A single animal will be fine in an enclosure that is approximately 18”W, 12”D and 24”H. The more ventilation the better. An enclosure made entirely of screen works the best. A larger enclosure is needed for more animals. The enclosure should have many vertical branches and enough foliage to make them feel comfortably camouflaged.

Two males should never be housed together not even in a community. Even males of different subspecies should not be housed together. Females of different subspecies are fine together. I recommend the you house different subspecies in their own enclosure.

These are low temperature reptiles with a range of mid 60’s to low 80’s. 78 + or - 5deg. is an ideal range. Use of a heat lamp is going to depend on the ambient temperature of the room. In other words if the room is keep at 72 than a small light is needed.

I recommend 5% UVB. This is essential to the production of D3. Never, never, never give a reptile D3. They must produce it from a D complex in order for their body to use it. Raw D3 goes directly to, is stored and builds up in the liver.

A timer should be used to maintain a true 12-14 hour day in the summer taken back to 8-10 hours in the winter. A timer will lower stress levels and aid in the overall heath of your animal (yours too).

Acanthosaura do very well on an insect diet. Crickets, meal worms, wax worms and occasionally roaches are good food sources. The crickets and worms need to be coated with a good calcium based multivitamin dust. Mt. Horned Dragons love earth worms. They are a good source of iron and other trace minerals. They should be feed sparingly as they can cause obesity if over used.

An adult can be feed every day or every other day. Juveniles should be feed everyday. Do not over feed but make sure your animal is not starving.

Acanthosaura do not recognize standing water. They receive their water from droplets on leaves. They should be misted every morning and allowed to drink the water flowing down the branches. They may respond to a large bowl of water with an aquarium air stone in it. Some keepers will place water falls or use drippers to encourage drinking.

High in the morning, near 100%. Allow it to naturally drop slowly throughout the day reaching a low of 50-60% by night fall. Substrate should be damp but not soggy. They need to dry out overnight or they will develop skin rot.

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