I dust the insects at most feedings with a phosphorous-free calcium powder to help make up for the usually poor balance between the calcium and phos. I gutload the crickets with greens (dandelion, kale, endive, escarole, mustard greens, etc.) and veggies (carrots, sweet potato, sweet red pepper, squash, zucchini, etc.) I feed them mostly gutloaded crickets.but they do get superworms, waxworms, etc. I have a small lid of calcium powder in one corner.not sure if they use it or not. I fill it once a day and they race over to it when they hear the dripping. I provide a peanut butter jar lid for a water dish and I place a small container on the lid over it with a tiny hole in the bottom of it. I have a pebbly/sandy sort of substrate that I leave dry for the most part. The driftwood has artificial greenery attached to it.so he hides in that. The male prefers to sit up on the piece of driftwood that is sitting higher in the cage. On the lid I have a Repti-sun 5.0 along the length of the cage and a regular incandescent bulb in a metal hood at one end of the cage.Īt the cool end of the cage I have a piece of slate that it raised up on two bricks so it forms a cave in the middle.

I keep them in a glass cage with a screen lid.

I think I must be missing something in the husbandry.maybe they need to be rained on at a certain time of year.or maybe they are missing something in their diet.or maybe the lights aren't bright enough.I don't know. I've kept them for about 8 years but not had any reproductive success.they seem to do well and stay healthy. May we see some pictures of your unique lizards? So with limited imports available, and seemingly not much interest by most hobbiests, the Drankensburg Crag Lizards are left for the select few who are lucky enough to find them! Here is an interesting link from another forum of a herper's trip to Swaziland and some pictures of the Drakensburg Crag lizard and its natural habitat. Langerwerf discussed the husbandry of these lizards. On a related note, there was a husbandry article in the March 2006issue of REPTILES magazine in which Mr. Langerwerf's ailing condition, I cannot see captive bred animals hitting the market anytime soon (or not in Canada anyways). The only person I have heard that is truly working with a good sized group of them is Bert Langerwerf of Agama International ( ). Additionally, there is limited captive breeding of these animals in captivity. are listed as CITES II ( ), meaning that imports are available, but quantities are restricted/limited. I have never kept them myself nor had any experience with them, but do find them fascinating. The Drankensburg Crag Lizards ( Cordylus (Pseudocordylus) melanotus subviridis) are truly beautiful lizards.

Flame bellied armadillo lizard