Category: Lizard care sheets

Jewelled Lizard Care Guide

Male European Eyed Lizard CB21

A large and colourful lizard originating in Europe. The Jewelled lizard is also known as the Eyed lizard or the Occelated lizard.Males and Females are visibly similar in colour however females will have a generally muted colour compared to males. With time, patience and gentle handling, Jewelled Lizards can become very tame, similar to a… Read more »

Emerald Swift Care Guide

Male Emerald Swift WC

Emerald Swift’s (Sceloporus malachiticus) are a small to medium sized lizard originating in Central America. They are similar to Pink Belly Swifts which are in the same family. They are named after their appearance as the males are Emerald coloured with black speckles and bright blue markings on the neck and undercarriage and black around… Read more »

Pink Bellied Swift

Male Pink Belly Swift WC

Pink bellied swifts (Sceloporus variabilis) are a small to medium sized lizard originating in America – from North to South and Mexico. They are named after their appearance as the males have pink bellies which can be seen when they sit with their head up. Females are not as colourful but are still rather pretty.… Read more »

Blue Tongue Skink

Sorong Blue Tongue Skink CF Juvenile

Blue tongue skinks are part of a huge family of skinks. They have distinctive features like a big triangle head, stumpy legs and a bright blue tongue Blue tongues originate in Australian. In some areas, blue tongues make useful garden wildlife as they eat snails, slugs and other garden pests The Northern Blue Tongue Skink is… Read more »

Chinese Water Dragon

Male Chinese Water Dragon CB20

Chinese Water Dragons originate in the Southeast Asian Mainland where they live in the low and high forest lands near freshwater streams and lakes. They are similar looking to Iguanas except they are smaller, generally tamer and they eat almost anything. Chinese Water Dragons are omnivores so enjoy veg, insects, small mammals and in the… Read more »

Bearded Dragon

Citrus Hypo Bearded Dragon CB22

Bearded dragons are a medium sized lizard originating in Australia. They are generally very tame lizards who enjoy human interaction Bearded dragons are very fertile breeders and the females can lay around 30 eggs several times a year. They breed so many due to their likeliness to get eaten by predators in the wild Bearded dragons… Read more »

Yemen Chameleon

Female Yemen Chameleon CB21

Yemen Chameleons originate in Yemen in the Arabian peninsula. Yemen Chameleons display bright green, yellow and blacks and can be identified by their large veil on top of their head. They are also known as veiled chameleons because of this. Yemen change colour like many other chameleons, they do this in response to mood, threat… Read more »

Panther Chameleon

Male Red Bar Ambilobe Panther Chameleon CB21

Panther chameleons are well known for their ability to change colour. This is a response to their mood, temperature or for attracting a mate Male Panther chameleons are very colourful exhibiting yellows, blues, greens, oranges, reds and more. Female Panther chameleons are not as bright as males and display colours like cream, pink, orange and yellow… Read more »

Iguana

Female Hypo Red Iguana CB Sub Adult

There are many species of Iguana which originate in different environments in the wild. The most common species of Iguana in the pet trade is Iguana Iguana. Iguana Iguana come from Mexico and South, Central America. Due to the location of their origin, Iguanas enjoy a hot, humid environment with a high level of UVB.… Read more »

Collared Lizard

Collared Lizard CB21

Collared Lizards are a medium sized lizard originating in South and mid America They are aptly named after the black collars which appear around the next of adult lizards Collared lizards inhabit an arid environment and enjoy basking and burrowing in through rocks and rocky outcrops Collared lizard care is known to be similar to Bearded… Read more »