{"product_id":"toad-headed-agama","title":"Toad Headed Agama","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toad-Headed Agama\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScientific Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePhrynocephalus mystaceus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e WC\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdult Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Up to approximately 25–30cm total length (including tail)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arid sandy deserts and semi-deserts from the lower Volga region and Caspian lowlands through Central Asia, including Dagestan and the Astrakhan region of Russia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnclosure:\u003c\/strong\u003e A minimum \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/viperia.co.uk\/products\/120x60x60cm-4ft-pvc-vivarium\" style=\"color:#1a73e8;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003e120×60×60cm Viperia PVC vivarium\u003c\/a\u003e is recommended, set up with a deep layer of fine play sand or a sandy desert substrate mix to allow natural digging behaviour, a thermal gradient from a warm basking zone to a cooler end, and multiple flat rocks or cork pieces to serve as basking platforms and hides\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeating:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basking spot of 45°C, ambient cool end of 28–32°C, with a night-time drop to around 18–22°C\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low — 20–35% relative humidity; achieved simply by keeping the enclosure well-ventilated and avoiding regular misting; a PVC vivarium with mesh ventilation panels helps maintain suitably dry conditions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUVB:\u003c\/strong\u003e A 12% UVB tube spanning most of the vivarium's length, positioned so the animal can bask at around 25–35cm from the lamp; this species is an intense, open-desert basker requiring strong UV exposure to thrive in captivity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Live invertebrates form the staple — offer a varied selection of crickets, locusts, dubia roaches, and mealworms; adults can be fed every 2–3 days, juveniles daily; dust prey with a quality calcium supplement at most feeds and a vitamin\/mineral supplement once or twice weekly\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eABOUT THIS SPECIES\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Toad-Headed Agama is a captivating and unusual lizard native to the open sandy deserts stretching from southern Russia down through Central Asia — a landscape of scorching dunes and vast, sun-baked flats where very few animals make their home. What sets this species apart immediately is its remarkable defensive display: when threatened, it opens its enormous, frilly mouth wide in a dramatic gape that makes it look far more formidable than its modest size would suggest. It's a genuinely eye-catching animal that draws immediate attention in any collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are active, diurnal (day-active) lizards that spend a good deal of their time out in the open, digging, basking, and patrolling their territory — making them endlessly entertaining to watch through the vivarium glass. They are best suited to a keeper with some prior experience of desert-dwelling agamids, as they have demanding heating and UVB requirements, but for those who can meet those needs they are a highly rewarding and somewhat unusual species to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viperia UK","offers":[{"title":"Male","offer_id":54783670387025,"sku":"toad-headed-agama - 001","price":113.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1077\/6952\/8657\/files\/Toad-Headed-Agama-3.jpg?v=1788428041","url":"https:\/\/viperiareptiles.co.uk\/products\/toad-headed-agama","provider":"Viperia Reptiles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}