Hi I'm 17 am new and have a question. I know asking this makes me seem like I have no knowledge about lizards but I do, I've researched all I could, I have both the time, money and space to house, work with and feed my lizard. I've found a reptile vet. I have a cage that's 8X4X4 for the adult size, I know all the supplies I need/diet/temperature. I'm having a lot of trouble choosing between an Argentine Black and White Tegu, Columbian Tegu, Savannah Monitor, or a Red Ackie. The cage I have is large enough for any one of these, and I have the money to feed.
The characteristics I'm looking for are
Intelligent, if it could learn tricks that would be amazing but it's not necessary
Easier temperature needs/hardy- the Tegu's need specific humidity and it seems hard to keep a cage that big at the right levels
Able to be handled- I don't care if it's a bundle of energy(I would love an active/semi-active lizard) I wan't to be able to handle the lizard maybe walk him on a harness(indoors only). I'm willing to put in the work for a more agressive lizard.
I like Tegu's because their trainable and seem to be laid back, but I'm drawn to the monitors because I think they're beautiful, I love how active they are, and I like their smaller size, Tegu's get pretty heavy, also they don't need such strict temperatures, they seem more hardy.
I want a lizard I can handle I'm thinking of a monitor but I can't decide. Can someone tell me more about Keeping an Ackie/Savannah Monitor?
Which lizard would you suggest and why? Pros and cons of each?
thanks I know this is really long!
The characteristics I'm looking for are
Intelligent, if it could learn tricks that would be amazing but it's not necessary
Easier temperature needs/hardy- the Tegu's need specific humidity and it seems hard to keep a cage that big at the right levels
Able to be handled- I don't care if it's a bundle of energy(I would love an active/semi-active lizard) I wan't to be able to handle the lizard maybe walk him on a harness(indoors only). I'm willing to put in the work for a more agressive lizard.
I like Tegu's because their trainable and seem to be laid back, but I'm drawn to the monitors because I think they're beautiful, I love how active they are, and I like their smaller size, Tegu's get pretty heavy, also they don't need such strict temperatures, they seem more hardy.
I want a lizard I can handle I'm thinking of a monitor but I can't decide. Can someone tell me more about Keeping an Ackie/Savannah Monitor?
Which lizard would you suggest and why? Pros and cons of each?
thanks I know this is really long!