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Agamidae

Agama

Agama agama

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. exotic-pets.co.uk

Photograph: Antoine Thivolle · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/agama-agama

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warm end35 °C
cool end26–29 °C
Humidity40–60 %
Enclosure122×61×61
Diet1 days

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
26–29°Cool side
35°Warm side
23–25°Night

Day: a real gradient, 35°C warm against 26–29°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 23–25°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 35 °C / cool 26-29 °C / night 23-25 °C

Humidity

40–60%Target RH

The sheet states40-60 % (Everything Reptiles); exotic-pets est muet

UVB

10%required

The sheet statesRed Headed Agamas require high UVB rays within the enclosure, we recommend a 10% desert lamp

Identity

Family / Order
Agamidae / Squamata
Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

35 °C40–60 % RHUVB tube48 in24 in
warm sideUVB tube
50100150200 cm
48 × 24 × 24 in · 122 × 61 × 61 cmWidth × depth × height
74dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesTo house a trio (1 male, 2 females) you will require a 48x24x24 inch vivarium

Temperature
warm 35 °C / cool 26–29 °C / night 23–25 °C

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 1 dAs an adult
28Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. The sheet gives several ages on one line; this is the adult figure.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statesCrickets, locusts, mealworms, butterworms along with many others can all be fed to your Agama. Youngsters require daily feeding where as adults can be fed every other day

Common questions

Why is the male so colourful?

Colour is a dominance signal. A stressed or subordinate male fades to dull brown within minutes.

Can I keep two together?

One male with females only. Two males will fight constantly and the loser stops eating.

Can I handle it?

They stay fast and skittish. Expect a watch-not-touch lizard even after years.

What does it eat?

Insects mainly, with an occasional bit of fruit or greens. Cheap and easy to feed.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 122 × 61 × 61 cmbecause enclosure — To house a trio (1 male, 2 females) you will require a 48x24x24 inch vivarium
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 35 °C / cool 26-29 °C / night 23-25 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 35 °C / cool 26-29 °C / night 23-25 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 35 °C / cool 26-29 °C / night 23-25 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 35 °C / cool 26-29 °C / night 23-25 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — 40-60 % (Everything Reptiles); exotic-pets est muet
UVB 10-10%, stated as requiredbecause uvb — Red Headed Agamas require high UVB rays within the enclosure, we recommend a 10% desert lamp

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

exotic-pets.co.uk — lu le 2026-08-04everythingreptiles.com — lu le 2026-08-04gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

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What this sheet states

77%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 5 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.