Feeding Insect-eating LizardsThe subject of feeding animals as large as the group known as reptiles could make an expansive volume of literature. However, with limited space we will restrict our topic to insectivorous lizard species only. |
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adults Agama Agama Agama agamids allow Ameiva animal matter ants AQUARIUM baby Basiliscus basilisks beetle bowl breeding cage calcium captive lizards cockroach collared lizards culture deficiency digest DINGERKUS dragons earless lizards earthworms easily field crickets food items force feeding fruitflies genus GILROY grasshoppers Gray Cricket Green Anole Green Iguana group of lizards habitat herp keeper hiding spots hobby hobbyist horned lizards housing inches insect species insect-eating lizards insectivorous insectivorous lizards insects invertebrates juvenile K.T. NEMURAS larger lizards larger species lizard eats lizard species meal mealworms metabolic bone disease mice molitor moths natural diet normally nutrient nutritionally obese lizard Old World lizards omnivorous opportunistic parasites pet stores PHOTO COURTESY pinkies prey item proper R.D. BARTLETT regurgitate reptiles rhinoceros iguanas Skink small lizards species of lizard specimens spiders supplements tank Teiidae temperature tend terrarium Tokay Gecko types vegetation veterinarian vitamin D3 vitamin/mineral W.P. MARA waxworms wild-caught