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[RaVeNo888o]

Hi. im just doing some research to find out what types of herps are out there that would suit me. I have a cal king right now, and am interested in a few other snakes, but recently lizards have been catching my eye. Im not sure though because the care is different from a snake and it may be smarter at this stage to just stick with snakes because that way it simplifies it for me and they all eat mice , ect...

but.. i was just wondering what lizards would fit these (or most) criteria
-small (beardies are cool but they can be up to 2 feet)
-can be caged with several others of the same species (ie/ have 2 or three lizards in one cage)
-Relatively easy to care for (beginner lizard)
-Food: something simple, not hard to maintain food source, not really expensive to feed 1 or 2. It would also me cool if the 'prey' wasnt all in one place in the tank and they could 'hunt' for them. i know this can happen with crickets, but would it be neccesary to keep my own, or would the alternative of buying from the store regularly get too expensive.

thats all that i can think of at the moment. Any suggestion would be much appreciated. Not in a possition to be gettin anything right away but would like to plan ahead.
thanks in advance