What lizard makes a great pet ?
- Thread starter Karlah_22
- Start date
- Status
I'm not sure what you consider small. But a lizard that is tame and not very fast and makes a great pet is the blue tongued skink lizard. Leopard geckos do also make great lizards. These are the two lizards I always recommend. I'm with you....I'm not a big beardie fan either.
The blue tongue skink is much larger than the leopard gecko though. Mine is about 2 feet long from nose to tail tip and is a fat guy.
The blue tongue skink is much larger than the leopard gecko though. Mine is about 2 feet long from nose to tail tip and is a fat guy.
I second the blue-tongued skink. Med-sized, slow, docile...very forgiving captives and can even be potty-trained!
Chameleons are awesome !
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2013
- Messages
- 279
Whats wrong with Dragons? I have two and they are awesome...Great personalities. ..
Jeremy
Bugsy on the right is a leatherback...They both have alot of orange thats not showing in the cell phone pic.
Jeremy
Bugsy posing..lol
Jeremy
Jeremy
Bugsy on the right is a leatherback...They both have alot of orange thats not showing in the cell phone pic.
Jeremy
Bugsy posing..lol
Jeremy
Last edited by a moderator:
I too would suggest a bluetongue. If you want to go smaller then I say a crested gecko, they don't need supplemental heat (do fine at room temp), don't need special light, and don't need live food (they eat gecko pudding that is commonly available).
- Joined
- Dec 12, 2012
- Messages
- 1,484
Skink, steppe runner, or bearded dragon. I would def get a bearded dragon but if the size is a factor than I understand why you wouldn't want one.
0.1.0 Dachshund
0.0.1 Redfoot
1.0.0 Greek
0.1.0 Dachshund
0.0.1 Redfoot
1.0.0 Greek
i've heard great things on the skink so I'd lead you on that direction, but leo's have so many different color options I can see why you'd go with that. and they are small. But if size wasn't a factor i'd lead you in the tegu direction 
Beardies rock hard....so I bet you can tell that was the species I was going to recommend....lol
However, there are a ton of others here than can offer you their choices as well....there are a lot of great lizard species for sure...
However, there are a ton of others here than can offer you their choices as well....there are a lot of great lizard species for sure...
My main concern with getting a skink would be finding a good breeder , I don't like the whole thing of taking a animal from the wild . I mean breadies are cute and all but idk it's something weird about them . I think a Leo would be good right now if I could only decide on the colors I want it but thanks for the suggestions
Your beardies are adorable
J REED said:
Your beardies are adorable
I love Leo's, have had mine for over 15years now and they are getting on in their age now, but still active. They make for awesome easy to take care of pets. Tanks do not have to be that big for one, a 25gal is plenty large enough for one with two hides made for them and a water bowl and decorations.
My female is a Mack snow and my male is a hypermelanistic Murphy patternless.
My female is a Mack snow and my male is a hypermelanistic Murphy patternless.
Karlah_22 said:My main concern with getting a skink would be finding a good breeder , I don't like the whole thing of taking a animal from the wild . I mean breadies are cute and all but idk it's something weird about them . I think a Leo would be good right now if I could only decide on the colors I want it but thanks for the suggestions
J REED said:
Your beardies are adorable
If you are looking for a good breeder, we have an excellant one right here on Tortoise Forum. Jeff G. He is top of the line.
Jeff G breeds skinks, also undergroundreptiles.com captive breeds all of their skinks!
Karlah_22 said:
Send a PM to JeffG. That's his username here. He's a BTS breeder and a great guy. I have me of his babies, and its fantastic.
There are rankins dragons, they're very similar to beardies but only get half the size of the beardies! I have both a bearded dragon and a rankin. I take them both outside on small harnesses so they can explore there yard!
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2013
- Messages
- 14
Two easy beginner lizards are Leopard Geckos and Crested Geckos. They are both very easy to look after although some people criticise Cresties as being too high maintenance with their humidity needs of 80%. Although I disagree with this, my first lizard was a Leopard and I still believe they are best as a beginner lizard.
- Status
