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Originally Posted by pencil shavings
thanks K.
are there any lizards like those ones that look like that when they are adult, say about 6" long that like to be in groups?
I was looking online but found it very hard to find much info on species and the conditions they need.
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When you say 6", do you mean total length or just the body length?
Total - your best best would be Green or Brown (Cuban) Anoles - not the most highly patterned of lizards, but can be fascinating in a group. The Males have flashy red/orange throat fans and pose about bobbing their heads and displaying.
Or Blue Tailed Tree Lizards - fast little beggers though, and need a bigger viv than others of their size - mainly as they love to climb and jump from branch to brance. Quite pretty too.
Otherwise, you'll probably find the most variety in the smaller sizes of geckos. Gold Dust Day Geckos or Leopard Geckos (a bit larger) are fairly easy to both obtain and keep.
Body Length - Collared Lizards are probably the closest looking the the Bearded Dragon babies. Quite sociable, but like most if you are keeping a group, just have the one male.
Green Lizards are similar... but green.
Greater range of diet though and will take pinkie mice and occasionaly soft fruit as well as bugs.
Best bet is to find yourself a good dealer, preferably one that breeds some of their own stock and only deals with captive bred animals. The best places only deal with reptiles too, not tropical fish shops that have 'branched out', and certainly not garden centres.
If you think the staff are more concerned with selling you something rather than educating you, move on.