orangejulius
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I recently became obsessed with a beautiful little lizard I found while on a weekend vacation called a Madagascar Rainbow Rock Lizard. I stopped by the Petco (yes, I know, I try to avoid them) in Edwardsville, IL and saw this little guy and instantly fell in love. They have about a dozen different names because no one can seem to agree what to call them, but their scientific name is Tracheloptychus petersi.
I passed on the little guy and totally regret it, as no one in midstate and apparently even Chicagoland area seems to have them. I'm actually considering making a day trip down to pick the little guy up. Does anyone have experience with them? I've read several sources that say to avoid calcium sand and instead go with natural sand. They indeed need sand because they dig, so tiles/newspaper/pet matting won't work. Any recommendations for a particular type of sand that would be safest?
Edit: Here's a picture of the adorable little guy.
I passed on the little guy and totally regret it, as no one in midstate and apparently even Chicagoland area seems to have them. I'm actually considering making a day trip down to pick the little guy up. Does anyone have experience with them? I've read several sources that say to avoid calcium sand and instead go with natural sand. They indeed need sand because they dig, so tiles/newspaper/pet matting won't work. Any recommendations for a particular type of sand that would be safest?
Edit: Here's a picture of the adorable little guy.