Emerald Swift

Why would you consider buying an Emerald Swift?

• Emerald swifts are very colorful with an orange throat and blue tail

• They are small and very active lizards

• They are not that hard to keep

 

How much does it cost on a minimum?

• Pet: $30 - $60

• Food: $2 - $30

• Tank: $20 - $200

• Heating: $10 - $40

 

Minimum space requirements

10 gallon

 

What does it like to eat?

Crickets, meal worms, wax worms, and super worms.

 

How much does it cost on a regular basis?

$10 - $40

 

Is it a lot of work to maintain this pet?

 Not really. Use full spectrum lighting 12-14 hours per day. Provide a basking area with access to a cooler zone. Provide rocky basking areas, likes crevices and caves. Temperature: Day temperature should be a gradient from 80-92 degrees F. Adult swifts should be fed every other day, with each feeding consisting of as many prey items as will be readily consumed in 15 to 20 minutes. Avoid allowing excess, uneaten prey to linger within the enclosure.

 

Does it get stinky

No, spot clean tank every 3 days. Fully clean tank every 2 weeks.

 

Needs in tank

• Water bowl

• Hide

• Branches and rocks

• Cool side and warm side

• Spectrum lighting

• Thermostat

• Reptile carpet, a mix of eco earth and cypress mulch as substrate

 

Fun things to know

• They have a orange throat 

• They are also known as spiny tail lizards

• They grow about  7 to 8 inches

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Useful tips

• Substrate should be damp but never moist

• Emerald swifts are very fast so hold them with your whole hand around them, but don’t restrain them

• Emerald swifts should have a basking temperature of ~95°F, as measured by a digital probe thermometer with the probe placed on the basking surface. The cool side temperature should be between 75-85°F, and night temps can drop as low as 68°F.