Sadly they cannot take the humidity. Dad was in the service, and I had the sweetest little fella named Jose when I was a kid in Albuquerque. When dad got transferred, Jose didn’t make the trip across to Florida : / Broke my heart - he was such a sweetie. Fed him meal worms, and yes - they love to be petted gently.
Still miss that little guy.
May God keep watch.
Tatt
Yes, they are very hard to raise. They need a special diet and sunshine.
The Ft Worth Zoo is trying to help save them. They have a breeding program.
http://www.safarisamblog.com/texas-horned-lizard/
The TV show, ‘Texas Parks and Wildlife’ had a show about them this morning.
They looked so cute running around in their sand cages.
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