Help me find a perfect lizard for me....

Hi guys.. here we go again... i have Lizard Phase again... and need some help for more experience ppl to help me out.

Those are requirements:

I have empty Exoterra 18x18x18 Cage and I want my pet or pair of them fell comfy there for Whole Life...

ABSOLUTELY NO CRICKETS IN DIET!!! They will drive me NUTS !!! with they Noise....

And last Important thing in NY where I live in my apartment TEMPERATURES CAN REACH 95 degrees DURING the day....

SUGGESTIONS ???

And please tell me why i should choose lizard You propose....

Thanks in Advance :]

I would say crested geckos, but since your apartment gets that hot, it might not be a good idea as they dislike hot temps. I'm interested to see others' suggestions.

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Will you do roaches?

Very interested in the responses you get here. I can think of a few, but they all require a larger cage as adults. I also have some 18 cubes sitting around. As of now I am planning to make a dart frog viv out of one... that's my next herp project.

Throw a window A/C unit in a rooms window, get the temp down to 80F and you could do any of the new caledonian species.

Tokay geckos! They're the devil in lizard form so they can survive in any heat and you can just feed them souls.

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I have winnow AC but my roommate will kill me if i left ot run for whole day...:(

I was considering Cresties and my high temp problem is only one thing I disregard them... :mad:

I would stay away from most monitors, a savanah monitor is easy to tame but like all monitors... they get big.
I own a Knight/Cuban Anole myself, and he's the darnest thing. Very comedic and very beautiful, and easy to raise. He does primarly chow down on crickets, but he's just as happy to eat mealworms and superworms, and sometimes roaches and medium pinkies. Very easy to keep, and I'm sure a Knight/Cuban Anole will live fine in your home. The only thing though, is that they can grow to be 2 feet long, so, I'm not sure that your enclosure would work.... but perhaps a Day Gecko would, they are very pretty and don't grow to be more than a max of 6 inches long, I wish I had more info on the Day gecko, but I'm sure somebody does on here :oops:

Giant Day Gecko looks promising, though I have no personal experience with them.

I cant remember what theyre called but i know theyre one of the new caldonian variety of geckos. Pinkeye posted a pic of one not too long ago. Are they called leachies...?

No caledonian specie gonna work for me because of temperature issue... day gecko look promising but I want be able to handle my pet as well and with day gecko that's not an option.... I cant go with varanids because in my living condition ill not be able give them enough living space... if I could I'll go with ackie long time ago.... So... any more sugestions???

I don't know if there is a lizard that fits your needs.

Small enough, tolerant enough of those temps, and not an insect eater.. that pretty much eliminates any lizard or gecko out there.

I'd almost say steppe runners. They're small and don't need lots of space, will use branches to climb. They appreciate heat like bearded dragons, and you can feed them small worms like mealworms Phoenix worms, waxworms, and other small insects like Isopods, etc. I actually find that they're pretty easy to handle, and they live very well in groups.

Maybe look into those. It sounds like you need a desert species because of the heat, so I really don't agree with getting a gecko unless you can find a place where the temps are in the low 80s at most.

if my house was at 95 degrees i wouldn't matter what kind of lizard i had. I WOULD BE THE ONE DYING FROM DISCOMFORT!

Leopard gecko. As long as your house cools down to the low 80's at night they'll be fine. They're very ineractive, don't need UV light, and LOVE mealworms. Just make sure they have a humid hide.

The cage is a bit on the smaller side, but mine are fine with that same size. If you really wanted you could build some levels going up to give it more floor space.

Bearded Dragon perhaps? They are quite popular, and very tameable. I do like Golden Geckos, or a Marble Gecko... they are very beautiful and very unique. I know that Flying Geckos are very interesting, but I'm not sure they are all that tameable/holdable. Blue Anoles are cool.
It really depends on what you're into, or what interests you.... my best suggestion is to go to your local reptile show and see what they have avalible and from there, see what lizard you like most :)

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Bearded Dragon perhaps? They are quite popular, and very tameable. I do like Golden Geckos, or a Marble Gecko... they are very beautiful and very unique. I know that Flying Geckos are very interesting, but I'm not sure they are all that tameable/holdable. Blue Anoles are cool.
It really depends on what you're into, or what interests you.... my best suggestion is to go to your local reptile show and see what they have avalible and from there, see what lizard you like most :)

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Bearded Dragons need bigger enclosures than a 18x18x18

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if my house was at 95 degrees i wouldn't matter what kind of lizard i had. I WOULD BE THE ONE DYING FROM DISCOMFORT!

