What am I?

I am not rare but still not all that common in the market. I am born live and not from an egg in the Summer and to avoid predators I use a trick that a well known mammal uses. I am an insectivore and easily handled and easy to care for. What am I?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...1/DSCN0166.jpg

a pile of poop?

you are a DSCN0166 :D

am i right???

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

you are a DSCN0166 :D

am i right???

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Ooooh. Sneaky. :colbert: Good thing I didn't name the jpeg what this lizard is.:D

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

a pile of poop?

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Um.........................No.

armadillo lizard

so then... i'm wrong :(

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

so then... i'm wrong :(

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Nope. Close. That's the file name of the jpeg.:D :D :D

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Originally Posted by mr~python

armadillo lizard

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Ding, Ding, Ding!
You are correct.


They got the name armadillo lizard because they roll up into a ball and grab their tail in their mouth and puff up the spiny hard plates on their body to avoid being eaten by predators.

Cool little lizards that are easy to care for.

don't they sometimes also roll down slopes while in this ball to evade the predator?

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Originally Posted by SPJ

Nope. Close. That's the file name of the jpeg.:D :D :D

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:giggle: ya i know :giggle:

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Originally Posted by mr~python

don't they sometimes also roll down slopes while in this ball to evade the predator?

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Sonic Hedgehog style? That would be cool?

Yea, I saw one of those on the t.v. They roll down slopes really fast.

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Originally Posted by SPJ

Cool little lizards that are easy to care for.

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Are their requirements similar to leopard geckos?

Somewhat except you need to provide full spectrum lighting for these where you wouldn't with a leopard gecko.


95 hot spot and 80 on the cool side. The diet is the same as a leo.

its an armadillo lizard right?

@ SPJ - Looks like I'll be needing a heat bulb and a new flourescent bulb, lol. I don't know, though. His cool side's been fine at room temperature for about four years, the amount of time I've had him. Oh, and about humidity, does he need any? Will a humid hide suffice?

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Originally Posted by deskjet

it an armadillo lizard right?

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Yes, it is.

You said they are rare on the market? I saw one at my local petco for $30. Maybe i was just lucky though, cuz i know nothing about them.