Jewelled Lacerta Care Guide (timon lepidus, eyed lizard)

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Equipment:
100W solar flood basking bulb:
www.reptilecentre.com/arcadia...
For both heat bulb and plant lights I use DIY ceramic bulb holders, wires and plugs from screwfix. It's relatively simple to put together, works out much cheaper, and they screw straight into the roof of the enclosure. This allows me to use standard size bulb cages, rather than extra long ones.
Bulb cages - this will not fit most premade reptile light fittings :
www.reptiles.swelluk.com/swel...
Plant light:
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
UVB bulb:
www.reptiles.swelluk.com/arca...
UVB fitting:
www.reptiles.swelluk.com/arca...
Temp and humidity reader:
www.amazon.co.uk/ThermoPro-TP...
Calcium:
www.reptiles.swelluk.com/arca...
Substrates:
Perlite bulk bag (I used about 30L in this viv) :
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Organic soil - local garden shops often have much cheaper brands (I used about a 100L of soil for this viv) :
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Orchid bark chips (I used 10-20L in this viv, and i boiled/washed it first) :
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Moss (I used the full bag, plus extra for wrapping around some plant roots, boiled it first since its wet and untreated from this brand) :
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Cuttlefish bone (egg shell also works, as does crab shell which i used for this viv) :
www.amazon.co.uk/Britten-Jame...
Other:
Spanish day/night cycle:
www.worlddata.info/europe/spa...
Average max and min air temperatures in spain:
www.worldweatheronline.com/al...
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@annb6614 2 года назад

Thank you! I have a t. Lepidus, named Violet. It's great to get information from an experienced keeper. I'm about to start to building Violets next habitat, your very helpful.

@pridewilldoit9329 3 года назад

I find precious your lizards a greeting from spain

@DeKalion_Psy 3 года назад

The lepidus com from France, spain, et Portugal, the French lizard are bigger 😄

@simonszoo 9 месяцев назад

I'm so obsessed with these guys and cannot wait for the day that I can finally get one. They are so entertaining with how active and alert they are and their colors are stunning! Did it take a lot of work to tame them or were they friendly/docile from the beginning?

@jewelledlacertacare2712 7 месяцев назад

It took a long time to tame them. Luna (the female) never warmed up to me. Sol (the male) I still have and he's around 6 now. He was always more calm, but age and the time he's known me has made him very tame now. He lives in a new enclosure in the living room, which is a very busy room, and he confidently watches my cat, large dog, TV, everything. He's not as tame as a beardie, if he comes out of his enclosure he has to stay on a person or a table, if he goes on the floor then he thinks you're a predator. He's happy to climb on anyone though.

@philipashley1517 2 года назад

Nice video,,and great info,,,I am getting a pair but wanted more knowledge,,😉👍👍

@dariashorohova758 2 года назад

FANTASTIK

@nasty_tasty4996 3 года назад

I finally bought my first jeweled lacerta! Love your videos)

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

Congrats, they are lovely little animals!

@nasty_tasty4996 3 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 He's name is Jule and he is like my little puppy lizard

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

@@nasty_tasty4996 Great name!

@realsplork 3 года назад

There's so little information on jeweled lacertas, thank you so much for your effort!

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

Thanks! And yes it can be so hard to find info, it's why I started the channel. Whenever I sold baby lacertas I'd have to give so much info to each person I thought it would be easier in the long run to have videos with the info

@realsplork 3 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 Totally! I'm thinking of maybe getting jeweled lacertas myself sometime, do you sell babies often? And would it be possible to ship them to germany, or do you know other breeders who are located nearer? And again, thank you for all the work you do!

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

I'm very busy with work this year, so I don't have enough time to raise/sell babies unfortunately. Any eggs Luna produces this year will be going to a trusted reptile shop owner who will raise and sell them locally. I do have a contact in Denmark, but they don't breed timon lepidus anymore. They directed me to this: www.deine-tierwelt.de/ They said that babies pop up on there occasionally. They also said there's a Facebook group called lacertidae that has a lot of European breeders on. Spring/summer is the easiest time to find babies. Good luck!

@realsplork 3 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 Thanks a lot!!

@ThomasAAT Год назад

One of if not the most informative care videos out there. I recently lost my 6 year old male Spinky to a suddenly kidney failure. I was devastated. But I was lucky to get his brother and he is also 6 years and very healthy. I was very outgoing and food motivated in the petshop I got him from and a employee favorite. I have had him just about a week when I writhing this. He is still shy and needs time to adjust to his new enclosure. But he are doing progress and and eats from his food dish and inspect the terrarium and don't mind if I sit outside the enclosure and watch him. He still hides from movements when moving away or approaching, but with time and doing things on his terms I thinks he will be a sosial boy like his brother. Looking forward to start tong feeding and building trust. Do you think I am on the correct path?

