| Cites status: |
Not protected |
| Geographical Extension: |
From South-west America to South-Mexico (Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, to Mexico) |
| Habitat: |
dry and open prairies, bush areas. Crepuscular and nocturnal |
| Size: |
55-100 cm |
| Life Expectancy: |
over 20 years |
| Reproduction: |
4-9 eggs. Incubation period at 28°C about 60-90 days. |
| Temperature: |
air temperature between 25-28°C, locally up to 33°C. Night setback to about 23-25°C. |
| Humidity: |
50-60% |
| Lighting: |
Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: |
loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). More cage substrate should be used for filling as this species likes it to dig itself in. |
| Cage Furniture: |
Climbing facilities, various hiding places and a water container make up the basic configuration of the terrarium arrangements. |
| food: |
Small rodents (freshly born mice and rats), eats also lizards, their eggs and small snakes |
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