| Cites status: |
Not protected |
| Geographical Extension: |
West-Africa (The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon) |
| Habitat: |
lives in the sahel, Sudan-savannah and wet-savannah (Guinea-savannah) |
| Size: |
ca. 25 cm |
| Life Expectancy: |
over 25 cm |
| Reproduction: |
lays several times per year two soft shelled eggs. Incubation period at 28°C about 70-90 days. |
| Temperature: |
ground temperature between 26-28°C, locally up to 32°C. Night-time temperature drop to 22-24°C. |
| Humidity: |
70-80%, higher at night |
| Lighting: |
Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: |
loamy earth with rock structures or "Sorry Link missing" or grit. Also "Sorry Link missing". |
| Cage Furniture: |
flat water bowl, hiding places, stones, roots, climbing facilities. Cage substrate should always be slightly wet in one spot. |
| Terrarium Size (for long term care): |
Minimum requirement of 4x3x2 (LxBxH) of snout-vent-length for one pair. A terrarium of at least 80x40x40 cm is recommended. |
| food: |
Insects (e.g. cricktets, house crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, super mealworms, wax moths, etc.), freshly born mice, "Sorry Link missing" also products from the "Sorry Link missing". Regular additions of "Sorry Link missing" and "Sorry Link missing" are necessary. |
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