8/9/2019 Care Sheet - Gray's (Spiny) Agama

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Care Sheet - Gray's (Spiny) Agama

Scientific name

Agama spinosaHabitatEgypt, Sudan, Ethiopia hilly, Rocky areasSize

About 30 cmLife Expectancy6-10 yearsRepro !ction

After the rainy season females lay 3- eggs, incubation period 60-!0 days at " -30#$"emperat!re

31-3%#$, local 3%-&0#$, at night about "1#$'se a ceramic heater in a safety cage and a pulse proportional thermostat or(nfra Red bulb in a safety cage )ith a *imming thermostat set up+ r a ercury.apour lamp set up+H!mi ity30-&0/Lighting

8/9/2019 Care Sheet - Gray's (Spiny) Agama

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ercury .apour lamp in combination )ith ight Strip+ As heat, light and 'source )e recommend the use of E2o erra Solar 4lo or similar+ his species needs a high light intensity+S!bstrate'se desert sand or Ri.er sand mi2ed )ith stones and pebbles, rock chippings+

Cage #!rnit!reStones, branches, ca.es and roots"errari!m Size

hey need a large, roomy terrarium to sho) off their beha.iour+ he minimumsi5e .i.arium is & 2"2" for up to a trio, one male t)o females+#oo

i.e insects 7e+g+ crickets, locusts and cockroaches8+ ccasionally t)o or threetimes a )eek $alcium9*3 and itamin supplements should be gi.en+Comments*iurnal species+ (t is (mportant to spray, as they don:t drink from )ater bo)ls+

;ohn 4amesby