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Lizards. By Haley Brown October 25, 2012. The Types Of Lizards. There are many types of lizards including large ones and small ones. Some are domesticated and non-domesticated.
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Lizards By Haley Brown October 25, 2012
The Types Of Lizards • 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.
Care For Lizards As Pets • 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.
A Lizard's Daily Diet • 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.
.Interesting Facts Of Different Lizards • Green Iguanas have nasal salt glands that enables them to sneeze a liquid that turns into salt.
Different Defense Mechanisms • 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” .
Additional Facts About Lizards • 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.