Which lizard to get?

[cstruthers]

I am looking for something to get as a display animal that wont be too awful if i try to hold it. Something that is diurnal(comes out during the day) and fairly small(under 24") I would like to house more than one together for a small breeding project also so they cant be too anti social. Also I dont want something that everybody has (beardies, water dragons, etc.) I want it to be a little weird haha.

Any suggestions??

[BPelizabeth]

gee you don't ask for much.....lol

What about a frilled dragon???

[DZ Reptiles]

A frilled dragon would be cool!
Maybe a crocodile?? Haha

[BPelizabeth]

lol.....I think that might blow the 24 inch rule!! Other than that you could get a cool chameleon. Some of them get pretty big and I don't know which one it is but there is the one with the 3 horns on their head. Hes a looker....lol But with a cham you would have to have an all screen cage.

Edit - found it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ja...on_2_edit1.jpg

[cinderbird]

i know you said you dont want beardies... but honestly, I got one last month and NOTHING beats him in terms of interactivity and daily routine. He is awesome

[Strange_Evil]

Yeah Frilled lizard and bearded dragons are cool and would make a great choice, How about you just get a really cool morph bearded dragon like a hypo citrus, And if you still decide you don't want a beardie, how about a leopard or crested gecko?

[BPelizabeth]

have you ever had a beardie???? If not seriously consider it.....I swear you could probably even teach them tricks.....lol.. They can be hilarious and have quite the personalities!!!!

[cstruthers]

Yea this wont be a first reptile for me. I have had a beardie for a while and they are great! I have and breed leopard geckos, and I also have a water monitor. Just look at my sig and that should tell you what I have. I also work at a reptile/amphibian "pet" shop (I hate calling it a pet shop lol). I was just trying to find something that I dont see everyday. Tons of people come in looking for frillies, beardies, and leos. But I want something that people will look at and say "what is that!?". I was looking into some armadillo lizards because nobody seems to have them. I want something that most people havent heard of before. I have worked with all of the more common lizards.

[mainbutter]

The Tanzanian variety of rock agamas have pretty awesome coloration on the males during the breeding season, bright blue bodies with red heads. I don't know too much about most agamas, or if those would be available in the US, but certainly a bit different.

[cstruthers]

The Tanzanian variety of rock agamas have pretty awesome coloration on the males during the breeding season, bright blue bodies with red heads. I don't know too much about most agamas, or if those would be available in the US, but certainly a bit different.

Those do look very nice! They seem to be very hard to find though. I found one guy on kingsnake but all of his are wild caught and i want to stay away from wc if i can. But they are so gorgeous!!