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Ok so I've been looking for the best pet lizard. I don't really want to get a beardy or a leopard gecko. I was thinking more along the lines of a green tree monitor of a frilly, any body have and advice?
What's the best lizard?
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CRESTED GECKOS!!!!!!! THEY MAKE GREAT PETS
Nothing beats the Blue Tongue Skinks. Easy to handle, easy to house and care for, easy to feed, very personable…
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/my-blue-tongue-skink.30188/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/my-blue-tongue-skink.30188/
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Yes I want arboreal and idk about a crested gecko I'm hoping for a lizard that can just chill on my shoulder or something like that a calm one who likes to be handled green tree monitors are quite skidding but I have read they can calm down.
I find most arboreal to be more jumpy. If it didn't have to be arboreal I was going to suggest a blue tongued skink. The pink tongue skink is similar but somewhat arboreal. Check them out. Not easy to find though.
No monitor species is going to chill on your shoulder.
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Fair enough but does anyone have any ideas on frilled dragons?
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They are cool but probably not friendly
Best ?
Komodo ?
Saw this little girl in the week but she wouldn't fit in my suitcase.
Komodo ?
Saw this little girl in the week but she wouldn't fit in my suitcase.
The few that I have seen have been similar in demeanor to a beardie, but a bit wilder and more flighty. Some of them are bitey.
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There is a place nearby called the DFW reptarium and they have pink tongue skinks I will look into that. They seem fun but do they burrow?
yes, they like to hide under logs and leaf litter, but are also very fond of burrowing.
I've read a lot about pink tongues, and I'm interested in the species, but I've never taken the plunge. If you get one, please make a new thread and share lots of pics and info with us. I'd really like to learn more.
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You say you want one that chills on your shoulder how about a mountain horned lizard I have one and there awesome
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How big does the pink tough skink get because the bigger the better!!
I think about 18 inches but slender. So not real big. The blue tongued skink k is bigger but not arboreal.
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How big do those get? And could you maby post a pic on this thread?
You said earlier that you weren't thinking of a beardie, but have you heard of the "German Giant" variety? They supposedly get a little bigger than the normal ones. I have no first hand experience, but I've read 24" in some cases.
