Althought a lot of you will have read about my various lizards in the past , i just had to wright this one as i couldnt find anywhere else on dooyoo to tell you about buddy. As this is supposed to be about lizards in general i suppose i should generalise a bit so here we go, We have at the moment as family pet, ziggy the iguana, who i wouldnt recomend as a pet, at 6 foot long it would be near impossible to keep him in a viv big enough for him to have the freedom to move around so he roams around our living room, eating anything he sees you eat, pooing anywhere that takes his fancy at times and generally harrasing the visitors, he is tolerant ...  Read the complete review

Leopard Gecko's were not something I had considered keeping until a year or so ago when my mum bought one home in a tank which now sits proudly in her sittingroom. However, I quickly warmed to them and their obvious charms. The Leopard Gecko is part of the lizard family Gekkonidae and their latin name is EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS (yoo-blay-fair-iss mac-yoo-lair-ee-us)which roughly translated means spotted eyelid gecko. They are pretty little lizards although they are very unlike most geckos. For a start they have not got the conventional flat toe pads that enables most geckos to climb well but rather have tiny toes ending in claws. They are general about 8 ...  Read the complete review

Think very, very carefully! This is my advise to anyone who is thinking of buying a lizard. I have been keeping reptiles for about 10yrs now and I love all my animals, but they are VERY time consuming not to mention costly! I started off with a little Berber Skink, he was relatively easy to keep and didn't prove to expensive, I brought him a 2.5ft x 1.5ft vivarium, put a heat mat and a spotlight at one end, filled it up with sand and some funishings like rocks and branches and finally a water bowl. He has lived there happily for 10yrs and trebled in size! He is feed six or seven large crickets every other day and the occasional Wax Worm here and there, Berber ...  Read the complete review

Well thats not something everyone would admit to but its not what you might think. 'Herps' is the slang term for the study of herpetology, the study of reptiles and amphibians. Well l have 3 leopard Gecko's, (latin name for them is eublepharis macularius)). They are really cute little (about8 inches long when fully grown)lizard type creatures that come from India or Pakistan. There they live in deserts and open grassland. Here in my house, however they live in a vivarium. This is more or less a big fish (all glass is best) tank, with a heat mat under one end and sand all over the base with rocks for them to climb on and under. They are ...  Read the complete review

Iguanas are beautiful, fascinating creatures, but being prone to stress and growing up to about six feet in length means they are not ideal for everyone. If however, you have the time and space for one, an iguana can make a very good pet. Although the original purchase of your pet, its home and heating can be very expensive, general feeding and care is not. It is best to purchase a fairly young iguana, that way you can be sure it grows up with correct diet and handling. Iguanas naturally live mostly up trees, sitting on branches that overhang water. The more natural and spacious home that you can give your iguana, the happier he will be. Like most ...  Read the complete review