My Bro wants a lizard

[AJ]

hey people,
i am not an owner of a reptile, but i would like some advice to help my younger bro.
hes wanted a lizard for a long time, and my parents want to get him one, but i and my parents are clueless of wnat kind to get. we want a kind that wont be outragestly expencive, require little care, like to be held and taken out of its cage, and is not too big.
any advice?

[AJ]

ANYONE AT ALL??????

[Lizze]

well bearded dragons arnt that expense there like 203$ well that is a little expense:] bearded dragons are very freindly and love to be out of the cage.make sure you dont wake them up when its sleeping or they arnt very nice:] they love to play and run around in the house! need any more info just e-mail me!
bye bye:]

[AJ]

thanks a bunch!

[Lizze]

no problem!

[Sara]

For you I would get a bearded dragon, they are great begginer pets and they are very friendy. The price for these is depending on the age you get the bearded dragon. If you get it very young they tend to be around $45 but these have a risk of getting deases because they are so young and vonarible to different types of disseses. If you get an older bearded dragon thy can cost around $150+. These are better to get for you because they are already healthy and are set. Also these are not as fragial as the younger bearded dragons because they have devolped more. Bearded Dragons are great pets to own and have around the house they will sit on you sholder and just relax as you move about the house doing your bissness. If this sounds like the pet for you I would seggest not bying them at a 'mas pet store' because in a way the bearded dragons and all the other pets there come from... a mill, like a puppy mill, but it would be called a bearded dragon mill. So if you were to get a bearded dragon I would go to a reptile store that only sells reptiles and they bread the reptials with in the store (and not behind closed doors). But over all bearded dragons are a great pet they are very nice if you take them out at least once a week, (but they like to be taken out more often :D ). They are kind and they can live together in 'packs', which means they actuly like to live together with other bearded dragons. Over all bearded dragons are a wonderfull and are fun to have as a pet... :D

[Casey]

ive actually raised two beardies from a pet store with no problems, i just used cage carpet as substrate until they were bigger, as long as they have the proper heating and lighting and food and are keep under a close eye you'll be fine. and if you dont want to go the pet store route, there's always the choice of finding a private breeder, we have some here in vegas, one in particular takes very good care of his beardies. so theres many routes to getting one, but beardies are definately a wondeful lizard to have :) you'll have a new member of the family, thats for sure :)

[kylee]

HI! I have a leopard gecko named lazlo and he is very easy to take care of.All you have to do is feed he either mealworms or crickets,wet his grass and turn on it's heat lamp every morning when you wake up and off at about 6 'o' clock Eastern time. Here is a picture of a leopard gecko

[Kristen]

the best lizard you could possibly get a younger kid and the easies lizard is a leopard gecko. theyre easy to handle even if they arent use to it. they live a few years, eat only a few times a week and are very low cost (as far as reptiles go) adn low maintenace. good luck!

[Kristen]

be warned, bearded dragons are sweet and fun, but for a younger person they are alot of care and time, and money! i lvoe mine but didnt know what i was getting into!

[Phillip Wood]

Bearded dragons can cost some. The cheapest lizard I can think of is the green anole. Its pretty cheap! I've seen them for 7-15$ and I kid you not. However, their set up can get a bit expensive as with any/all reptiles. They need heating, substrates, tank, etc, etc. But honestly you should do a search for care sheets and weight out the costs of the reptile and the setup combined. That should be the best way to see how expensive they are. I recommend a leopard gecko (from a breeder).

[Lisa]

The most affordable, easiest to care for, small to moderate size, and personable lizard for a child would be the leopard gecko hands down. If a leopard gecko is not possible, second choices would be either a blue tongued skink or a bearded dragon. My pick of those two is the skink. But seriously, you can't go wrong with the leopard gecko. Do your research.