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Setup

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
21–29°Cool side
18–24°Night
Warm side: not in our data

The cool side, 21–29°C, dropping to 18–24°C at night. This sheet states the cool side only. It gives no warm side or basking figure, so the hot end is not in our data. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet statescool 21-29 °C / night 18-24 °C

Humidity

40–60%Target RH

The sheet states40-60%

UVB

Requiredrequired

The sheet statesa UV Index reading that ranges between 3.0-4.0 in the basking area

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. reptifiles.com

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Day

Drag the sun. The sheet states a night temperature, so the rail follows it.

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

40–60 % RHUVB tube122 cm61 cm
UVB tube
50100150200 cm
122 × 61 × 61 cmWidth × depth × height
74dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataWarm side: 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 statesAdult minimum about 4 x 2 x 2 ft (122 x 61 x 61 cm)

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.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 122 × 61 × 61 cmbecause Enclosure — Adult minimum about 4 x 2 x 2 ft (122 x 61 x 61 cm)
A thermometerbecause Temperature — cool 21-29 °C / night 18-24 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause Temperature — cool 21-29 °C / night 18-24 °C
A hygrometerbecause Humidity — 40-60%
UVB, stated as requiredbecause UVB — a UV Index reading that ranges between 3.0-4.0 in the basking area
Not stated: The heat sourcethis sheet names only the cool side: « cool 21-29 °C / night 18-24 °C »

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation. What the sheet does not state is listed too, rather than left out: a kit that looks complete is worse than one that names its gap.

The species

CITES III is a global listing and holds in every country. National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.

Questions & sources

Common questions

Can I handle it?

Yes. This is one of the best reptiles for handling. Most are calm, curious and easy on the hand.

What does it eat?

An easy mixed diet: greens, vegetables, some fruit, insects and a little quality meat-based food.

Does it bite?

Rarely, but the jaws are strong and flat. Feed from tongs or a dish rather than fingers.

Can I keep two together?

No. Adults are territorial and can injure each other badly. One per enclosure.

Back to the Atlas My keep

https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/tiliqua-scincoides-scincoides

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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 420 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.