, which in addition do not bother in the morning, do not ask for a walk outside and do not litter their hair with corners, unlike cats or dogs. In order to create such livestock at home, you need to thoroughly study what a lizard eats, how to properly feed it, what conditions are necessary for it.
For every beginner breeder of exotic animals, for a start, you need to equip their house, only then, when everything is prepared, you can go to the pet store for the long-awaited pet. The terrarium should be at least twice as large as its resident, you can fill it with a variety of shavings, branches, you need lamps to warm the housing. You can’t overfeed the animal, do not forget that the lizard eats three times a day in the summer, and in the winter you can switch to two meals a day. At the same time, her bowl should completely contain the hostess, so the required size of the vessel is measured.
The life of domestic and wild reptiles is very different. At large, they themselves seek food, and being in the terrarium, they become completely dependent on you. The type of food you need to provide it depends on what the lizard eats, plant or animal food. “Vegetarians” must be provided with a wide selection of fruits and vegetables, they must be washed in warm water before consumption, grass torn off near a road or industrial building is not suitable.
The owners of those pets who prefer food of animal origin, need to take care of the constant assortment of what the lizard eats. In this, pets are similar to wild relatives. They are given small rodents, grasshoppers, and larvae. If desired, you can hunt for
worms or snails, go fishing and bring the catch - from your such a beautiful woman will not give up. The meat is very rare, it is best to boil it, chop finely and mix with grated vegetables, such as carrots.
There is no definite difference between what wild lizards and their domesticated relatives eat, taste preferences differ only among herbivorous pets. But the pet is protected, while feasting on its wild relative is not against a large number of animals. Especially they love to eat green beauties of a snake, so the poor things try to run away as soon as they see them.
Lizards are very thermophilic, in hot weather they are active and play briskly. If the day is cloudy, they hide in minks and sit there, half asleep, until the heat comes again. This applies to wild representatives, but your pet in this regard has not gone far from them. We already mentioned the mandatory presence of lamps for heating, you should take care of this in the first place. Their appetite depends on their well-being and, accordingly, what ordinary lizards eat, because if they are not comfortable, they can refuse to eat. In this case, you will have to feed them forcibly, such food lasts about a week. Then you can check whether the pet will eat on its own. If not, then forced feeding should be continued.