Tliltocatl vagans — Fact Sheet

Tliltocatl vagans · Tliltocatl vagans

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

• Use the enclosure dimensions, heating, humidity, and safety values from the structured care profile and full care guide.

🪨 Enclosure furniture

• 10 cm of firm, diggable substrate with a starter burrow
• Broad cork-bark hide, leaf litter, and visual cover supporting a stable terrestrial retreat
• Shallow water dish placed where it can be serviced without disturbing the burrow
• Keep hard decor low and secure; avoid tall drops, stacked rocks, and claw-catching mesh

💡 Lighting

• No UVB or dedicated basking lamp required
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h of gentle ambient room light; no night light
• Avoid bright heat lamps that overheat the low enclosure and dry the lower moisture zone

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 22-26 °C
• Warm zone: 20-26 °C
• Cool zone: 18-21 °C
• Night: 18-21 °C

💧 Humidity & water

• Humidity: 55-70% with a moisture gradient
• Fresh shallow water dish always available
• Keep one lower substrate zone slightly moist while the main surface stays mostly dry
• Give slings a tiny dish or controlled moisture patch; sour substrate, persistent condensation, and heavy mold require less water and more ventilation

🪳 Feeding

• Feed according to the prey type and schedule in the structured care profile; remove uneaten prey promptly.

🩺 Health — warning signs

• Watch for appetite loss, abnormal posture, injury, breathing issues, failed shedding or molting, and sustained weight loss.