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Is not like my House is 95 degrees 24 Hours.. When Heat wave hit NY in summer... is a temp with my room Coumd reach in summer in the middle of the day. My AC working in cycles from 8pm to 8am cooling my room to 78 during the night My snake racks and terrariums have all heat off in summer time and I never seen my Ball Pythons or House snakes Showing any sign of discomfort so i dont Understand why You being so offensive...

There is company in Fl with Keep Giant Day Gecko outside when temps in summer reach 101 degrees in shade They producing High end Morph of that species and let Eggs incubate naturally...

I always put comfort and health of my animals before anything else... and This forum is for asking Questions and doing research before making decisions so if you dont have good advice on the subject.... is sometimes better dont write at all

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Bearded Dragon perhaps? They are quite popular, and very tameable. I do like Golden Geckos, or a Marble Gecko... they are very beautiful and very unique. I know that Flying Geckos are very interesting, but I'm not sure they are all that tameable/holdable. Blue Anoles are cool.
It really depends on what you're into, or what interests you.... my best suggestion is to go to your local reptile show and see what they have avalible and from there, see what lizard you like most http://ball-pythons.net/forums/images/smilies/happy.gif

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No Beadies requires various diet with include crickets.. and they get bigger in size....and as i can buy bigger cage in the future.. Crickets are no no....

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Originally Posted by cmack91

Leopard gecko. As long as your house cools down to the low 80's at night they'll be fine. They're very ineractive, don't need UV light, and LOVE mealworms. Just make sure they have a humid hide.

The cage is a bit on the smaller side, but mine are fine with that same size. If you really wanted you could build some levels going up to give it more floor space.

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I was considering or leopards or fat tails... but can they be healthy if you eliminate cricket fro they diet at all ??

[QUOTE=Aes_Sidhe;1967234]Is not like my House is 95 degrees 24 Hours.. When Heat wave hit NY in summer... is a temp with my room Coumd reach in summer in the middle of the day. My AC working in cycles from 8pm to 8am cooling my room to 78 during the night My snake racks and terrariums have all heat off in summer time and I never seen my Ball Pythons or House snakes Showing any sign of discomfort so i dont Understand why You being so offensive... [QUOTE]

there was no offense implied. sorry if you took it that way. i was simply saying that sounds mighty uncomortable to me. that's all. my AC broke last summer at the end of july for a week and temps im my house went nto the mid 90s and i was miserable. i was ready to plop down 200 bucks a night for a hotel room.....my snakes and geckos were in heaven though.....:D....plus i never questioned the husbandry or health of your animals. in fact, i made no mention of your animals at all because i was joking about how miserable I AM in that heat. relax man, not everyone is out to get you.

will you do roaches and mealies or is it no bugs at all? my leopards do fine without crickets. that might be a great option for you.

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not everyone is out to get you.

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You Wrong Man ... THEY ARE EVERYWHERE .......

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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will you do roaches and mealies or is it no bugs at all? my leopards do fine without crickets. that might be a great option for you.

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I have problem with Crickets... One because of sound.... Secondly because top of my Exo-terra is not sitting perfectly ( i had extra clams to keep it tide when i had my house snake there) and though of cricket or roach crawling on my in my bed during the night is brrrrrrrrrrr... so this is why I'm looking for specie with I can feed different type of worms maybe throw some fruit once a while and pinky every week or 2...

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Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe

You Wrong Man ... THEY ARE EVERYWHERE .......

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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well in that case i hope you have a good hide.:weirdface

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i have problem with crickets... One because of sound.... Secondly because top of my exo-terra is not sitting perfectly ( i had extra clams to keep it tide when i had my house snake there) and though of cricket or roach crawling on my in my bed during the night is brrrrrrrrrrr... So this is why i'm looking for specie with i can feed different type of worms maybe throw some fruit once a while and pinky every week or 2...

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have you considered a uromastyx? Some veggies, birdseed and a nice hot place to call home is all they want to be a happy lizard.

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I was considering or leopards or fat tails... but can they be healthy if you eliminate cricket fro they diet at all ??

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Yes, I feed mine stricktly mealworms. Every now and then they get superworms, or the left over crickets that the tarantulas don't eat. I keep the mealworns in a dish with a mix of 80-90% Repti Calcium with the rest being Zoo-Med Reptivite, both with D3. The female i got was about 6-7" and only 23 grams (you could see her spine, she was extremely thin), and now she has just doubled her weight since then (mid september) and she looks so much better.