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Do any lizards fit my title? And can some1 tell me about them?

Well, first off, no lizard is easy to take care of. If you are looking for that, you would probably want to go with a hamster. All lizards require a certain ammount of heat, lighting, nutrition, and care. What you want to do essentially when you have a reptile as a pet is to create a tiny bit of its own habitat to have a happy healthy animal. There is no lizard out there that you can keep that is essentially easy and cheap to house and feed.

Secondly, i really dont think that any lizard likes to be handled. At least directly out of the petstore or breeder facility. They tend to accept being handled sometimes, while other times they stress and become ill from the experience. There is no animal that you can initially cuddle with and have it be a happy snappy lizard. It takes time, hard work and devotion before you can have your pet even remotely enjoy being handled.

So, with this being said, you are going to enter into the world of lizards (if you already havent). Be aware that the set up and enclosure is going to cost quite a bit to get him all comfy and happy. MAke sure that you buy proper supplements too, so to avoid health problems.

Depending on your monitary situation, and space limitaions, i would suggest these as a first time lizard. Please, before you begin to buy anything, DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST!!! So:

Leopard geckos would be my first choice. they are popular and fairly easy first time lizards.

Bearded dragons make great pets, but their requirements are a bit different than the leos. And they require more space.

Blue tongue skinks are fairly accepting of mistakes for the beginer, they have close to the same requirements as the beardie, but they like it a bit cooler and more humid (just a bit)

fat tail geckos can be great to keep, but make sure that you get a CCB.

Water dragons are a bit tougher to keep because of the humid environment that they need, but with proper reasearch you could have a great pet.

There are others out there too that are good starters. This is just a suggestion. Good luck
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