Care and Maintenance in Captivity
These animals should be housed in pairs and need a large terrarium which should provide many places to hide. Group breeding, however, is possible. The terrarium should be earth based with a number of flat rocks present. It is important that there are some spot lights for basking. The daytime temperature should be between around 29°C while at night, the temperature should drop to 20°C. In captivity, these animals can be fed with crickets, wax moths, fruit flies, mealworms and houseflies.
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