These tropical lizards eat flowers, have a flap of skin under their chin, and can grow quite long—some shoot from 5 inches to 5 feet in 5 years. We don't recommend them as pets: They are wild animals and need special care and facilities to be healthy in captivity; they also carry Salmonella.
Should Wild Animals Be Kept as Pets?
"Reptiles are too demanding, too dangerous, too difficult to keep for the entire course of their lives." Hear why wildlife experts think reptiles do not make good pets.
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