Butterfly Agamas

[Shoggy07]

just bought two butterfly agamas
im really happy with them they are adorable
does any else eep these or have any experience with them? would like to see other peoples set ups etc if people have kept them before
cheers

[markandwend]

I know the ones you got Shoggy, they are great mate and you got a good deal to

[Berber King]

When ive had them in the past ive kept them really hot with a deep substrate and sprayed their tunnels to keep them humid.Food wise,mixed leafy veg,crickets,waxworms.I found wc quite difficult to establish,but once settled really nice lizards.Id get them wormed if i were you.

[suez]

I look after butterfly agama at work he is a buety.when he first arrived he was in realy bad condition swollen feet mouth fungus and his tail was hanging off.he should have been sent back to breeder but i coudnt bare it with treatment and tlc he is a favourite.he has a deep sand substrate with rocks and sponge burrows which he loves a large cork basking area he has a mixture of insects and loves his fruit and veg.his colour and condition now is perfect and he is becoming tamer by the day

[stinky_george]

Ive had my butterfly agama for just over a year now. When i first got her she was not in the best condition
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/lizar...gama-pics.html


Once she got settled in she developed some nice colourings and put on weight
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/lizar...gama-pics.html

I find that they are not the most active of lizards mine seems to sleep most of the day and also as they dig a lot they are very prone to loosing toes mine has lost all the toes of both front feet.

I would be interested to see pics of the setups you have created!

[DeanThorpe]

Hope the butterfly agamas do well, I know of a few that havent, its good to hear some people are managing to keep them alive and well in captivity.

[Cyberlizard]

The only English-language books I know on them are both TFH: Uromastyx and Butterfly Lizards by Jerry Walls and Agamid Lizards by Manthey and Schuster. Walls offers the more comprehensive overview.

I know TFH books had a bit of a mixed reputation, but these two are quite good.