Best Lizards?

[YungRasputin]

I hate to say this, but those green iguanas can hurt you too, & they get quite large (if they're properly kept so they live long enough). They've got claws & can bite, but bear in mind they can also whip their tail & have been known to cut people's flesh right down to the bone with it. Just saying. The male iguanas have been known to react badly & territorially to adult women also- it's weird but it happens.

I'm not really familiar with crocodile monitors, but from what I've heard (or read) from monitor keepers, most monitors are a challenge anyway- & the bigger they get, the truer that is. One thing many people may not think about is that monitors DIG. I mean, there's just many different ways that animals can be "challenging", lol.

re: crocodile monitors - they are comparable to water monitors except they more reliable reach 8+ feet in length, and also, have bigger teeth and claws which are super duper sharp (eg: see Crutchfield’s injuries pertaining to his crocs) - my point was mainly just that yes iguanas and the like are probably not suited *for most* lizard keepers just the same as mainland Burms, Afrocks, mainland Retics, green/yellow anacondas, and other “giants” are probably not suitable *for most* snake keepers - i would say that it takes a huge level of commitment that people should be ready to make when getting into keeping those sorts of animals much the same as you would say, farm animals (eg: most pet owners don’t have the experience or means to keep cows - cow attacks outrank both large snake, large lizard, and dog attacks - 75% of those cow attacks being from cows with past aggressive behaviors [CDC])

reference: per year in the US there are 0.43 large snake fatalities (10 fatalities in the last 30 years), 5 venomous snake fatalities, 16 dog fatalities and 22 cow fatalities