Say hello to my little friend.

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.

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.

Originally Posted by K

If you think the staff are more concerned with selling you something rather than educating you, move on.

for sure. Ive kept tropical fish for awhile. Was looking at getting a mudskipper set up but then it dawned on me that they are brackish and i cant be bothered with that, so now im looking at lizardy things.

How big a viv would I need, I was thinking about a 3footer, is this the right region or am i living in a dream world?

thanks

3' x 2' x 2' would be OK for a pair of the smaller lizards or a small group of Anoles.

4' x 3' x 2' for the larger. Though going for the biggest you can means you can have a more interesting set up with loads of places to hide and hunt in.

It's a bit of a variable really, some Geckos only need relatively small vivs as they're not as energentic, most skinks often need long but low vivs as they like to dig through stuff but don't climb, then the Blue Tailed or various Chamelons often need far more height than width as they are constantly wriggling about through branches.
Likewise with many snakes that are mostly arboreal, they will sit in a ball on a branch and move maybe once a week unless you take them out for a bit.

My Iguana used to live in a small converted wardrobe... but then she was also let out in the evenings to wander round the livingroom. Her favourite place was to climb up the curtains and sit on the pole at the top, basking in the heat from the radiator below.
But then she also used to chase the dog and drive him to hide on the sofa.

Supercool.

Only thing is, arn't giant lizards meant to be covered with infection diseases (A bit like pigeons)?

Looks awesome though. You need a Helmet goblin + dog + lizard shot