Five Lizard Species Suitable for Beginners: Prices, Habits and Care Methods
Nowadays more and more people enjoy keeping lizards and have started to take lizards as their pets, but this situation is not very common, so many people do not know much about the prices, living habits and care methods of lizards. So today the editor will introduce to everyone five lizard species suitable for beginners to keep, and let us take a look together.
1. Bearded Dragon
Bearded dragons are very easy to keep and are an entry-level species among reptile pets.
Features: simple to keep, easy to clean, gentle in temperament, relatively long lifespan.
Price: the price of bearded dragons is rather complicated; an ordinary bearded dragon costs just over 100 yuan, quite cheap. However, what makes the price complicated is that bearded dragons come in various color morphs and various genes. Generally speaking, the better-looking the color, the more expensive; as for genes, a 3-gene one costs around 700 to 1000, and a zero-gene one is even more expensive at over 10000 yuan.
Living habits: the temperature is about 35 to 40 degrees, and around 30 degrees at night. As for substrate, corncob is best, and reptile sand is also acceptable; for juvenile bearded dragons newspaper can be used as bedding, and it is best not to use reptile sand to avoid accidental ingestion, while adults can use reptile sand.
Care method: juveniles are fed insects and green vegetables twice a day, and sub-adults and adults can be fed insects and vegetables once a day. The best insects are crickets, Dubia roaches and the like, and the best vegetables are leaf lettuce, lettuce leaves and the like. Note that the insects should not be too long, and the vegetables must also be cut into edible sizes; at the same time some calcium powder, vitamin powder and the like can be added to increase minerals.
2. Green Iguana
Green iguanas are relatively popular in the United States; the commonly kept green iguana is called Green Iguana, which is what we often call GI.
Features: fairly easy to keep, not clingy, vegetarian, arboreal type.
Price: green iguanas are also very cheap, generally around 100 yuan; the price of green iguanas is not as complicated as that of bearded dragons, and green iguanas come in green and red. No matter what color, the price is not high; even for good-quality ones, the price usually does not exceed 400.
Living habits: green iguanas must be given enough sunlight. The daytime temperature should be controlled at around 32 degrees, and at night around 25-28 degrees; as green iguanas grow, they will love climbing more and more, and their body size will also become larger and larger, so as many tree trunks as possible should be placed in the enclosure for climbing. Secondly, the enclosure must be large enough.
Care method: basically all vegetables, plants, flowers and leaves can be fed, but attention must be paid to the diversity and nutritional value of the food, and attention must also be paid to supplementing calcium and vitamins.
3. Leopard Gecko
Leopard geckos are native to India, Pakistan and surrounding areas, and the most distinctive feature of this family is that it has eyelids, which ordinary geckos do not have.
Features: easy to keep, beautiful in appearance, relatively small in size, relatively cheap in price.
Price: leopard gecko prices range from high to low, from 100 to 1000; leopard geckos have many types of skin colors and patterns, and the price of each type is different. There are relatively many leopard gecko breeders, so the price is not high.
Living habits: leopard geckos do not have very high environmental requirements; the temperature should be controlled at around 26 to 32 degrees, and objects for it to hide behind and take cover should be provided in the enclosure.
Care method: ordinary crickets, cockroaches, superworms and other insects are all acceptable; when feeding, the most important thing is not what to feed, but how to feed, and you must be sure to master the right amount and timing.
4. Blue-Tongued Skink
As the name suggests, this is a lizard with a blue tongue, mainly distributed in Australia.
Features: relatively easy to keep, humorous in appearance, lively and gentle in temperament, very long lifespan.
Price: there are also many varieties of blue-tongued skinks; on the market, ordinary blue-tongued skinks are priced anywhere between 600-4999 yuan, and the price fluctuates quite a lot.
Living habits: apart from not being very demanding about feeding, blue-tongued skinks likewise have no particular requirements for the environment. The daytime temperature should be controlled at around 28 degrees, and at night it is enough to keep it at around 23 degrees.
Care method: blue-tongued skinks are omnivorous lizards; generally the plants and animals that reptiles eat are all acceptable, and they also eat some softer fruits. In particular, they can eat dead insects and small mice without needing to be fed bait, and calcium also needs to be supplemented regularly.
5. Veiled Chameleon
The veiled chameleon gets its name from its tall fleshy casque, and it counts as the best-known species among chameleons.
Features: an entry-level chameleon, arboreal type, females have a shorter lifespan compared with males.
Price: rainbow chameleons cost over 2000, king chameleons are even more expensive, but they are relatively rare domestically, and the price fluctuates quite a lot.
Living habits: the daytime temperature should be controlled at 28~32 degrees, and at night it can be kept at 22~26 degrees. Since it is arboreal, some tall branches need to be placed in the enclosure; it is best to keep them separately, because veiled chameleons have a very strong territorial nature.
Care method: unlike other chameleons, the veiled chameleon is an omnivorous reptile. Besides the insects usually fed, it will also eat some plant flowers, leaves and fruits; special attention should be paid when providing water, because the veiled chameleon does not drink "dead water", so when supplying water it needs to be provided in the form of rain, mist or dripping water.
The above are the five lizard species introduced by the editor; when choosing lizards, we must pick ones that are in good spirits and have bright eyes, strong limbs, a sturdy build and that eat on their own. The colors should be gorgeous and the markings clear. Also note that the body has no injuries or disabilities, the scales all over the body are not damaged, there are no traces of a broken tail, and the tips of the claws on all four limbs are complete. Only lizards selected in this way can be kept with peace of mind.
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