Care and Maintenance in Captivity
These animals should be housed in pairs in a well planted enclosure. The temperature should be between 26 and 28 °C (79 and 82 °F) during the day and dropt to around 20 °C (68 °F) at night. The humidity should be maintained between 50 and 60% during the day and 80–90% at night. In captivity, these animals can be fed with crickets, wax moth larvae, fruit flies, mealworms and houseflies.
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