Pet Care Tips, Advice and Information

Gonatodes species 7 cm (3 in)

Tall vivarium, 20° C(68 ° F), well planted and with branches for climbing; feed small insects including flies

Turkish Gecko 9 cm (4 in)

Hemidactylus turcicus

Vivarium, 26 ° C (80 ° F) with stony ground, but facility for climbing and hiding; feed small insects.

Banded Gecko 10 cm (4 in)

Coleonyx variegatus

Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 °F), with stony ground, feed small insects, larvae and mealworms.

Day Gecko 12 cm (5 in)

Phelsuma cepediana

Vivarium, 26 ° C (80 °F), well-planted for hiding places and with gravelly ground; feed insects including flies.

Flat-tailed Day Gecko 12 cm (5 in)

Phelsuma laticauda

Vivarium, 26 ° C (80°F), planted thickly and with gravelly ground; feed insects including flies.

Kuhl’s Gecko 17 cm (7 in)

Ptychozoon kuhli

Vivarium, 26 ° C (80 °F), with branches for climbing, and stony ground; feed large insects.

Leopard Gecko 22 cm (9 in)

Eublepharus macularius

Vivarium 27 ° C (80 °F), with stony ground or newspaper or sand and hiding places; feed insects, larvae and mealworms.

Tokay Gecko 33 cm (13 in)

Gekko gecko

Large vivarium, 27 ° C (80°F), with stony ground and hiding places; feed large insects and small pieces of meat.

Green Anole 12 cm (5 in)

Anolis carolinensis

Large, tall, vivarium, 26 °C (80 °F), with gravelly ground and branches for climbing; feed insects particularly flies and provide water by spraying foliage regularly.

Brown Anole 12 cm (5 in)

Anolis sagrei

Large vivarium, 26 °C (80 °F), with gravelly ground and branches; feed insects and provide water by spraying foliage regularly.

Western Fence Lizard 13 cm(5 in)

Sceloporus occidentalis

Large vivarium, 26 °C (80 °F), with rocks and logs; feed insects.

Horned Lizards 15 cm (6 in)

Phrynosoma spp.

Large vivarium, 30 ° C (86 °F) with gravel or sand ground; feed ants, other small insects and larvae, pieces of meat and some vegetable matter.

Five-lined Skink 12 cm ( in)

Eumeces fasiatus

Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 °F), with patches of moist and dry ground; feed insects.

Western Skink 12 cm (5 in)

Eumeces skiltoniatus

Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F),, with mossy, ground and islands of sand; feed insects

African Five-lined Skink 20 cm (8 in.)

Mabuya quinquetaeniatus

Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F) , with leafy or mossy ground and patches of dry ground; feed insects and pieces of fruit.

Lined Skink 30 cm (12 in)

Chalcides chalcides

Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F) , with mossy ground, and patches of moisture; feed fruit, pieces of meat and insects

Blue-tongued Skink 50 cm (20 in)

Tiliqua gigas

Large vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F), with logs for hiding, and a ground of leaves and moss; feed small pieces of meat, insects, fruit and vegetables.

Jones’ Zonure 12 cm (5 in)

Cordylus jonesi

Large vivarium, 32 ° C (90 °F), with gravel or newspaper ground and rocks for basking and hiding feed insects and small pieces of meat.

Rock Lizard 25 cm (10 in)

Pseudocordylus subviridis

Very large vivarium, 32 ° C (90 ° F), with rocks for basking, the rest of the cage lined with newspaper or gravel; feed insects and small pieces of meat.

Six-lined Racerunner 20 cm (8 in)

Cnemidophorus

Large, dry vivarium, 30 ° C(86 °F) with gravel or sand ground and rocks for basking and hiding beneath; feed insects.

African Chameleon 20 cm (8 in)

Chamaeleo bitaeniatus

Vivarium 27 ° C(82 °F), with branches for climbing feed insects, and provode water by spraying foliage.

Flap-necked Chameleon 30 cm (12 in)

Chamaeleo dilepis

Vivarium or greenhouse, 27 ° C(82 °F), with branches for climbing feed insects and provide water by spraying foliage.

Jackson’s Chameleon 40 cm (16 in)

Chamaeleo jacksoni

Large vivarium or greenhouse, 27 ° C(82 °F), well planted and with branches for climbing feed insects and larvae, and provide water by spraying foliage.

Wall Lizard 20 cm (8 in)

Podarcis muralis

Large vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F), , with gravelly ground, and rocks and logs for climbing and hiding; feeding insects including flies.

Ruin Lizard 20 cm (8 in)

Podarcis sicula

Large vivarium, 26 °C (80 °F), with rocky and gravelly ground; feed insects including flies.

Green Lizard 35 cm (14 in)

Lacerta viridis

Very large vivarium or greenhouse, 26 °C (80 °F), planted and with rocks and branches feed large insects, some fruit and greenfood and small pieces of meat, provide water by spraying foliage.

Eyed Lizard 60 cm (24 in)

Lacerta lepida

Very large vivarium or greenhouse, 26 °C (80 °F), planted and with branches for climbing feed large insects and some fruit provide water by spraying foliage.

Agamas 30 cm (12 in)

Agama spp.

Large vivarium, 28 ° C(82 °F), gravelly ground with rocks and logs for hiding places and basking feed insects and some fruit; provide drinking water by spraying foliage.

Yellow-throated Plated Lizard 40 cm (15 in)

Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

Very large vivarium, 32 ° C (90°F), with rocks for basking and hiding, gravel or newspaper ground; feed insets, mice and pieces of meat.

Northern Alligator Lizard 30 cm (12 in)

Gerrhonotus coeruleus

Large, moist vivarium, 22 ° C(72 °F), well planted and with mossy ground with rocks and branches; feed insects and larvae.

Southern Alligator Lizard 30 cm (12 in)

Gerrhonotus multicarinatus

Moist vivarium, 22 ° C(72 °F), well-planted and with ferns and moss, with some rocks and branches; feed insects and larvae.

Slow Worm 40 cm (16 in)

Anguis fragilis

Moist vivarium, 19 ° C (67 °F), with shade and hiding places among moss, bark, ferns ; feed insects and larvae.

Glass snake 100 cm (40 in)

Ophisaurus apodus

Very large vivarium, 27 ° C (80 °F), with newspaper and pieces of branch and rock; feed large insects and larvae and small pieces of meat.