Message | My son found our Phrynosoma in Campo, California. (San Diego, California)
It has been with us for over a month now. I buy him (I think it's a him) 15-20 large crickets every 3-4 days. I started with medium size crickets but he ate those so quickly.
I bought calcium enriched sand for his 10 gallon aquarium. I filled a plastic lid with water and my son used a 60 watt black light bulb at first. Now he he has a 75 watt nocturnal infrared heat lamp and tonight I spent another $40.00 on a special UVB light that he needs in replace of the natural sun.
He is really tame now. When I get home from work I wash my hands with antibacterial soap and hot water. I dry my hands well and I always talk to him and let him know I am home. I carefully slide my fingers into the sand under his belly and slowly lift him out of his aquarium. I take him outside and sit in part sun part shade and I hold him in my hand in the sunlight. Or I let him lay on my lap, arm, shoulder, chest, neck,anywhere that my skin feels warm he'll stay. When he is on my lap once he gets comfortable he takes off up my front to my shoulder. He is trying to escape but I carefully catch him and gently place him on my lap or I cup my hand over him when he reaches my shoulder so he can't see to go on. |