Types of Lizard that Make Good Pets
Lizards are reptiles and everyone’s idea of a good pet. They are cold blooded, unemotional. When you spend a little time with lizards you will appreciate their fascinating ways and manner.
The main consideration when selecting a lizard for pet is the feeding pattern and size of enclosure. Lizard has different digestive system from mammals. Feeding lizards with snacks and chocolate will damage their internal organs and could kill your pet. Lizards are best fed with fruits, vegetables, insects and worms. The diet your lizard feed on depends on the type of lizard you select. It is one of the vital ways to keep your lizard in good health.
In this article, we are going to outline the types of lizards that make
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They can grow up to 20 inches length and feed on insects and vegetables (omnivores). While you are feeding them with insects you can supplement it with vegetables. They have a spiky beard and display different colors
Blue Tongued Skink
The blue tongued skinks can make a good pet it has a bright blue tongue and a pink mouth lining. They can grow up to 20 inches and eat different vegetables, fruits, chicken meat, earthworm and occasionally rodent. They originate from Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. It stays in a semi desert region and offers a temperature gradient from 80 degrees to 100+ degrees.
Iguana
Iguanas are amongst the most widely recognized lizards kept as pets. They are easy to care and can stay for a long time inside their cage. One thing to note with iguana is their size. Their wild types can grow to be massive; some do measure up to 7 feet. At this size it cannot be managed to keep as a pet.
Green Anole
The green anole is a lizard that has it origin from North America. They are also good pets. It is referred to American Chameleon by some people because it can change its color to its environment. On the other hand is not related to the pet
One of the five largest species of snakes in the world is now finding a home in the Florida Everglades. The Burmese python has a dark colored eye-catching patterned skin and is known for its calm and relaxed temperament. Because of the attractiveness of their skin pattern and docile nature, it is one of the large snakes of choice among reptile owners. Unfortunately, these snakes can reach huge lengths and weigh upwards of 200lbs making them difficult to keep. As carnivores, Burmese pythons kept as pets need a diet of small rodents or rabbits. This can get expensive and unsanitary. These non-venomous snakes are tricky to care for and often illegally released into the wild. This dumping, importation for the exotic pet trade, and escaped snakes from Hurricane Andrew is resulting in an established wild population of Burmese pythons in South Florida.
Chipmunks have short, dense body fur. It is the same color for males and females. This is a reddish-brown with black and white hairs. The cheeks and sides of the body are grayish-tan to tawny brown.
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Some lizards have the ability to change color. For example, Anoles, and Chameleons can change color. Anoles change color by their moods, surrounding, and to camouflage themselves from predators. Chameleons change color by their surroundings and also to camouflage themselves from predators. Some lizards can also lose their tails and grow back a new one. The reason for that is because they don’t have a vertebrae in their tails. All Squamata reptiles have toes with claws to climb up trees and grasp food so the food won’t get away.
First and foremost, they live in the wild part of Tasmania, in Australia. Tasmanian devils during the day scour the land to find shelter, anywhere they can. Primarily, in caves, or bushes, hollow logs, and sometimes old wombat burrows. They lived on the mainland here of Australia, although their fossils suggest that they died out of the mainland in the 1600’s, before the Egyptians had settled. These animals are mainly black, but some have a minuscule amount of white markings, usually around the tail, and on the chest. Their oversized neck, jaws, and head, is what help them hunt. During the night, sometimes people can hear an eerie growl. What happens when a group of devils feed together at only one carcass? People can hear harsh screeching, and spine chilling screams. (“Tasmanian Devil”).
The story Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton, starts off with Mike Bowman taking a vacation with his family on the coast of Costa Rica. As they cruise on their Land Rover, Tina, Bowman’s daughter, runs off after spotting three-toed bird tracks. Tina then encounters a big lizard that makes chirping sounds, and is attacked by it. She is later sent to the hospital, where Dr. Gutierrez is intrigued to find out about the lizard that bit her left arm. Gutierrez goes back to the beach where Tina was attacked, and finds the carcass of a brown-striped lizard. The carcass is sent to the Tropical Diseases Laboratory of Columbia University Medical Center, where it is examined and analyzed. Despite the efforts made, no one is able to identify the lizard’s species, so the carcass is later sent to the Museum of Natural History for further analysis.
Kendall, Jodi. (n.d.) Wild at Home: Exotic Anmals as Pets. National Geographic. Retrieved March 5th 2014, from http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/animal-intervention/articles/wild-at-home-exotic-animals-as-pets/
From this biome I have chosen the draco lizard because it is my favorite and i know so much about it. First off, I need to give a little help on understanding what exactly what it is. And I am the guy that can help out on this little project. So, here we go!
tail. They have gray or rosy brown backs with lighter gray or brown hind legs and have
Throughout this book, we will discuss the lifestyles and habitats of these three species as these are the most common in human surroundings.
The Argentinosaurus, translated to the Argentine lizard, was believed to be 130 feet long and weighed a whopping 110 tons. It had a 35 to 45 foot long neck with a head size of about 4 to 5 basketballs. The Argentinosaurus was discovered in 1993 by Guillermo Heredia. It was unearthed in present-day Argentina, and is also named after this South American country. Scientists have not yet found the complete skeleton of the Argentinosaurus. Paleontologists found 4 foot long vertebrae and 5 foot long tibiae belonging to the Argentinosaurus.
There are numerous bans that regulate the ownership of certain reptiles. The punishment varies from fines to jail time. Bans, or laws, are important because they prevent uneducated people who want dangerous reptiles from acquiring them. Many people would think it is cool if they owned an alligator, a king cobra or a Komodo dragon. However, the risks are often overlooked. The thrill of acquiring the reptile outweighs the consequences. Envenomation, strangulation, consumption, and serious injury are all possibilities of what some reptiles can do to harm any person. All animals, domesticated or not, are still wild animals and will act as such. An escaped reptile can wreak havoc in the environment. Bans are in place on certain species of reptiles for these reasons: environmental effects, preventing fatalities and the price of medical help. Due to these factors, there are specific bans for certain species and subspecies.
Atelerix albiventris, also commonly known as the four-toed hedgehog, is a fascinating organism with a plethora of intriguing characteristics. The hierarchical classification of this organism is as follows: Kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Insectivora, family Erinaceidae, genus Atelerix, and species albiventris. In the genus Atelerix, there are four other species. The members of this genus include the four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), the Somali Hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri), the Southern African Hedgehog (Atelerix frontalis), and the North African hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) (Santana 2010).The two distinctive features of the class Mammalia are the presence of hair and mammary glands. The function of hair is to serve as an insulator while the mammary glands enable females to produce nutritious, calorie-rich milk and nurse their young. Members of the order Insectivora are insect-eating mammals that have a long snout and either covered in fur or spines. Insectivores are seen as primitive mammals because they lack certain advanced characteristics seen in complex mammals, such as the primates. Instead of a ridged brain they have a smooth brain and instead of two separate openings for the genitals and anus, they have a cloaca, which serves as the opening for both the urinary and reproductive tracts. Furthermore, three commonly known mammals in this order Insectivora are the hedgehog, mole, and the. The genus Atelerix contains the African hedgehogs, which are distinguishable spines covering their bodies, a white fur belly, and typically are between six to eight inches in length (Vaughan 1972)
The American Alligator is an amazing reptile, having survived almost unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. Having been hunted almost for extinction, this reptile has made an amazing comeback in recent years. Inhabiting almost every body of water in Florida. American alligator are not considered endangered species, but these harsh looking creatures are threatened.