What to get - first lizard

[MCB]

Originally Posted by StudentoReptile

Perfect size for a blue-tongued skink. They are medium-sized lizards, docile, great for handling, Opportunistic omnivores, forgiving captives that do well on a variety of subsrates and diets. They can even be potty-trained!

They sound interesting, would a youngster be ok in that size enclosure?

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by MCB

They sound interesting, would a youngster be ok in that size enclosure?

I believe he meant that sized enclosure would be appropriate for an adult. Probably a few adults. You might also consider bearded dragons, very personable, fun to watch and easy to care for.

[StudentoReptile]

Originally Posted by MCB

They sound interesting, would a youngster be ok in that size enclosure?

They would definitely use the space and would grow into it in a matter of a year or so. Its not like they're going to freak out and go off feed like a ball python.

And like SMY said, the cage is plenty large enough for a pair or a trio, too.

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Other species to consider are: desert iguanas, plated lizards, European legless lizards (Sheltopusiks), Columbian tegu, water dragons,....with a cage that size, you can do a lot, as long as you avoid the giants like full-sized monitors, Argentine tegus, green iguanas, and other lg iguanas.

[heavycivil]

Frilled dragons are pretty neat, very active and will use every inch of space. heres a picture of mine when it was a baby. sorry for poor quality.