Eyed lizard Care Sheet

Scientific Name

timon pater

Size

16 - 28 inches fully grown head to tail

Lifespan

average in captivity 6 - 12 years

Natural Distribution

Africa

Eyed Lizards like to eat crickets. In the wild they regularly feed on these insects.

From £Loading price

Ensure your Eyed Lizards home reaches the right temperatures with a Wooden Vivarium.

From £Loading Price

Your Eyed lizards needs UVB lighting as it is essential for them to grow with stong bones.

From £Loading price

Give your Eyed lizards a piece of wood for somehwere to bask on.
They will love it!

From £Loading price

We advise using wooden vivariums rather than glass as they retain heat more efficiently keeping your pet nice and warm. As eyed lizards grow quite big, we would recommend a vivarium of 120x60x60cm (48"x24"x24"). This will ensure your eyed lizard has enough room to explore and run around.

Beech woodchip is a good substrate as the eyed lizards generally do not swallow it whilst feeding on live insects. Sands, such as calci sands can be ingested easily, building up inside the animal potentially causing health problems and distress to your pet. Eyed lizards are not shy and will be out basking during the day. Wood, rocks and artificial plants should be used to create a basking area as well as areas to climb and lounge around.

During the day two spot bulbs are used to raise the temperature to about 38 - 44 C (100 - 110oF). These should be at the same end of the vivarium to create a hot end and a cooler end. The spot bulb will also provide a day and night cycle. All lights must be turned off at night and the vivarium can be allowed to drop as low as 12 C (55oF). Temperatures should always be checked by a reliable thermometer.

. Eyed lizards require U.V.B lighting weather it be a U.V.B. tube, compact U.V.B lamp or a mercury vapour lamp. U.V.B is essential for your uromastyx bone growth and general health. If this lighting is not available it could be extremely detrimental to the animals health, resulting in weak or deformed bones and ultimately death. These lights need to be on for between 10 and 12 hours a day. It is essential lights are turned off at night so the animal gets a day/night photo period.

Eyed lizards are carnivorous. They will occasionally feed on pinky mice, chopped chick pieces but most of all live insects. Crickets are particularly nutritious, locusts, mealworms and wax worms can also be used to supplement their diet and add variety. Your pet deserves the best foods possible so look after your live foods. Keep your crickets and locusts fresh, plump and full of vitamins by feeding them with Bug Grub and fresh vegetation. Remember, your eyed lizard also eats whatever is in your live food's stomach. Also, don't allow your live food to dehydrate, you don't want to give your animals dried up half dead insects for dinner! Hydrate them with Bug Gel to keep them alive longer and mouth wateringly juicy. Care for your live food in their own enclosure, such as a Cricket Keeper. Live foods should be coated in a vitamin and mineral supplement such asNutrobal to ensure the eyed lizard is getting the best nutrition possible.

yed lizards are very quick as youngsters. They should be treated gently, with love and care. They soon become used to being handled.

Males do not get on with each other as adults and will fight so only keep one per enclosure. Males can be kept with a harem of females providing the vivarium is large enough to accommodate them. Females are ok to be kept as a colony.

Regular spot cleaning of the vivarium should be performed to keep it hygienic for both the animal and the keeper. Dead live foods and the eyed lizards faeces should be removed when noticed. Change the substrate once a month or as required and clean the vivarium with a reptile disinfectant.

Want to know if we have any Eyed lizard currently in store?

Click here to see our stock list