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Caresheet: Tiger Tump
Cylosternum fasciatum
Costa Rican Tiger Rump
Range: Costa Rica
Experience level: Intermediate
Size: Fully grown about 10 cm
Growth rate: Medium
Type: Terrestrial, burrower
Temperament: Docile but skittish
Housing: Use a terrarium that will alow at least 10 centimetres of substrate.
Retreat/hide: Use about 8 centimetres of peat moss. Place a bark for a starter burrow/hide.
Water requirements: A shallow water dish. Keep the subtrate in the terrarium dry on half the terrarium, and dampen the other half where the water dish is located.
Diet: Crickets, small roaches
Comments: A very delightful species to own. This is a beautiful and colorful, hardy addition to any collection.
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