Good Monitor Lizard to own?

[Minkness]

I don't know that you'd be up for a monitor or tegu. Even a small monitor requires alot of space as they are pretty active, and tegus get bigger than you think. Either one would be looking about a 5 or 6 foot long adult enclosure, minimum of 2 feed deep. Bot sure about tegus and height, but achies will beed a 3 foot tall enclosure. 1 foot should be deep digging substrate (a mix if ecoearth, sand, mulch, ect) and the 2 feet of climbing space.

They bay get a little larger than a beardie, but they will be 10 times more active.

Another large lizard that doesn't require so much space though would be a blue tongue skink.

[theMailSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Minkness

I don't know that you'd be up for a monitor or tegu. Even a small monitor requires alot of space as they are pretty active, and tegus get bigger than you think. Either one would be looking about a 5 or 6 foot long adult enclosure, minimum of 2 feed deep. Bot sure about tegus and height, but achies will beed a 3 foot tall enclosure. 1 foot should be deep digging substrate (a mix if ecoearth, sand, mulch, ect) and the 2 feet of climbing space.

They bay get a little larger than a beardie, but they will be 10 times more active.

Another large lizard that doesn't require so much space though would be a blue tongue skink.

Is the blue tongued skink as active as the ackies? Which is harder to take care of? Thank you for the reply. Also would you recommened a blue tongued over a ackie as a second lizard? I have the space for either and am willing to put the proper time in to take care of them.
Liam

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by theMailSquirrel

Is the blue tongued skink as active as the ackies? Which is harder to take care of? Thank you for the reply. Also would you recommened a blue tongued over a ackie as a second lizard? I have the space for either and am willing to put the proper time in to take care of them.
Liam

Most active lizards aren't docile and most docile lizards aren't active.

If you want active I'd look at ameivas and some collard lizards. If you want docile then the blue tongue is a good option, or a uromastyx.

[theMailSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Most active lizards aren't docile and most docile lizards aren't active.

If you want active I'd look at ameivas and some collard lizards. If you want docile then the blue tongue is a good option, or a uromastyx.

idk the ackies just seem special to me lmao, thanks for the suggestions. Obviously the ackies would be more expensive than the ameivas and collards?