@jewelledlacertacare2712 Год назад

thank you! I'm glad you found the video helpful. I'm sorry to hear about Spinky, sometimes we do everything we can and we still lose them. Sounds like you're doing everything perfectly with his brother to gain his trust :)

@ThomasAAT Год назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 thanks for your kind words! It's seems like I am doing it right, three weeks in and he is eating from my hand and climbs up my arm. Still a bit skeptical about movements, but that is the last that let go. He is very food motivated so that is a advantage for building trust. How often and how much do you feed yours? And any recommendations for good dry foods to give the dubia cockroaches?

@danc2531 3 года назад

I love this video! Thank you for all that you do. How much food do you usually feed your little ones each time you feed them? Could you make a video that goes more into the details of brumation (how long, what it looks like, temps, etc.)?

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

Brumation is something I'm not confident enough on yet, as I've only done it a couple times, and neither times really went to plan. It's so hard to find any info about it, I just go off of a mix of brumation guides based on other species. I feed them as much as they will eat in a sitting, and then I usually pop some more food in their tank or food bowl. I use ceramic dog food bowls for worms so they can't escape. How much they eat varies a lot, so I just let the individuals decide, they usually have a good sense for it. For babies I aim to always have food available for them, since they're growing so much. The adults get fed nearly every day during the spring, but closer to every other day by the time it's autumn. Sol and Luna can easily eat 10 adult locusts in a day if they're particularly hungry. Other days they will just eat a few. And thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

@danc2531 3 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 Thank you so much for your response! I completely understand your position on brumation. As far as food, that makes a lot of sense. I just want to make sure I have everything the best I can get it before the big arrival next year. :)

@robpointon35 3 года назад

Brilliant vid!!

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

Thanks!

@the_chaos_within1782 3 года назад

I have a jewelled lacerta I’ve had him for a few years now my setup is so different to yours and this was a very helpful video, trying to find a decent amount of info on these lizards is hard and I had to sort of go in blind but I’ve managed, is the pearlite needed or is it optional? I want to make the best viv I can for him but I’m still a bit of a novice

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

The perlite was just to substitute a drainage layer, since perlites fine to get mixed into the soil over time, and is often used for plants to increase drainage. I've never done a real drainage layer, and I'm not knowledgeable about them, so take my advice on them with a grain of salt. It was just to try and prevent the bottom of the soil being damp all the time, to help the plants out so their roots aren't as prone to moulding. I also went in blind when I got my jewelled lacertas, it's so hard to find info on them! Thankfully they're very hardy and forgiving in many ways

@flapas4403 3 года назад

Hola, esos son las crias que tenias no? Pues como crecieron, estan estupendas y muy grandes la verdad..... Un saludo.

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

Hello! These are the parents to the babies, they are about 4-5 years old i think, if i remmeber right anyways!

@flapas4403 3 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 si, claro, ya me parecía que estaban muy grandes.ok. Pues a ver si vuelve a poner huevos otra vez, y vamos viendo. Yo aqui no he conseguido todavia hacerme con mi mascota......pero bueno, no desisto.Un saludo.

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

@@flapas4403 Female should lay eggs again this year, usually I have to seperate them so that she doesn't lay too many eggs! Good luck on finding one :)

@flapas4403 3 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 Si tu quieres yo puedo quedarme con alguno de tus huevos e intentar incubarlos, no se si seria pedir demasiado o no te gusta a ti la opción. Yo te los pagaría. Yo no quiero cojer del campo un individuo mayor puesto que lo quitaria de su habitat, y me parece muy difícil dar con una pareja para cojerle algun huevo de su puesta. Supongo que me entiendes. Bueno....estamos en contacto, vamos hablando, tenemos nuestros correos también. Un saludo.😊👍

@llREAPRll 7 месяцев назад

Amazing video, I just wanted to ask one question but how do you control your humidity inside the enclosure because no matter what I try I can’t get it to drop enough and I have a very similar set up to yours. Any help would be greatly appreciated:)

@jewelledlacertacare2712 Месяц назад

Thank you! Have you managed with the humidity yet? I can't say I've had any humidity problems but I'm also not very strict with it. I find the basking lamps lower the humidity a lot in that area during the day, while cooler areas stay the same as my house. They raise overnight which is good as that happens naturally with real weather.

@llREAPRll Месяц назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 yeah came up with my own solution of just drilling a few holes big enough to put some extra vents in to increase air flow and the humidity now is perfect

@annb6614 Год назад

Ps mostly eats Dubias and crickets

@benbantastic 2 года назад

Id love to have a chat with you if you are around one day i just got two and would like to talk more as theres hardly any care out there

@jewelledlacertacare2712 2 года назад

Sure I'd be happy to! You can email me at jewelledlacertacare@gmail.com and we can arrange something

@benbantastic 2 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 sent 😁

@annb6614 Год назад

Please help me if you can, my Jeweled Lacerta has been under grou d for3 days. Is this normal? I checked heat and it is hot under the light, 100f range, and cool side is low 70s. Not eating much. Recently ate silkworm and hornworms. She's about 2 and half yes old. I don't want to stress her by didding her out unless necessary. Thank

@jewelledlacertacare2712 Год назад

Hello, how is she doing now? It's normal for them to vanish for a few days napping sometimes. It can also be a sign something's wrong, so although she's likely fine, since it's not a brumating season I think it's fine to check on her. I check on mine when they do that, then I put stuff back how it was (or rebury them) and they usually come out by themselves in a few hours. It can be very tricky to find them when they've buried themselves because they're the same temp as the soil and are often so covered in soil it's hard to see them too.

