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06-Feb-07, 03:14 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Grafton Age/Gender: 36  | | |
My daughter has decided she would like a lizard now.
Any suggestions, she has a 2ft tank, something that doesnt sleep in the sand all day and night
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06-Feb-07, 03:18 PM
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06-Feb-07, 03:24 PM
|  | Sdaji Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: Victoria | | | | Getting an enclosure to suit the species you want generally makes much more sense than doing it the other way around. The only diurnally active lizards I'd recommend keeping in a 2' tank are small skinks (Water Skinks would be a good choice) and Bynoe's Geckoes. You could probably squeeze small dragons or even monitors (brevicauda or gilleni) in there if you weren't too fussed about them being happy.
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06-Feb-07, 03:25 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-04 Location: bathurst, n.s.w., australia Age: 30 | | | | Hard to go wrong with bearded dragons. I would stay clear of forest dragons as they are a bit temperamental for a first lizard. |
06-Feb-07, 03:31 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Grafton Age/Gender: 36 | | | | Well that was a silly remark- why wouldnt you want them to be happy?
It just so happens that we have the 2ft enclosure already. So thought we would see what there was.
My tank was made for the bearded dragon that lives in it, as will the 2ft one be |
06-Feb-07, 03:48 PM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Qld Gender: | | | | A 2ft tank would probably be to small for an adult beardy as they do like room to chase their food (if feeding live). I would agree with Sdaji a skink or definately a gecko. I have the U. Milli an totally love them - they would be a great beginner gecko for your child - although they are not very active in the day. How is your lovely Dragon going? |
06-Feb-07, 03:51 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23  | | | | How about a garden skink? they are almost impossible to buy but... |
06-Feb-07, 03:54 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Nowra Age/Gender: 24 | | | | let us know how you go
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06-Feb-07, 03:54 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Darwin NT Age/Gender: 23 | | | | Well there's nothing wrong with upgrading your enclosure as the animal gets larger. Or you could get yourself and your daughter a snake such as a childrens. That size enclosure would be perfect.
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06-Feb-07, 03:57 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Grafton Age/Gender: 36 | | | | Snakes no way..Im scared of snakes |
06-Feb-07, 04:01 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 27 | | | | pffffftttt!!!
Noothing wrong with snakes.
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06-Feb-07, 04:32 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Grafton Age/Gender: 36 | | | | Yes there is im scared of them :-( |
06-Feb-07, 06:46 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: melbourne, vic Age/Gender: 32 | | | | Hehehe too funny......anyway, i'd proberly go with some gecko's.
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06-Feb-07, 07:01 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: ipswich Age/Gender: 17 | | | | what about some central netteds |
06-Feb-07, 07:54 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: Vic Gender: | | | I would think geckos or small skinks such as whites's skinks, water skinks, regal skinks etc are the most suitable lizards for that enclosure GraftonChic.
But the small skinks aren't the best if you want a lizard you can handle: http://www.aussiepythons.com/gallery...2_itemId=53496
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