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I'm looking for a pair or a few desert lizards to live in a 2x2x5ft. old bearded dragon enclosure. Basking lamps, UV, caves, sand, all the necessary desert lizard amenities. What lizards that are available at rep shows would be good candidates? I would prefer a pair or more if at all possible. Thanks.

Luke

A pair or trio of Desert Iguanas (Dipsosaurus dorsalis, would probably fare well in an enclosure of that size.
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com

1.1 Drymarchon corais
2.2 Pseustes sulphureus
1.1 Pseustes poecilonotus poecilonotus
1.1 Lystrophis pulcher
1.1 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila
1.2 Crotaphytus collaris
1.3 Crotaphytus bicinctores
2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)
1.0 Iguana iguana

Thanks for the quick reply. Any other possible lizards that would be suitable? I saw uromastyx, horned, sandfish, armadillo that would probably be comfortable. Anything else? Perhaps a smaller agamid or monitor?

Luke

A couple of collard(sp) lizards might be an option.

Quig

Are there any smaller monitors or perhaps dwarf tegus that would work in this environment/enclosure?

Luke

A small monitor that may fare well in your enclosure would be Varanus acanthurus - commonly know as the "ackie." They are very rewarding captives and inexpensive when compared to other Australian dwarf monitors. You would have to provide a minimum of one foot of substrate for the lizards, as they are burrowers. Most keepers recommend eighteen inches or even two feet of burrowing material.
I'm not the best source of information for these lizards, but I recommend the Monitor Forum and also www.varanus.net as reliable places for acquiring knowledge of these lizards. If you check out varanus.net, I wouldn't recommend asking basic questions, research first, and if you still have specific questions, then ask.

Other species that would be suitably housed in an enclosure that size: Crotaphytus sp., some Uromastyx sp., Tiliqua sp., etc.

Good luck!
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com

1.1 Drymarchon corais
2.2 Pseustes sulphureus
1.1 Pseustes poecilonotus poecilonotus
1.1 Lystrophis pulcher
1.1 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila
1.2 Crotaphytus collaris
1.3 Crotaphytus bicinctores
2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)
1.0 Iguana iguana

Maybe some of the larger whiptails? They are in the family Teiidae after all, and the big ones (checkereds for instance) are pretty cool, and seem to live in near colony conditions in the wild (just from what I see around here, it's pretty common to find half a dozen in close quarters). They'd be a bit harder to find but they are fairly big (a foot or so), very active and colorful.