@amandamehaffey7973 Год назад

What plants are okay to use in their set up?

@jewelledlacertacare2712 7 месяцев назад

Sorry for the delay in reply, I just go for any plants that are non toxic to tortoises, as that tends to have decent online resources

@ThomasAAT Год назад

Hi again. Regarding that they manage their own weight. My adult male have eaten alot since I got him from the petshop 3 weeks ago. But the last 4 days he haven't been interested in food. So my guess is that he feel a bit chubby and lessen his appetite. So I plan on skip a day or two before I offer him again. Must add that he mainly eats dubia roaches. Any thoughts?

@jewelledlacertacare2712 7 месяцев назад

Sounds like it! I'm no diet expert but from what I've heard dubias are a good staple. The more variety the better, but that's hard to do in reality, so having a healthy staple and then adding extra variety when you can is the next best thing.

@ThomasAAT 7 месяцев назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 I agree. He manage his own weight and have a healthy bodyshape with good muscularity. Here in Norway its winter and cold, so he now slows down and eats less and with longer periods without food, and he dont loose weight. I did it a lot 2-3 weeks strait before the winter, so they know it from instinct :)

@kaiser1920 3 года назад

Where can i buy a jeweled lacerta that ships to/in the US? i cant seem to fond any that are avalible TwT

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

They seem to be very high in demand, but low in supply for the US. This is a good time of year to be looking for one, your best bet would be to contact as many reptile shops as you can that can transport one to you, or that's within driving distance, and give them your contact details to call ASAP if they get any in stock. Shipping across countries is very complicated and expensive from what I've read. If you have the money to spare, their are travel companies that specialise in flying pets, you can get a quote from them, contact a breeder in the UK, and ask if they are willing to sell to you. You would have to handle all the arrangements though. UK sites where jewelled lacertas are often listed (from spring through to autumn) are preloved, gumtree, and pets4homes.

@kaiser1920 3 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 oh ok, theres a website i found but the babies are 69 usd with out shipping, so ill wait for those to come in stock

@coolraspyhobbit4723 2 года назад

@@kaiser1920 a really good breeder is Frank Payne, but he is out of stock now. Ones that cost 69 dollars probably are wild caught, id wager you saw that on backwater reptiles which is not a reputable source of reptiles at all.

@S_t_even 3 года назад

So these are full grown? Would a 150x60x60 work for a single adult?

@S_t_even 3 года назад

Thanks for making this btw, really informative.

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

Yeah they're both fully grown, they're about 4 years old if I remember correctly. Males head is still slowly getting bigger, maybe a lifelong way to show off age. That size sounds great for a single adult. My only regret with my enclosure is I wish it was taller, recently added a new plant thats a bit too tall, but Ill probably think that no matter how tall it is!

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

Thank you 😊

@DeKalion_Psy 3 года назад

very shocked to see the size of the terrarium for lepidus, I live in Switzerland, here you need a terrarium of 2m50 minimum, it is the law. I have 3 at home, but their terrarium is 3 times bigger .... poor beast ....

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

I can't find anything on this online, would you mind sending me a link with info on it please? I did start out with them in a 1.2m vivarium, which is the recommended size I could find online, but I found it wasn't enough space which is why I made my own vivs which are significantly bigger when you include the depth and height.

@DeKalion_Psy 3 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 then the article of law is in French unfortunately, but for information, my terrarium is 2m50x1m50x1m00, and they live in three in 1.2 I know that in the USA it is different, I see them regularly in terrarium of 120, but I find that a pity, mine spend their days exploring their entire terrarium, moreover it is a European species, suddenly they winter from November to February, and from March to September they are in a large aviary outside, in my garden. you can not winter them, but they will live less long

@DeKalion_Psy 3 года назад

@@jewelledlacertacare2712 on youtbe I can't send you pictures in the comments but if you have an email I can send it to you if you want to discuss it

@jewelledlacertacare2712 3 года назад

@@DeKalion_Psy my email is jewelledlacertacare@gmail.com I do let them brumate in winter by mimicking the winter daylight cycle and temperatures, I have heard the same thing that they don't live as long without a winter cycle. The room they live in doesn't have indoor heating, which allows me greater temperature control of their enclosures. I'm not sure if I can keep them outdoors at all as I live near the border of Scotland, and the outdoor examples for them are southern England, where the temperatures are much milder. So until I know more I am just focusing on making their indoor enclosure fit their needs as best as I can. If you can send the french article I should be able to translate enough to get most the information from it.