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Hi, I'm 13 and an experienced reptile and amphibian hobbyist. I currently only have a bearded dragon, but I've had treefrogs, anoles, bull frogs, newts, and a few others. I am looking for a lizard that is quite large (28" ) but is a good and sociable pet. I have considered sav. monitors, chinese water dragons, basilisks, blue-tongued skinks, boa constrictors, etc. However, I don't know what is a really good choice. Please help!

Oh and by the way, when I said (28", I actually put in a 28" and then a plus sign, but it didn't read it. So I actually said 28 inches or more, not just 28 inches.

Go with a savannah monitor. I had a female that grew to nearly 3 feet. She was calm, and a wonderful pet. She lived in a walk-in closet which I conveted to a monitor habitat. Just beware that when they want to, they can get nasty and a tail whipping can be painful from a full grown monitor. This is rarely the case with a well raised savannah, however.

Thank you. I'm currently actually thinking about a Blue tongued skink. What do u keep ur sav in?

a savahnna isnt a good idea as a first pet for a young, fairly experienced herpkeeper. BTS are also one of the most chill, laid-back reptiles ever, and are very easy to tame, and when you buy one, you are paying quite a bit of money, but your almost certain to be getting a healthy animal, good luck.
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chuckwalla care sheet- http://www.freewebs.com/herpsaremylife/index.htm

0.0.2-Baby leopard geckos, bred by my gramma
1.1 Western redback chuckwallas(philbert & unnamed)
5 green sunfish
Striped raphale catfish
Common Plecaustomouse
0.1.-sandiego gopher snakes
0.0.2-Garter Snakes
0.0.3-Rouph-skinned newts
1.2-coturnix quail
1.1(fixed) cats-eddie/buzz

I agree, BTS are one of the best larger lizards. I'm 16 and have had my bluey for 2 years now. Even when i got him as an subadult, he was quite tame and never shown any signs of wanting to bite (especialy considering i keep an Indonesian, not one of the most friendliest of BTS, and most likely WC too). All he ever does is bluff when i want to pick him up, he's not picky about food. In a few weeks after i purchased him, he was as healthy as a CB (of course, acording to me ^^). Planning to get a female for him quite soon, maybe babies! Especialy now that the shopkeeper said that the exportation of gigas is going to be restricted in Irian Jaya.

P.S : always try to get CB animals whenever possible! I got a WC coz thats the only kind they sell here in Indonesia . The only CB reptiles are leopard geckos, perhaps some imported snakes, and some tortoises & turtles.
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My "babies" :
1.0.0 Indo BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
0.0.1 Rainbow skinks (Mabuya multifasciata)
1.0.2 RES (Trachemys scripta elegans)
0.0.3 Amboina box turtles (Cuora amboinensis)
1.0.0 Chinese softshell (Trionyx sinensis)
1.0.0 Asian leaf turtle (Cyclemys dentata)
1.0.0 Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
And still growing...