Leave the lighting on for 12 hours a day to help your girdled lizard keep a natural circadian rhythm. Fluorescent lighting is a good way to ensure that your lizard gets enough vitamin D. There should be lots of flat rocks for your lizard to lie on top of and under. This means their habitat should have high temperatures, low humidity and plenty of rocks. Armadillo Lizards live in rocky outcrops. This species is native to the arid environments of South Africa. A total lack of interest in food is a common symptom of parasites. The best way to prevent these infections is to put rough rocks in the enclosure to allow your lizard to rub against them to clean their pores.Ī common health problem with wild-caught Armadillos ( despite them being illegal to export from South Africa ) is parasites. Armadillo Lizards are very hardy and usually recover from these infections quickly. One sign of a mouth infection is if your lizard is chasing its food but not biting at it. Armadillos will eat plant matter but you should not feed leafy greens as it does not provide the right nutritional balance. Neonatal and juveniles should eat every day and adults three times a week. If this happens the best thing you can do is to give your lizard space and time to relax. These lizards spend most of their time basking or lying under rocks. In captivity, many owners keep tank temperatures consistently high enough to prevent brumation. Unlike reptiles that lay eggs, females give birth to one live offspring.
The mating season in South Africa begins in September and lasts for two months. Armadillo Girdled Lizards spend most of their time basking in the sun or hiding between rocks. Instead use the fact that Males have hemipenal bulges and broader heads as identifiers. Males are normally slightly longer than females, but they are generally very close in size. Unlike other popular pet reptiles such as the Bearded Dragon, the Armadillo Lizard is not very colorful. Their body and head are flat to give them the ability to squeeze between rocks.
These spikes are called osteoderms and are also found on other reptiles such as Sulcata Tortoises, alligators and crocodiles.
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This girdled lizard has spiny armor-like skin all over their head, body, tail, and legs. Sometimes the Armadillo Girdled Lizards mouth and eyes are black.Armadillos are easily identified by their armor-like skin. Unlike many independent lizards Armadillos prefer to live in groups. Researchers noted this behavior bears a striking resemblance to a frightened mammalian armadillo. When they see a predator, if they feel they need to protect themselves, they curl into a ball and bite their tails.
Their range stretches 400 miles from the Orange River to the Piketberg Mountains and inland to Matjiesfontein a semi-desert region of South Africa. This defense mechanism allows them to spend most of their time basking in the South African sun.Īrmadillo Lizards are popular pets because of their spiny coats of armor that make them look like a dragon. This lizard is named after the Armadillo because they curl up and bite their tails to protect themselves from predators.
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