You need to know the basic introduction of lizards first. Lizard is a small reptile, mainly living in tropical and subtropical regions. They usually look for food on rocks and trees, and mainly feed on insects and small animals. The mane lizard has a special mane, a long tail and a body covered with gray spots. It is a popular pet.
Before raising a lizard, we should master its basic habits and preferences, provide it with a suitable living environment and meet its health needs.
2. The breeding environment of lizards.
Lizards need to live in a warm, humid, well-ventilated and sunny environment. They need enough space to move and crawl, and they need to provide branches, rocks and other structures for them to climb and escape.
When raising lizards at home, it is usually necessary to buy glass or plastic boxes of appropriate size, then place branches and rocks, and install a set of ultraviolet lamps and warm lamps to provide a suitable environment for them.
3. Eating habits of lizards.
Lizards are carnivores, and their daily dietary needs include various insects and small animals, such as ants, lizards, snakes, birds and so on. Usually, they need to be fed once a day and need to provide enough water to keep their water demand.
Keeping a lizard at home requires buying food regularly and storing it. Their food can be alive or slaughtered. If the former is adopted, we should pay special attention to the quantity and quality of food animals to avoid their injuries due to excessive exercise.
4. Daily management of lizards.
Lizards with bristles need regular daily management to stay healthy. Daily management mainly includes cleaning the feeding environment, providing adequate water and food, and keeping the appearance of the maned lizard clean and tidy.
Cleaning the feeding environment requires regular replacement of the bottom filler and cleaning the feeding box. At the same time, the room temperature should be kept in a suitable range, and the temperature and humidity of the incubator should be checked regularly.
In order to keep lizards clean, they need to be bathed regularly to reduce the infection of external parasites. At the same time, we should also pay attention to regular manicure for them.