By Haley Brown October 25, 2012

There are many types of lizards including large ones and small ones. Some are domesticated and non- domesticated. Domesticated lizards are sold at pet stores. Domesticated means : Brought from the wild to live in association with humans. Non- Domesticated lizards are part of the wild, and are usually not tame.

Many different types of lizards need special care. To keep one you have to make sure you maintain a good diet, and a good temperature in its cage. The cage needs to have paper on the bottom to keep it clean. Cedar shavings, and other wood shavings like pine, is toxic to most lizards. Every lizard needs heat to digest their food. After every meal make sure your lizard has a cooled place and a heated place to digest its food.

To keep a lizard you have to note the type you have. This will help you learn what you need to feed your lizard. A lizard can either be an omnivore, or an insectivore. If the lizard is an omnivore, you can feed it crickets, mealworms, and/or wax worms. They will also needed to be fed greens. Any lizards could be fed greens,like the insectivore, but it is not necessary.

Green Iguanas have nasal salt glands that enables them to sneeze a liquid that turns into salt.

The “Horned Devil” shoots blood from its eye to scare away predators. The Bearded Dragon is one of the most common lizard pets. When it gets excited or feels endangered it puffs out its “beard’’ to scare away predators. The Basilisk runs upright when it feels endangered. It runs so fast it can run on water. Giving it the nickname, “ The Jesus Christ Lizard”.

Lizards often lay eggs. Some hatch the eggs inside their stomachs then give birth to live young. Many lizards can perform tail autonomy, or the detachment of the tail. While the predator is distracted by the tail, the lizard gets away. A lizard’s tail can grow back if they live long enough. Although if Lizards live long enough, the tail grows back shorter and in a different pattern.