Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I'm not new to reptiles. Just lizards.
I understand the general needs...UVB, etc.

I'm kind of interested in European legless lizards and Uromastyx.
Are these decent choices for lizards? Any thoughts on special needs?

For example, I understand a uromastyx needs high heat and very low humidity.
However, I live in Massachusetts where our summers are very humid (70% the other day!). Would the high amount of heat from the lamps keep that humidity down enough to keep it healthy?

Also, I saw a uromastyx in a pet store (dont worry...i wouldnt buy that one) and he was pretty active. Are they normally like this?
How active/interesting are the legless lizards?

Thanks for the help.

I think the sheltopusiks are the bee's knees, but I don't have room for one. So I think you should get one of those. Problem with them is they seem to all be imports.

How old ARE you?
I think I last heard that expression from my grandma.

Yeah, I also noticed they all seem to be wild caught. I'll be looking into this more later...

It's just something I say, OKAY?
Now that I think about it... if I was only going to have one lizard... I probably would get one with legs. Mostly because I would get sick of explaining what it was to my friends. (No, it's not a snake. See? It has ears! And eyelids!)
And like I said, sheltopusiks need a lot of room... I believe I read an article that said 4x2. And I really don't know how much any of them like being handled.

i have a uromastyx and i think they're great for pets their active and handleable, i dont know if the high heat would help with the humidity i live in PA its humid outside alot but its not in the house, if you havnt asked in the uromastyx forum already you should go and ask about them maybe someone will be able to answer your humidity question

A guy in the sand boa forum is in MA and was just complaining about how he can't get his humidity down. All houses are different, though, the humidity in my place stays around P even in the summer.

I asked about humidity because I was worried about my rosy. As it so happens I added a red lamp that is on 24/7. Its low enough wattage to keep the temp perfect, but high enough to drop the humidity between 40-50%

I figured since a Uromastyx needs such a hot basking spot (120 F or so) I hoped it might drop the humidity even lower to its normal range.

Oh... shows how much attention I pay, doesn't it?